service members have contracted the coronavirus since the outbreak began, and 1,962 have been hospitalized.Īs of Wednesday, 1.06 million service members across all DoD services and components were fully vaccinated, or roughly 51% of the total force. Biden said Monday that he would approve the request. service members in mid-September or will require the immunizations as soon as they receive full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, whichever comes first. To combat the rising infection rate, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Monday that he will ask President Joe Biden to issue a mandatory vaccine order for U.S. In the past week, the Defense Department has recorded 5,167 new cases among troops. service members have soared with the spread of the Delta variant. Flanders is the fourth active-duty and highest-ranking soldier to die from the coronavirus.ĬOVID-19 cases among U.S. service members have died from COVID-19, including 12 active-duty personnel. The Army did not respond to an inquiry about Flanders' vaccination status.
His awards included the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and Navy Good Conduct Medal, according to the Army. Flanders earned his commission as an air defense artillery officer in 1994 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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