Joint Chiefs In Isolation After Coast Guard Vice Commandant Tests Positive For COVID

Government Executive: The Coast Guard’s second-in-command tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, leading all but one of the service chiefs — including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley — to isolate themselves at home, defense officials said.

The flag officers recently attended meetings with the service’s vice commandant, Adm. Charles Ray, who attended a Gold Star family event at the White House the day after the now-notorious ceremony for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

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