20200201 美軍開始準備武漢肺炎

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The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and Approved by the Department of Defense issued an Order of "Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Diseases 3551-13" on February 1st.

Using the term "Pandemic," instead of WHO's Epidemic to face the upcoming incident, the U.S. Military has its viewpoint.

This is not yet a “battle plan;” instead, it is a program of campaign arranging for the coming things.  What it aims is “influenza and previously unknown diseases.”  The wordings are very cautious. 

The Order reflects a practice of the U.S.'s one-China policy.  It sees those who have traveled to Hong Kong and Macao, after the issuance of the order, are identical to China.

美國作戰部隊接行政令 啟動全球防疫計劃    新唐人20200216

中國武漢爆發的新型冠狀病毒疾病（COVID-19）疫情危急，美國的確診人數也上升至15例。日前美國軍方已接到行政令，啟動全球防疫計劃，為病毒可能在美國擴散做好準備。

據美國媒體《軍事時報》報導，在聯合參謀長聯席會議的建議下，美國國防部長埃斯帕（Mark Esper）本月批准了一個行政命令，指示北方司令部及多個地理作戰司令部為應對疫情擴散提前制定方案，包括命令指揮官為涉及範圍廣泛的疫情做準備，以及將近期曾到過中國的軍人隔離。

據報導，國防部分別於11日和12日發給海軍及海軍陸戰隊的行政命令，要求北方司令部執行被國防部命名為《流感及傳染疾病大流行3551-13》（Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Diseases 3551-13）的全球行動計劃。

北方司令部本月12日在發給《軍事時報》的聲明中表示，配合國防部的要求，北方司令部與其他戰鬥部隊協調，已擬訂出與國防部計劃同步的「謹慎方案」，評估萬一發生疫情時的潛在影響，並確保美國軍隊按規定做好準備。

海軍陸戰隊也發出命令，指示指揮官檢討疾病控制計劃，並採取「準備及預防性行動」，保護軍人、設施及艦艇，其中包括確保這些計劃包含有「回應、與外界脫離接觸、隔離及限制行動」的程序，以及研究隔離及治療可能接觸病毒的人。

據稱，這份命令要求海軍陸戰隊「為2019冠狀病毒病的潛在爆發做準備」。命令要求2月2日以來曾去中國的美國軍人首先必須給軍隊治療單位打電話，通知他們曾到中國的旅程，然後在住所進行隔離檢測；住在開放式軍營或與其他人共用浴室的軍人則需要在臨時設施隔離14天。

按照規定，被隔離的軍人要每天接受醫務人員的電話，或穿防護裝備的醫務人員的親自檢查。軍人若出症狀，必謀求醫務人員的注意。

海軍陸戰隊的命令同時建議文職僱員、承包商以及任何軍人家屬，如果有人從中國返回，必須遵照疾病防控中心（CDC）的指引，檢查是否帶有病毒並防止病毒擴散，其中包括自願在家隔離，限制密切接觸的人數及動物，自我檢測，一旦出現症狀及時就醫。

海軍發佈的類似指示中，則將曾到香港及澳門旅行的人也劃入了隔離觀測的範圍，同時賦予指揮官靈活性，由他們決定是否需要隔離曾接觸到上述地區的人。

US military prepping for coronavirus pandemic    Military Times 20200207

In this week's briefing, American coronavirus evacuees from China arrive at U.S. military bases, Marines try out new amphibious combat vehicles, a wounded Navy destroyer returns to the sea, and troops may get purple hearts for injuries received from Iran's missile attack. Those stories and more on The Briefing for the week of Feb. 7, 2020.

U.S. Northern Command is executing plans to prepare for a potential pandemic of the novel coronavirus, now called COVID19, according to Navy and Marine Corps service-wide messages issued this week.

An executive order issued by the Joint Staff and approved by Defense Secretary Mark Esper this month directed Northern Command and geographic combatant commanders to initiate pandemic plans, which include ordering commanders to prepare for widespread outbreaks and confining service members with a history of travel to China.

The Navy and Marine Corps messages, issued Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, reference an executive order directing U.S. Northern Command to implement the Department of Defense Global Campaign plan for Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Diseases 3551-13.

The document serves as the Pentagon’s blueprint for planning and preparing for widespread dispersion of influenza and previously unknown diseases.

U.S. Northern Command said Wednesday it was directed the Joint Staff Feb. 1 to commence “prudent planning” in their assigned role synchronizing the department’s plans for pandemic flu and disease.

But in no way “does the planning indicate a greater likelihood of an event developing.  As military professionals, planning for a range of contingencies is something we owe the American people," Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Hatfield said.

"We coordinate with other combatant commands to assess potential impacts in the event of a pandemic and we ensure the U.S. military is poised to respond as required,” Hatfield said in a statement.  “The military profession fosters a culture of planning, and the fact that we are coordinating planning efforts across the geographical combatant commands is consistent with how we prepare to respond, if directed.”

According to the Marine Corps message MARADMIN 082/20, commanders are to review their disease containment plans and take “preparatory and precautionary actions” to protect service members, installations and ships.

This includes ensuring that the plans contain procedures for “response, isolation, quarantine, restriction of movement and community based intervention” as well as developing measures to contain and treat those possibly exposed.

What will the first group of Americans in more than 50 years quarantined for a public health concern do when they are released Tuesday?

The Marine Corps’ mission, according to the message, is to “prepare for potential outbreaks of [COVID19].”  The service must “mitigate, respond, and recover from the effects in order to maintain force readiness.”

COVID19, the flu-like virus that originated in Wuhan, China, is now responsible for killing more than 1,100 people and sickening at least 45,000. While the rate of new cases has fallen in the past several days in Wuhan and Hubei province, the death toll continues to climb, topping more than 100 in a single day Monday in China.

The number of cases in the U.S. remains at 13.

DoD 3551-13 calls for preparing for a pandemic and ensuring open lines of communication in the community, diseases surveillance and detection, response and containment.

According to the service messages, military commanders have been asked to confine any service member who has been to China since Feb. 2 to their residences or, if they live in an open barracks or share a bathroom with others, restrict them to a temporary lodging facility for 14 days.

The restricted service members will be assessed daily for fever by medical personnel by phone or in person and wear protective gear if they personally conduct the medical checks, according to the messages.  Should they display symptoms, they must seek medical attention, but call their military treatment facility first to inform them of their travel.

The Marine Corps message advises civilian employees and contractors, as well as any family members returning from China, to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance to detect the virus and prevent its spread, which include voluntarily remaining at home, limiting close contact with people and animals, self-monitoring and seeking medical care if symptoms develop.

The Navy has included visits to Hong Kong and Macau as part of its directive and gives commanders the flexibility to decide whether they need to confine a service member who has had close contact with a person who has traveled to the region.

The Marine Corps also has told commanders to work with military treatment facilities on developing and executing any response and stay up-to-date on CDC guidance regarding the virus.

The Army issued a service-wide message Jan. 31 on the coronavirus advising its members on the illness’s symptoms and instructing them on reducing their risk of catching the infection. The message was issued the same day the Pentagon released an advisory about how service members can reduce the risk of catching the disease.

It does not publicly release its service-wide messages and has not issued any since the executive order.

The Air Force does not publicly disclose its service-wide messages.

Since the outbreak began in late December, individual commands, especially those in Asia, have enforced confinement of service members with a travel history to China. Earlier this month, U.S. Forces Korea began confining troops who had traveled to China for 14 days.

Also earlier this month, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command restricted all Defense Department travel to mainland China and recalled all travelers to the country home.

Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said Monday that the likelihood of more cases being diagnosed in the U.S. of COVID19 is high, but added that the chance of contracting the disease outside China remains low.

She said the biggest infectious disease threat to the American public this year remains the influenza virus, which has sickened more than 22 million and killed at least 12,000.

Precautions against the coronavirus, which include hand-washing, staying home if ill and sneezing or coughing into a tissue or sleeve, also cut down on flu transmission.

“We are taking all appropriate precautionary measures to prevent any potential spread of the virus,” U.S. Forces Korea commander Army Gen. Robert Abrams Feb. 2. “Key for everyone is to follow standard hygiene protocols, and if not feeling well — get screened ASAP!”

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PANDEMIC PLAN 3551-13 AND SUPPORTING GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDERS EXECUTE

THEIR PANDEMIC PLANS IN RESPONSE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (NCOV) OUTBREAK. 

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RMKS/1. DOD IS IN PHASE ONE OF REF (A) CAMPAIGN PLAN. THE NCOV OUTBREAK

CONTINUES, WITH THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) REPORTING SEVERAL

THOUSAND CASES WORLDWIDE, TO INCLUDE CASES IN THE UNITED STATES. DURING THE

NCOV OUTBREAK DOD PROTECTS AND PRESERVES THE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF

FORCES WORLDWIDE TO MAINTAIN MISSION ASSURANCE, AND THE ABILITY TO MEET

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. PER REFERENCE (A), USNORTHCOM EXECUTES ITS PANDEMIC

PLAN AND GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDERS EXECUTE THEIR SUPPORTING PANDEMIC

PLANS IN RESPONSE TO THE NCOV IN THEIR AOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) REF (B).

2. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

2.A. IAW REF (C), ALL NAVY COMMANDS IN THE NORTHCOM AOR (CONUS, ALASKA,

PUERTO RICO/VIRGIN ISLANDS, CANADA, MEXICO, BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA) SHALL

COMPILE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND SUBMIT VIA THEIR ECHELON 2 COMMAND TO

USFF/NAVNORTH PERSONNEL CRISIS ACTION TEAM (CATPERS.FFC.FCT(AT)NAVY.MIL) NLT

7 FEBRUARY 2020:

2.B. IDENTIFY NAME, UNIT AND DATES OF TRAVEL FOR PERSONNEL, TO INCLUDE

ACCOMPANYING FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO TRAVELED TO CHINA FROM 20 JAN-04 FEB.

2.C. ALL ECHELON 2 AND BELOW COMMANDS IN NORTHCOM AOR IMMEDIATELY REPORT IF

AN INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER QUARANTINE. SEND REPORT TO  USFF/NAVNORTH

BWC (BWC.FFC.FCT(AT)NAVY.MIL) AND INFO ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIN OF COMMAND. ONLY

PROVIDE COMMAND NAME, LOCATION, RATE/RANK, GENDER AND AGE.

2.D. ALL ECHELON 2 AND BELOW COMMANDS IN THE NORTHCOM AOR WHO, IF SERVICE

MEMBERS, CIVILIANS OR CONTRACTORS ARE SUSPECTED OF OR DIAGNOSED W/ NCOV,

SHALL IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO USFF/NAVNORTH BWC (BWC.FFC.FCT(AT) NAVY.MIL) AND

INFO THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIN OF COMMAND. ONLY PROVIDE COMMAND NAME,

LOCATION, RATE/RANK, GENDER AND AGE.

2.E. USFF/NAVNORTH WILL CONTACT THE COMMAND TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AS NEEDED, THEN SUBMIT ALL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO NORAD-NORTHCOM COMMAND

CENTER (N2C2) LAND DOMAIN AND THE NAVY OPERATIONS CENTER. DIRECT

COMMUNICATION WITH N2C2 FOR THIS TASKING IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

3. IAW REF (D), NAVY INSTALLATIONS SUPPORTING REPATRIATION OPERATIONS SHALL

REPORT THE FOLLOWING CCIRS IMMEDIATELY TO N2C2 LAND DOMAIN, OPNAV BWC, AND

USFF /NAVNORTH BWC:

3.A. ANY KNOWN SUSPECTED INFECTION OF A DOD SERVICE MEMBER EXECUTING THE NCOV

RESPONSE OPERATION.

3.B. THE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY OF A PASSENGER.

3.C. THREATS DIRECTED AGAINST DOD INSTALLATIONS AND/OR PERSONNEL SUPPORTING

NCOV OPERATIONS.

3.D. ANY ACTIVITY OR ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH REPATRIATION OPERATIONS THAT MAY

DISCREDIT MILITARY SUPPORT OR GARNER UNWANTED PUBLIC ATTENTION.

3.E. UNAUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FROM THE INSTALLATION OF ANY PASSENGER.

3.F. ANY CHANGE IN THE SITUATION THAT PREVENTS DOD FROM FULFILLING ITS

OBLIGATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS).

4. IAW REF (D), NAVY INSTALLATIONS SUPPORTING REPATRIATION OPERATIONS SHALL

REPORT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITHIN 4 HOURS TO N2C2 LAND DOMAIN, OPNAV

BWC, AND USFF/NAVNORTH BWC:

4.A. REPORT ANY DEVIATION FROM THE PLAN OR REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) THAT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL DOD RESOURCES.

4.B. NEGATIVE IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF REPATRIATION OPERATIONS, TO INCLUDE BUT

NOT LIMITED TO OPERATIONAL READINESS, MISSION ASSURANCE, PRIORITY MISSIONS

/OPERATIONS, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION.

4.C. AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FROM INSTALLATION OF ANY PASSENGER: REASON AND

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4.D. RETURN TO THE INSTALLATION OF ANY PASSENGER.

4.E. ANY INCIDENT REQUIRING US FEDERAL MARSHAL OR BASE SECURITY INTERVENTION.

4.F. SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY OFFICIALS.

4.G. ANY CHANGE TO AVAILABLE BILLET ROOMS.

4.H. ANY REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS FROM HHS/ASPR.

5. POCS FOR REPORTING.

USFF/NAVNORTH IS USFF BATTLE WATCH CAPTAIN, 757-836-5397, EMAIL

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OMB(AT)MAIL.MIL.

OPNAV IS OPNAV BATTLE WATCH CAPTAIN, 703-692-9284, EMAIL

BWC.PTGN(AT)NAVY.MIL.

6. RELEASED BY VADM P. G. SAWYER, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR

OPERATIONS, PLANS AND POLICY, OPNAV N3/N5.//

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