Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 27, 2020

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Emilie A. Evans pre-screens Marines for the coronavirus disease after the Marines return from deployment overseas at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., on March 24, 2020. (Cpl. Rachel K. Young-Porter/Marine Corps)

Military Times: The US military diagnosed about 1,000 troops with coronavirus for the third week in a row

With the services reporting 3,919 cases of COVID-19 among troops, Defense Department data released Friday shows a third consecutive week where cases grew by roughly 1,000.

The figure represents a bump of 5 percent in the previous 24 hours, or 194 new diagnoses, as well as a 31-percent bump over the week, or 933 new cases.

There were 955 cases in the week ending April 17, as well as 1,053 in the week ending April 10.

Currently, the infection rate among service members is 1,866-per-million, or 0.2 percent, versus 2,553-per-million in the general U.S. population, about 0.25 percent.

The week of April 20 brought with it new plans to start testing asymptomatic service members for COVID-19, according to where their units fall on a tiered-system of essential national security functions.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 27, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. military's Northern Command moves to new 'stabilize' phase in COVID-19 fight -- Washington Times

Nearly 50 sailors aboard USS Kidd test positive for coronavirus -- The Hill

Number of coronavirus cases on second US navy warship hit by outbreak nears 50 -- CNN

Navy hospital ship Comfort offloads few remaining patients before NYC exit -- Navy Times/AP

How the US military could help fight the coronavirus outbreak -- The Conversation

US military set to use 'corona-killing' robots that disinfect surfaces in barracks and mess halls in just MINUTES -- Daily Mail

Army to proceed with West Point graduation ceremony amid coronavirus -- CNN

Navy, Air Force announce Tuesday flyovers to salute COVID-19 responders -- UPI

Here's How the Army Is Planning to Restart Training for Large Combat Units -- Military.com

Pentagon leaders at impasse about next steps for Capt. Brett Crozier: report -- The Hill

Navy accepts delivery of USS Zumwalt -- UPI

Destroyer USS Zumwalt Delivers to Navy After Combat System Activation -- USNI News

Pentagon Study Would Cut Aircraft Carriers, Undermining Most Useful U.S. Warfighting System -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

US Navy receives final Block 2 Super Hornet -- Jane's

As Marines Retool to Challenge China, Which Defense Companies Will Benefit? -- Motley Fool

The Pentagon will have to live with limits on F-35’s supersonic flights -- Defense News

Boeing nabs $75.1M for Super Hornet service life modification -- UPI

Air Force plans May start on $218 million conversion of new 'nuke sniffer' planes for Offutt fleet -- Omaha World Herald

US Intensifies Advanced Fighter Buildup Near Arctic as 1st F-35s Arrive in Alaska -- Military.com

The Navy’s $500 million effort to develop a futuristic railgun is going nowhere fast -- Task & Purpose

Flying Cars Could Take Off Soon, If We Let the Military Help -- Wired

Should women be eligible for US military draft? -- BBC

PETA presses Pentagon to stop troops from drinking cobra blood, killing animals in survival training -- The Hill

Army Announces Upcoming Deployments to Middle East and Europe -- Military.com

82nd Airborne paratroopers who rapidly deployed to the Middle East in January are finally coming home -- Task & Purpose

The Relevance of U.S. Forces in the Republic of Korea. -- Christopher Lee, RCD

American quandary: How to secure weapons-grade minerals without China -- Reuters

NATO's Stoltenberg Blasts Chinese, Russian Disinformation About Coronavirus -- RFE

UK military to operate coronavirus mobile testing units for frontline workers -- The Guardian

Canadian military hopes to restart some training in June -- Ottawa Citizen

Beijing seeks boost for armed police, coastguard as tensions rise in South China Sea -- SCMP

Chinese and US militaries on Covid-19 alert in Djibouti as rivals face common threat -- SCMP

Satellites Track Chinese Aircraft Carrier In South China Sea -- Forbes

PLA sends materials to help Cambodian military battle Covid-19 -- The Star

U.S. Has Gunships Ready to Deliver on Trump’s Warning to Iran -- Bloomberg

U.S. naval coalition creates insecurity in the Gulf: Iran military statement -- Reuters

Boeing ends deal, angering Brazilian jet maker Embraer -- Defense News/AP

This Virus Is Tough, but History Provides Perspective: The 1968 Pandemic and the Vietnam War. -- Nathaniel L. Moir, RCD