Top U.S. Air Force General Says Air Force Is Preparing For 'Cyclical' Coronavirus Waves Of Infections For At Least A Year

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein visits Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on March 11, 2020, to discuss operating during the coronavirus pandemic. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong.

The Hill: Top general: Air Force preparing for coronavirus to be cyclical

The Air Force is preparing for the coronavirus to be cyclical until a vaccine is developed, the service’s top general said Wednesday.

In a conference call with reporters, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said his service is preparing for a “new reset” June 1 to be able to continue to operate in a “new abnormal” environment until a coronavirus vaccine is ready.

“All the predictions are no vaccine for upwards of a year, so that means we've got to refine our ability to survive and operate and do the missions the nation require,” Goldfein said. “And we've got to bring back those missions that we slowed down, so we can get back to some kind of a sense of new normalcy in an abnormal world.”

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