Lloyd Austin, who was the Secretary of Defense at the time in 2021, mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for military personnel unless they obtained an exemption, such as for religious beliefs. The mandate ...
The Pentagon made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in August 2021 for all service members, including the National Guard and Reserve. Then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said getting the vaccine was ...
The Pentagon has formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, but a new memo signed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also gives commanders some discretion in how or whether to deploy troops ...