The United States chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has tested positive for COVID-19.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley reported testing positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is working remotely, according to a spokesperson.
Milley is “experiencing very minor symptoms and can perform all of his duties from the remote location. He has received the COVID-19 vaccines, including the booster,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
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Milley’s last contact with President Joe Biden was on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Gen. Raymond T. Odierno’s funeral, the spokesperson said. Milley “tested negative several days prior to and every day following contact with the President until yesterday,” the spokesperson said.
Milley was not the only member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to test positive for COVID-19.
“The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David Berger, has tested positive for COVID-19. The performance of his duties will remain unaffected,” Maj. Eric Flanagan, the spokesman for the commandant of the Marine Corps, said in a statement.
Milley and Berger are the latest Pentagon officials to test positive for COVID-19. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 2.
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While the military has been actively encouraging its members to get vaccines, service members have reported that getting religious exemptions for the vaccine mandate has been challenging. Only two Marines have reported getting exemptions.
