Pentagon imposes COVID rapid tests on officials traveling overseas

The Department of Defense will institute rapid COVID-19 tests on some Pentagon officials before they travel overseas to prevent the spread of the virus to partners and allies — an attempt to prevent repeating the faux pas recently committed by the State Department.

Air Mobility Command announced Sunday that between 10% and 15% of military officials and their families traveling on official Patriot Express flights chartered from Baltimore Washington Airport or Seattle-Tacoma will now be tested before boarding.