Department of Defense officials said Thursday that although the military had seen more than 3,100 COVID-19 infections and 64 hospitalizations among its 1.4 million service members, it is planning for a resumption of operations while the coronavirus contagion persists.

“What we have to do is we have to figure out how to plan for operations in these kind of COVID environments,” said Air Force Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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