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Pentagon Reopening Next Week Under ‘Phase 1’ COVID-19 Precautions

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, June 11th, 2020

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Pentagon Reopening Next Week Under ‘Phase 1’ COVID-19 Precautions

Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

The Pentagon will slowly reopen its facilities to more personnel under new precautions to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic starting June 15, the department said June 11. Following analysis of local conditions, DoD Chief Management Officer Lisa Hershman will move the Pentagon to “Phase 1” Monday morning, per a Thursday release. As more personnel are expected to return to their work spaces and additional entrances are reopened, multiple efforts to keep the coronavirus and other illnesses from spreading remain in…

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