Download or read book Readiness Implications of Coronavirus Infections on U.S. Navy Ships written by Bradley Dean Martin and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the rest of the world, the U.S. Navy scrambled to react to the sweeping effects of the early months of the coronavirus pandemic and take steps to mitigate longer-term effects even as the service continued to meet its mission requirements. The early outbreak on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and how that situation was handled received a great deal of public attention. It illuminated fissures in the Navy's readiness to respond to major medical events. The shortfalls highlighted and discussed in this report apply not only to the spread of infectious disease aboard a ship but also to a mass-casualty event or large-scale trauma care -- circumstances that may be a more likely outcome in future warfare than has been experienced in the recent past. Drawing from the challenges presented by COVID-19 and the Navy's response, the authors examine broader implications for readiness in the Navy.