Top US General Says Military Preparing for Potential Coronavirus ‘Pandemic’

Gen. Mark Milley says officials are preparing for several different scenarios

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (R) and Maj. Gen. John K. Love, U.S. representative to the NATO Military Committee (L), attend the NATO meetings in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 15, 2020. NATO Photo

The top U.S. uniformed military general said the military is planning for a number of different scenarios presented by the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including a potential pandemic situation.

“The United States military looks at a wide variety of scenarios,” Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at the Pentagon. A “pandemic is the worst case,” he added.