Army chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19

Army Chief of Staff Gen. James C. McConville tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, an Army official announced Monday.

“[McConville] is experiencing very mild symptoms similar to seasonal allergies and is currently working remotely while adhering to all [Centers for Disease Control] protocols,” said his spokesperson, Lt. Col Mary Ricks.

Ricks added that the Army’s top general “is fully vaccinated and has received two COVID-19 boosters.”

As the Army’s chief of staff, McConville represents the Army in the highest levels of government and oversees the training and organization of soldiers who aren’t deployed under the control of combatant commanders.

He’s held the role since 2019, guiding the Army’s pivot towards preparing for large-scale combat operations as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan waned. McConville has also advocated for major technological modernization projects that he sees as critical to the service’s future success.

McConville is not the only member of the Joint Chiefs to have contracted the virus in recent months.

Both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Mark Milley, and the Marine Corps’ top general, Gen. David Berger, caught it in January.

The two generals also experienced mild symptoms and were able to keep working as they recovered.

Davis Winkie covers the Army for Military Times. He studied history at Vanderbilt and UNC-Chapel Hill, and served five years in the Army Guard. His investigations earned the Society of Professional Journalists' 2023 Sunshine Award and consecutive Military Reporters and Editors honors, among others. Davis was also a 2022 Livingston Awards finalist.

陆军参谋长詹姆斯·C·麦康维尔将军周末新冠病毒检测呈阳性，一名陆军官员周一宣布了这一消息。

“麦康维尔的症状非常轻微，类似于季节性过敏，目前正在远程办公，并遵守所有疾病控制中心的规程，”他的发言人玛丽·里克斯中校说。

里克斯补充说，陆军最高将领“已完成疫苗接种，并接种了两剂新冠病毒加强针”。

作为陆军参谋长，麦康维尔代表陆军参与最高级别的政府事务，并负责监督未部署到作战司令部指挥下的士兵的训练和组织。

自2019年起担任此职，他指导陆军在伊拉克和阿富汗战争逐渐结束之际，向大规模作战行动的准备工作转型。麦康维尔还倡导开展重大技术现代化项目，他认为这些项目对陆军未来的成功至关重要。

麦康维尔并非近几个月来唯一感染新冠病毒的参谋长联席会议成员。

1月份，参谋长联席会议主席马克·米利将军和海军陆战队最高将领戴维·伯杰将军都感染了新冠病毒。

这两位将军也出现了轻微症状，并在康复期间能够继续工作。

戴维斯·温基是《军事时报》的陆军记者。他曾在范德比尔特大学和北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校学习历史，并在陆军国民警卫队服役五年。他的调查报道曾荣获2023年专业记者协会阳光奖，并连续多年获得军事记者与编辑协会的表彰。戴维斯还曾入围2022年利文斯顿奖的最终候选名单。