All persons, to include service members, dependents, civilian employees, retirees, contractors, and individuals unaffiliated with the DoD, who meet any of the following criteria will be denied access to Arnold AFB.
UPDATE AS OF Aug. 29, 2022: Screening testing is no longer required for non-fully vaccinated personnel to access Arnold AFB based on Safer Federal Workforce guidance (below). Other force health protection measures, except as noted below, remain in place until higher headquarters guidance is received.
1. Pause requiring or requesting employees, potential employees, onsite contractor employees, visitors and in-person attendees at agency-hosted meetings, events, and conferences to provide information about their COVID-19 vaccination status regardless of COVID-19 Community Levels.
2. Stop implementing any current requirements that, solely because of their vaccination status, requires onsite contractor employees or visitors to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test when accessing or in Federal facilities, or at an agency-hosted meeting, event, or conference.
3. Stop implementing any COVID-19 serial screening testing programs and any point-in-time screening testing requirements that differentiate among individuals based on their COVID-19 vaccination status.
4. End the requirement for individuals who are not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 to not enter Federal facilities or not interact with members of the public in person as part of their official responsibilities for at least 5 full days.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER BASE ACCESS IS DENIED IF:
A. IN THE LAST 5 DAYS YOU HAVE:
- TRAVELED OUTSIDE CDC DESIGNATED “HIGH” OR “VERY HIGH” RISK LOCATION OUTSIDE
THE CONTINENTAL U.S.; or
- TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19; or HAD ANY OF THE FOLLOWING NEW SYMPTOMS
- Loss of Taste/Smell - Unexplained Muscle or body aches
- Fever and/or chills - Unexplained Sore Throat
- Nausea/Vomiting - Unexplained/persistent Headache
- Persistent Cough - Unexplained Congestion or runny nose
- Shortness of Breath or difficulty breathing - Diarrhea
- Extreme Fatigue
NOTE: All individuals on Arnold AFB must wear a facial covering indoors while in CDC Community Level is “High”. Unvaccinated must also maintain physical distancing. Masking is optional when the CDC Community Level is “Medium” or “Low”