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At the end of May, that stop movement order was replaced by one that was installation based -- each installation could lift its travel restrictions once it met a list of criteria that combined DoD operational considerations with guidance from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control.\xa0'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-1@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Those criteria include removal of shelter-in-place orders or other travel restrictions, a 14-day downward trajectory of flu-like and COVID-19-like symptoms, and a 14-day downward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases or positive tests.\xa0'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-2@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'As of Monday, 38\xa0states and the District of Columbia met the requirements, according to a memo released by the DoD. Service members are authorized to travel between installations or locations in any of these 38 states or D.C. without an exception to policy or ETP from the chain of command.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-3@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The only 12\xa0states that did not make the list of "green locations" include California, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia\xa0and Wisconsin. Several of those states have seen recent increases in cases.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-4@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Last week, DoD saw a significant spike in new COVID-19 cases -- specifically among its active-duty Army component. Between Fort Benning and Fort Gordon, more than 200 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Georgia --\xa0the home state of both Fort Benning and Fort Gordon -- is included on the list of green locations.\xa0'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-5@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe title="COVID-19 Cases by Branch" id="datawrapper-chart-NJ7DG" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/NJ7DG/33/" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" height="400" aria-describedby="# "></iframe>', 'isIframe': True}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-6@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong><a href="https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/fort-benning-confirms-142-covid-19-cases-in-2-battalions">8 days after all testing negative for COVID-19, 142 Fort Benning soldiers test positive</a></strong>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/migrate-connectingvets-31456-7@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'As of Monday, the DoD reported 10,822 cases of COVID-19 across the force. 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