The second-highest ranking for the recently formed U.S. Space Force has tested positive for covid-19, the U.S. Air Force said late Wednesday in a statement.
Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said the vice chief of space operations, Gen. David Thompson, took the test after learning that a family member with whom he had been in contact had also tested positive.
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Thompson was on leave last week but returned to the Pentagon for work on Monday, from which he remotely addressed a virtual symposium hosted by the National Defense Industrial Association and Texas A&M University.
Stefanek said the four-star general has not shown any symptoms for covid-19.
Contact tracing to determine if other military leaders may have been exposed to Thompson was underway Wednesday night, Stefanek added.
