This is The Back Brief for the week of 5 March 2020

• National Guard Chief Predicts thousands will be activated
• VA closes regional benefits offices
• Trump calls on Syrian government to free journalist, Marine Austin Tice
• Pentagon to provide respirators masks and ventilators to fight coronavirus 
• VA says COVID19 could affect 20% of it's patients

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