The Air Force has denied 2,130 requests for religious exemptions to the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which is compelling a large portion of the U.S. military to receive a vaccine, the service said. In a press release published on Wednesday, the Air Force said it has so far received a total of 10,000 requests, of which “approximately 2,100 have been disapproved due to military readiness considerations.” It said each request is reviewed individually by Religious Resolution Teams at the wing, garrison, major command, and field command levels, which are made up of chaplains, medical providers, judge advocates, and other subject matter experts. “Religious Resolution Teams make recommendations on determining the least restrictive means possible to accommodate a sincerely held belief without putting mission accomplishment at risk,” the service said. Under Secretary of the Air Force, Gina Ortiz Jones, said in a statement that each member’s request is “carefully …