Jan. 7, 2022

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in Indiana, Wisconsin, , continues in five states

SAN ANTONIO — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 40 military medical personnel will deploy in two new teams – one 20-person team to Indiana, and one 20-person team to Wisconsin – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients.“Since COVID began, our military medical personnel have been committed to

Jan. 7, 2022

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in New Hampshire, New York, continues in eight states

SAN ANTONIO — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 35 military medical personnel will deploy in two new teams – one 15-person team to New Hampshire, and one 20-person team to New York – to support civilian healthcare workerstreating COVID-19 patients.“Military medical personnel are just one of the many tools available to the

Dec. 7, 2021

Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in Michigan and New Mexico, continue in five states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — SAN ANTONIO, Texas – At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 60 military medical personnel will deploy in three, 20-person teams – two teams to Michigan and one team to New Mexico – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.These teams join eight other teams currently

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Saint, left, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Bremerton, Washington, left, and Lt. Therese Delatorre, right, assigned to NMRTC, Everett, Washington, pose for a photo at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 8, 2021.

Nov. 16, 2021

Helping Stop the Spread: Navy Medical Response Team supports Spokane Hospital

SPOKANE, WA, UNITED STATES — When U.S. Navy Lt. Therese Nicole De La Torre took part in a 200-mile relay run in July, she was prepared for the ordeal.Stopping the spread of a highly infectious disease is proving to be a lot more challenging.“With the relay, you knew how far you were going to be running and how hard to train in advance and your physical and mental limits,” said

Two soldiers wearing face masks and gloves use syringes to draw medicine from a small bottle.

Nov. 15, 2021

Defense Secretary Has Authority to Order Mandatory COVID-19 Shots

The secretary of defense has the authority needed to order all members of the military – including the National Guard – to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – U.S. Army Capt. Alexis Acuna, a critical care nurse assigned to the 627th Hospital Center, provides care to a COVID positive patient during the COVID response operations at Kootenai Health regional medical center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Sept. 26, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of- government COVID response. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Nov. 9, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Montana, continues in three states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, one team of approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Montana to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in one city at one hospital.