HOUSTON
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will deploy to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North (ARNORTH), the Joint Force Land Component Command (JFLCC) of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state.
âThis is the fourth time Department of Defense medical assets have deployed to support our home state,â said Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, ARNORTH and JFLCC commander. âWhile COVID-19 continues to challenge communities here and across the U.S., we remain steadfast in our support of our local, state and federal partners.â
According to a press release from CHI St. Luke s Health Memorial in Lufkin, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has requested that approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will be deployed or have been deployed to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state.
“This is the fourth time Department of Defense medical assets have deployed to support our home state,” said Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, ARNORTH and JFLCC commander. “While COVID-19 continues to challenge communities here and across the U.S., we remain steadfast in our support of our local, state and federal partners.”
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will deploy to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North (ARNORTH), the Joint Force Land Component Command (JFLCC) of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state.
“This is the fourth time Department of Defense medical assets have deployed to support our home state,” said Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, ARNORTH and JFLCC commander. “While COVID-19 continues to challenge communities here and across the U.S., we remain steadfast in our support of our local, state and federal partners.”
31 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will deploy to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state.
“This is the fourth time Department of Defense medical assets have deployed to support our home state,” said Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, ARNORTH and JFLCC commander. “While COVID-19 continues to challenge communities here and across the U.S., we remain steadfast in our support of our local, state and federal partners.”
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Capt. Dana Hunter Jr., 60th Medical Group physician assistant, reviews a chart at Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Hunter serves at Travis Air Force Base’s David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center. (U.S. Army file photo)
Travis helps local hospitals during Covid-19 pandemic
LODI While essential workers shoulder the brunt of the public health crisis as Covid-19 continues to spread in California, the U.S. Department of Defense is providing support to hospitals as service members answer the call to support their local communities’ needs.
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial and Dameron are two hospitals that have received relief from these Department of Defense service members. Having the Department of Defense provide medical personnel which includes doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists, helps relieve pressure on the hospital’s staff as they care for Covid-19 patients.