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One Year Later: Military Historians Continue to Document Army’s COVID Response
April 7, 2021 — Documenting the U.S. Army’s response to the COVID-19 global pandemic has been the mission of military historians from the 88th Readiness Division for the past year, and is scheduled to continue through the end of 2021. The 90th Military History Detachment, based out of Douglas Army Reserve Center here, has been interviewing the response participants, collecting documents and imagery since April 2020 via in-person meetings, telephone calls and Microsoft Teams-based video conference interviews from their workspace here as well as at home to provide the details to the Center of Military History... MORE

Fort Hunter Liggett administers its first COVID-19 vaccines
March 31, 2021 — U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County administered its first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to the workforce and tenants at the post medical clinic, March 23-25, 2021. The first wave of Soldiers and Civilian employees arriving from Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA), FHL’s sub-installation in the Bay Area, also rolled up their sleeves for the jab... MORE

From Marine Corps logistics officer to Army Reserve critical care nurse serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight; a life of dedicated service
March 23, 2021 — From a United States Naval Academy graduate to a Marine Corps Logistics Officer in Iraq, to now serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Critical Care Nurse for the United States Army Reserve, Capt. Tineisha Nagle has made a life dedicated to serving her country... MORE

Army chaplains given facts, science regarding COVID-19 vaccines
March 23, 2021 — A U.S. Army Central Command microbiologist briefed the development history of the three major COVID-19 vaccines to a contingent of U.S. Army chaplains and their enlisted Army religious affairs specialists at a meeting held March 15 at the Area Support Group–Kuwait chaplains office... MORE

LOGCAP Support Brigade completes various vital missions during COVID-19
March 23, 2021 — The Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Support Brigade (LOGCAP) was tasked to help stop the spread of COVID-19 based on its contracting oversight skills and technical expertise in logistics. Within a short time from its initial notification, a large portion of LOGCAP Support Brigade (LSB) mobilized and deployed to over a dozen states inside the U.S. and various locations abroad... MORE

San Antonio Army Reserve Nurse assists with Federal COVID response in Arizona
March 15, 2021 — Although more and more Americans are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, there are a number of military medical professionals are still being mobilized to augmenting hospitals across the nation that continue to have a high number of COVID-19 patients... MORE

Camp Arifjan senior leaders show confidence during one-shot COVID-19 vaccine rollout
March 13, 2021 — Senior military leaders here joined the March 13 rollout of Operation Med Spear, which is the expansion of COVID-19 vaccination for all civilian and military personnel in the U.S. Central Command footprint. "Operation Med Spear is something we have been working towards in this theater for many, many months," said Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Justin Swanson, who was vaccinated at the event, and is the deputy commanding general of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick Hamilton, the commanding general of Texas National Guard's 36th Infantry, deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, as the commanding general of Task Force Spartan braces for his one-dose Janssen Biotech COVID-19 vaccine during the camp's March 13, 2021 rollout of Operation Med Spear. Unlike other COVID-19 vaccines, the Janssen vaccine does not have to be frozen in transit, which makes it easier to distribute to Soldiers deployed overseas. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Neil W. McCabe)

Michigan CVVT supports first and second COVID-19 vaccination dose clinic
February 23, 2021 — The Michigan National Guard recently supported a tri-county mass vaccination clinic during a community-based first and second vaccination dose event. “We are doing a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic today,” said David Fowler, clinic supervisor of the Coldwater office, Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. “It is a combined first and second doses in which we have about 400 first doses and just under 200 second doses for people that received their first dose 4 weeks ago today.”... MORE

Supporting veterans and fighting COVID-19
February 16, 2021 — “It was and an honor to volunteer at this medical event that will protect our Veterans from this deadly virus that destroyed so many lives,” said Col. Janet Ross, G3, 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support). Volunteer’s from the 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support) and AMEDD Professional Management Command supported the Atlanta VA’s, Covid-19 vaccine drive-thru, February 13, 2021. ... MORE

Veteran's line up to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the Atlanta VA vaccine drive-thru, 13 February, 2021.

Army Reserve Medical Command unit undertakes COVID isolation and quarantine mission at Fort Bliss
February 16, 2021 — Thirty-five Army Reserve Medical Command Soldiers have mobilized to support COVID isolation and quarantine missions in Texas and New Mexico. The team from Detachment 2 of the 7407th Troop Medical Clinic arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas, in November to augment the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the Kansas National Guard to support two sites set up by the 5th Armored Division to care for Soldiers and minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus... MORE

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