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My dad is deployed to fight COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — The Army Reserve is full of amazing Soldiers, but even more incredible are the families who stand behind those Soldiers. Three of those incredible family members are 17-year-old Jonathan Schneegans, 13-year-old Kaylin Catterton, and 15-year-old Lily Mace. Each of their dads are currently deployed with the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to support the military response to COVID-19... MORE

81st Readiness Division couples to test relationship strengthening online tools
April 17, 2020 — The 81st Readiness Division is helping families through piloting an online Strong Bonds platform to support couples who may be staying home due to the novel coronavirus... MORE

81st RD couples to test relationship strengthening online tools

Contracts help meet needs of force during COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — In addition to the incredible medical and engineering response being provided by military members around the country to combat COVID-19, there is a less public group working behind the scenes to ensure operations keep moving, U.S. Army contracting... MORE

New medical task force prepares to help the country
April 17, 2020 — The UAMTF 94-1 is a multipurpose and flexible medical unit composed of 85 Soldiers. The task force is designed to relieve the strain on an areas healthcare facility. The team can break up into any size team depending on what is required by their civilian counterpart needs. The task force has nearly every medical specialty and capability found in a hospital except for surgery... MORE

Orlando nurse practitioner mobilized to New York in support of COVID-19
April 15, 2020 — Maj. Lisa Hubbard deployed to Afghanistan in 2003, but this past week she had less than 24 hours to gather her equipment and report to serve in an Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force (UAMTF)... MORE

Eldridge, Iowa, nurse practitioner mobilized in support of COVID-19
April 14, 2020 — While the majority of Americans are staying at home to protect the health of our nation, medical professionals of America’s Army Reserve are mobilizing to assist local communities in this time of national emergency... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers double Comfort’s pharmacy capacity
April 14, 2020 — Pharmacists from the U.S. Army Reserve joined the medical team aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), nearly doubling the pharmaceutical support available to the people of New York City and local health officials in response to the nation’s COVID-19 outbreak, April 13... MORE

Behind every Army Reserve doctor mobilized in support of COVID-19 stands the APMC
April 13, 2020 — The Department of Defense has deployed medical professionals across the country in response to COVID-19. To date, more than 1,200 are members of the U.S. Army Reserve. Medical providers transitioning from civilian employment to active duty require their medical credentials to be verified and validated to assure they are properly privileged to treat patients. The team that assures this is accomplished are the unassuming professionals of the Army Medical Department Professional Management Command (APMC)... MORE

Army deploys medical task forces to help hard-hit communities
April 13, 2020 — The Army has mobilized eight Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces to the New York area to support the coronavirus relief efforts and curb the spread of disease, senior Army leaders said Friday. Four task forces are helping in New York City, three are going to hospitals in New Jersey and another to Connecticut... MORE

Army Reserve stands up medical units to battle COVID-19

3d Medical Command Rapid Response for COVID Support
April 11, 2020 — Over 400 Army Reserve Soldiers from the 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support), in partnership with Army Reserve Medical Command, have mobilized as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) request to support COVID-19 operations. These Soldiers are part of U.S. Northern Command, in support of FEMA, providing rapid response support capability to the Javits Center, medical facilities in the New York and New Jersey and Bennett Hospital, in Stamford, Connecticut. Specifically created to respond to crisis, these Soldiers are part of five Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force (UAMTF) teams. UAMTFs are 85 Soldier teams with medial capabilities to support up to 250 low-acuity patients. “Our primary mission is to restore peace in times of chaos and this is no different. Just as the Army has done since 1775, we will lead the way with premiere medical support,” Maj. Gen. Joe Robinson, Commanding General, 3D Medical Command (Deployment Support). ... MORE

Soldiers from 338th Medical Brigade are given a salute in appreciation of their service as part of a Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force in support of COVID-19 medical support.

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