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WIESBADEN, Germany — Soldiers from Comanche Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, are assisting United States Army Europe conduct medical screenings at post entrance gates.
The soldiers first arrived to Wiesbaden from Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, on March 22nd, and will be here as long as necessary.
“We’re here to augment the personnel at Wiesbaden, to help them mitigate and slow down the spread of the virus,” Sgt. 1st Class Kason Rackley, an infantryman with Comanche Troop, said.
Screeners have been asking personnel entering the installation whether or not they have been in close contact with someone that has tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 14 days; if anyone is feeling sick such as experiencing shortness of breath; if anyone has a fever over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit; and whether or not they have been tested for COVID-19, and if so, what were the results.
Answers are then recorded, collected and passed on to the USAREUR command team. Data is annualized to help make informed decisions on how to deal with the virus now and in the future.
“Hopefully it helps out USAREUR and the Army as a whole in flattening the curve,” Rackley said. “We know that what we are doing here will help determine how the Army would respond to something like this in the future.”
That responsibility is something that is recognized by Comanche Troop, and Rackley has been pleased with how his soldiers have responded thus far.
“We came here to do this job, and I think we’ve done it very well so far,” Rackley said. “It was a bit chaotic at first being in a new environment, but so far my guys have been pretty resilient to the whole aspect of being rapidly deployed out here with little notice and assuming this unique mission set.”
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| Date Taken: | 04.01.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2020 12:34 |
| Story ID: | 366329 |
| Location: | WIESBADEN, HESSEN, DE |
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