Photo By Tech. Sgt. Mikaley Kline | U.S. Space Force Spc3 Jesse Gross, a Guardian assigned to the 628th Communication...... read more read more
U.S. Space Force Spc3 Jesse Gross, a Guardian assigned to the 628th Communication Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, helps provide support for the St. Paul, Minnesota COVID-19 vaccination mission.
Gross, a native of Kettering, Ohio, joined the Air Force in July 2019 before transitioning to the Space Force in Feb. 2021.
The St. Paul Community Vaccination Center just recently administered the 10,000th COVID-19 Vaccine on April 16th.
“I’m a medical supply runner here,” said Gross. “So I gather the vaccines and all the other supplies that the vaccinators may need to do their jobs.”
Helping people is one of the most rewarding aspects of this mission for Gross.
“The most rewarding part of doing this mission is knowing that we’re helping people,” he said. “We’re helping the community and we’re helping people get back to normal, so that feels really good to me.”
Gross’ participation in the federal vaccination effort signifies the contribution of every single DOD branch of service across the country.
Along with the Space Force, there are service members at the St. Paul CVC from the active duty Army and Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army National Guard. Together, they combine efforts at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide vaccines to the surrounding community.
“This helps build the tradition of the Space Force by helping out,” Gross said. "We’re brand new and just starting up. There all still things falling into place, but when there is a mission to do we’re right back on it.”
The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands.
“I decided to join the Space Force because I thought it would be a really cool opportunity to be a part of something brand new,” Gross said. “I also thought it would be great to leave my mark on something.”
U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19.
| Date Taken: | 04.22.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.23.2021 17:48 |
| Story ID: | 394522 |
| Location: | ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, US |
| Hometown: | KETTERING, OHIO, US |
| Web Views: | 74 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
This work, Space Force Guardian supports the St. Paul Community Vaccination Center mission, by TSgt Mikaley Kline, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
No keywords found.
