The United States military’s humanitarian and evacuation response at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) for Operation Allies Refuge, along with the tragic events of Aug. 26, remain etched in our minds.
With the withdrawal from Afghanistan actively ongoing, a dynamic situation existed at HKIA, which required an adaptable and ready medical force.
A contingent of joint and multi-national medical providers, with a mixture of more than a dozen 936th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) Soldiers and Norwegian medical forces; later augmented with U.S. and Coalition Armed Forces Medical Services, moved to action. These providers, operating out of a role 2 Enhanced (R2E) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), continually...
Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Angela M. Odom speaks with Maj. Gen. Joseph Marsiglia, Commanding General, 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert T. Priest, Command Seargent Major, 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, about the mission and vision of 3rd MCDS, the medical support they provide to the Unites States Army, the U.S. Army Reserve, and the American Public. CASA Odom and Maj. Gen. Marsiglia discussed ways they could work together engage the public in Clayton County, Georgia, to help them understand the medical services the 3rd MCDS provided and built trust with the American Public through interactions with Army Reserve Soldiers.
The U.S. Army Reserve Medical Response to COVID-19 will be one of many topics discussed during AUSA's annual meeting – virtual edition – Oct. 13-16 as part of the Warriors Corner exhibition.
“One of the nurses as we came in said, ‘It feels like Christmas,'” said Maj. Erin Velazquez, commander of Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 332-1, as she fought to hold back tears during an interview with NJTV News. “It hits your...