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250-patient Army field hospital in Seattle expected to open next week

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4/3/2020
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The field hospital...will relieve some of the burden on local hospitals, allowing them "freedom of maneuver" to better take care of patients who have COVID-19

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Nearly 10,000 Guardsmen called up for COVID-19 response

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3/25/2020
Army Sgt. Moises Castillo of the California Army National Guard helps an Amador County resident load food supplies into a vehicle at the Interfaith Food Bank in Jackson, Calif., March 23, 2020. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

The president left control of the National Guard to the governors and the adjutant generals

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DoD aims to fill medical gaps with military while states, cities ramp up

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3/24/2020
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon to discuss the department's efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, March 23, 2020. (DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Brandy Nicole Mejia)

The secretary sees the military filling gaps in cities, states until they can deal with COVID-19 on their own

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DoD ready to help with Coronavirus, but capability limited

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3/17/2020
Misook Choe, a laboratory manager with the Emerging Infectious Disease branch at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Md., runs a test during research into a solution for the new coronavirus, COVID-19, March 3, 2020. The Emerging Infectious Diseases branch, established in 2018, has the explicit mission to survey, anticipate and counter the mounting threat of emerging infectious diseases of key importance to U.S. forces in the homeland and abroad. (U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Walters)

The DoD has only about 2% to 3% of the number of hospital beds that the private sector has

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Military exchanges extinguish vape sales

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10/18/2019
Vape products, including e-cigs, e-cigarettes, vapes, and e-hookahs, are electronic nicotine delivery devices that heat a sometimes flavored nicotine-infused liquid into a vapor that users inhale. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange Service have discontinued the sale of vape products. (DoD photo by Marvin D. Lynchard)

The long-term effects of vaping are unknown and not understood

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Military health care consolidation moves to next phase

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8/28/2019
Jennifer Oubre, a certified mammogram technician at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi in Texas, validates a patient’s identity to prevent wrong-patient error prior to administering a mammogram. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill W. Love)

Eventually every military treatment facility will move under the DHA

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DoD officials urge troops to seek mental health help without fear

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5/30/2019
One problem that may contribute to suicide numbers is a reticence to seek assistance from mental health providers due to fears that such help may damage careers, especially when it comes to security clearances. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Demetrio Montoya)

Solving suicide is a shared challenge in both the military and civilian societies

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