Eighty-five soldiers from the U.S. Army have arrived in Philadelphia to help out area hospitals and the temporary medical facility set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in North Philadelphia.
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Jeffrey Richmond, a practical nursing specialist, assigned to Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 352-1, reviews COVID-19 medication management plans, at Mercy Catholic Medical Center’s Mercy Philadelphia Campus, Philadelphia, Pa., April 24th, 2020. (Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana)
U.S. Army Sgt. Amanda Schwartz receives Saccharin spray into her contamination mask at the Coronavirus Surge Facility, Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pa., April 21, 2020. (Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana)
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Susan Mantell, a family medicine physician, assigned to Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 352-1, and Maura Sammon, M.D., discuss alternate care site guidelines for COVID-19 relief efforts at the Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pa., April 18, 2020. (Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana)
U.S. Army Col. Caroline Ryan, commander, Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 352-1, receives a medical screening upon entering an alternate care site located at the Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pa. on April 20, 2020. (Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana)
Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Husing, deputy commander, Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 13, receives proper instruction on removing personal protective equipment, from Silpa Tadavarthy, a medical professional at the Coronavirus Surge Facility, Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pa., April 21, 2020. (Photo by Pfc. Daniel Alkana)
The soldiers are assigned to the 352-1 Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, based out of Camp Parks, Calif., according to Army officials.
