PITTSBURGH — About 10 members of the 911th Airlift Wing with medical experience were mobilized to deploy to New York City to help with coronavirus support.
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A spokesperson for the detachment said the members deployed Saturday to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey before joining members of more than 25 other U.S. Air Force Reserve units. The team will comprise 125 Airmen who will then head to New York City, the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
“The Air Force’s number one priority is to take care of Americans, Airmen, and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said 911th AW Commander Col. John F. Robinson. “Our Steel Airmen are qualified and ready to assist our fellow Americans and to provide medical support to local authorities on the front lines.
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This mobilization follows an executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump on March 27 that authorized the Secretary of Defense to call members of the Selected Reserve, Individual Ready Reserve and National Guard to active duty.
As of 2:00 p.m. Sunday, there were more than 90,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across New York state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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