The COVID-19 pandemic might be the event that convinces the Navy Reserve to restructure to be better postured for large-scale mobilizations. Early in the pandemic, the Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC), authorized an exception to policy to allow reserve sailors to mobilize through their Navy Reserve Activities or Navy Operational Support Centers (NOSCs) to expedite their arrival to the USNS
Comfort (T-AH-20), which was being sent to New York City. This should be the model going forward.
Currently, however, all mobilizations are processed at Navy Mobilization Processing Site (NMPS) Norfolk, Virginia, which is overseen by the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center (ECRC).