they ll stay on base until they complete the special immigrant visa process which is owned by the state department with the support we provide medical support. we provide contract medical support as part of that. so each of the applicants will go through a screening process such as screening for diseases, vaccinations. st if they need vaccinated. we ll have the international mi graduation organization come in towards the end of the process. and work with them on where they need to be relocated. many of them have family already here in the united states. or they ll be relocated to places where there is already afghan populations, et cetera. what we saw at ft. lee with those that already had some type of a special immigrant visa processing was that was taken five to seven days. won t know exactly how long that s going to take until the state department and everybody is on the ground full up and we re ready to begin processing. remember, we only have been at this for a few days.
have different means to start life over here. how long is dod prepared to house and feed these refugees? i agree with you. they re coming here starting over with what they bring with them. we ve been incredibly well supported you about the local communities, the nongovernmental organizations, et cetera, that have jumped in in to help these families with the things of need such as diapers, formula, clothing, you name it. you see the gamut when you talk the large numbers and we have been tremendously blessed to have great support. are you willing to host as they go through the process, what do you mean by the process? if they don t have a place to go, how long can they stay on base?
those were all provided by the services. the services provided within the recommendations for the department, they took a look at each location and offered up those installations for approval by the department. we ll take one more and we ll let the general close it out. terese? general, for the children that are on base, are there any educational classes being provided for them? if not, are those children able to go to the cdcs on base to help with babysitting and educating them on american ways and what not? that s a great question. to answer the last part first, currently i m not aware of any of them using cdcs on base. what i would tell you there s an outpouring of support from the local areas, local communities, organizations, nongovernmental, that have shown up at each location to provide coloring
was also a consideration those were all provided by the services. the services provided within the recommendations for the department, they took a look at each location and offered up those installations for approval by the department. one more. trace? yeah, i m trace with newsy. for the children on base, are there any educational classes being provided for them? if not, are the children about to go to the cdcs on base? a great question. so the answer to the last part first, currently i m not aware of any of them using cdcs on base. but there s an outpouring of support from the local areas, local communities, organizations, nongovernmental
you ll see at the task force. task force eagle at ft. lee virginia stood up in july and has capacity for 1,750. today task force eagle at ft. lee supported 1,647 afghan special immigrant visa applicants and their families. half of whom have completed the process and have moved on with the support of the department of state, nongovernmental, intergovernmental organizations and volunteer organizations. task force bliss at ft. bliss, texas, currently has capacity of 5,000. and received first flights with vulnerable afghans on saturday, august 21st. the base supported to date 2,160 afghans. housed in a mix of hard and soft structures. final capacities expected to be at least 10,000. task force mccoy, wisconsin, currently has capacity of 10,000 and received first flights with at risk afghans on sunday, august 22nd.