According to a press release from CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial in Lufkin, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has requested that approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will be deployed or have been deployed to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state. “This is the fourth time Department of Defense medical assets have deployed to support our home state,” said Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, ARNORTH and JFLCC commander. “While COVID-19 continues to challenge communities here and across the U.S., we remain steadfast in our support of our local, state and federal partners.”