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Additional members of the 101st Airborne Division deployed Saturday to assist with COVID-19 relief.
Post officials say about 70 Soldiers assigned to the 501st Medical Company are scheduled to provide support in Boston.
As previously reported, 300 soldiers with the 531st Hospital Center deployed last month to New York and members of the 101st Sustainment Brigade are also deployed to the northeast.
Fort Campbell and 101st Division commander, Maj. Gen. Brian Winksi says, “The nation called, and the 501st Medical Company has answered. This remarkable team of medical professionals will increase Boston and the nation’s overall capability to fight COVID-19 in one of the most severely affected regions of the country. I’m confident they will make a difference, and everyone at Fort Campbell is incredibly proud of them.”
A news release says the Soldiers of the 501st are trained and proficient in a wide variety of medical capabilities, including immediate and routine medical treatment, dental and X-ray capacities, patient care, and ground medical evacuation.