AROUND THE AIR FORCE: Defense Department officials establish Ebola medical support team The team was created when senior officials at the Department of Health and Human Services requested assistance from the Department of Defense in late October. Soon after, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered U.S. Northern Command to establish a military team of members from the Air Force, Army and Navy that could quickly respond to provide short-notice assistance to civilian medical facilities in the event of additional Ebola cases in the United States.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:13:55 +0000