201209-N-GK686-1208 CATANIA, Italy (Dec. 9, 2020) – Lt. Matthew Chung, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, receives a confirmation signature from Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizoro’s Dr. Agata Domenica La Rosa, upon delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) donated to the Italian hospital, Dec. 9, 2020. The donations are part of a coordinated effort between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, with Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella facilitating the second of three donations of PPE to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
201209-N-GK686-1138 CATANIA, Italy (Dec. 9, 2020) –Lt. Matthew Chung, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, receives a confirmation signature from Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima’s receiving manager Pellone Ottomato, upon delivery of personal protective equipment donated to the Italian hospital, Dec. 9, 2020. The donations are part of a coordinated effort between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, with Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella facilitating the second of three donations of PPE to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
201209-N-GK686-1175 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Dec. 9, 2020) --Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella Sailors deliver boxes to hospitals Dec. 9, 2020. The donations are part of a coordinated effort between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, with NAS Sigonella facilitating the second of three donations of PPE to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
201209-N-GK686-1197 CATANIA, Italy (Dec. 9, 2020) –Lt. Matthew Chung, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, receives a confirmation signature from Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico’s receiving manager Agostino Privitera, upon delivery of personal protective equipment donated to the Italian hospital, Dec. 9, 2020. The donations are part of a coordinated effort between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, with Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella facilitating the second of three donations of PPE to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
201209-N-GK686-1022 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Dec. 9, 2020) –Lt. Matthew Chung, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella, prepares to load personal protective equipment donations into a truck onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, December 9, 2020. The donations are part of a coordinated effort between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, with NAS Sigonella facilitating the second of three donations of PPE to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
201209-N-GK686-1130 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Dec. 9, 2020) – U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella Sailor, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Adegoke Adebayo, delivers personal protective equipment donations to host nation hospitals, Dec. 9, 2020. The donations are part of a coordinated effort between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, with NAS Sigonella facilitating the second of three donations of PPE to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy. NAS Sigonella’s strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa and Central Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Triniti Lersch)
NAS Sigonella Donates over $500,000 in Supplies to Aid Sicilian COVID-19 Response
2:34 PM12/29/2020
In coordination with the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Humanitarian Assistance Program and the U.S. Mission to Italy, Naval Air Station Sigonella provided the second of three donations of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local hospitals in Catania on behalf of the U.S. Navy.
Ansbach, Grafenwoehr and Vilseck Army health clinics begin COVID-19 vaccinations
8:14 AM12/29/2020
U.S. Army Health Clinics in Ansbach, Grafenwoehr and Vilseck conducted their first inoculations of healthcare workers with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 28, 2020.
Military medical treatment facilities in Europe will receive the initial shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine at 28 locations in nine countries across the U.S. EUCOM area of responsibility starting this week.
Staff Sgt. Brenda Collins, medical specialist, from Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center administers the COVID-19 vaccination to a patient during the phase one process Dec.15, 2020 at on Fort Hood, Texas. Distribution of the vaccine will be conducted in phases based on CDC guidance. The vaccine is stored and distributed under various controls to ensure the safety of the recipient.
Army medical treatment facilities to receive initial distribution of COVID vaccine
9:48 AM12/23/2020
Army medical treatment facilities in Europe will soon receive an initial allocation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval under an Emergency Use Authorization.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dave Acton, CH-47F Chinook pilot assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of a helicopter at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Acton, three other flight crew members, and a medical officer from the CAB landed in a field to provide medical assistance following a car accident they witnessed while flying back to Illesheim from a routine training mission, Dec. 15, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)
U.S. Army Spc. Bruce Cook, a CH-47F Chinook crew chief assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of a helicopter at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Cook, three other flight crew members, and a doctor from the CAB landed in a field to provide medical assistance following a car accident they witnessed while flying back to Illesheim from a routine training mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)
Sgt. Patrick Carter, a CH-47F Chinook flight engineer assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of a helicopter at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Carter, three other flight crew members, and a doctor from the CAB landed in a field to provide medical assistance following a car accident they witnessed while flying back to Illesheim from a routine training mission, Dec. 15, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)
U.S. Army pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dave Acton, flight engineer Sgt. Patrick Carter, medical officer Maj. Benjamin Stork, crew chief Spc. Bruce Cook and pilot Chief Warrant Officer Robert Riedel, a CH-47F Chinook crew chief assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand in front of a helicopter at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. The CAB flight crew landed in a field to provide medical assistance following a car accident they witnessed while flying back to Illesheim from a routine training mission, Dec. 15, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Riedel, a CH-47F Chinook pilot assigned to B Company, 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stands in front of a helicopter at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Riedel, three other flight crew members, and a doctor from the CAB landed in a field to provide medical assistance following a car accident they witnessed while flying back to Illesheim from a routine training mission, Dec. 15, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)