Friday, May 8, 2020
What is it?
Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces (UAMTF) provide an expeditionary, deployable and scalable medical staff to reinforce impacted communities across the nation. Each 85-Soldier unit provides critical capability in support of the Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC) COVID-19 response.
UAMTFs are comprised of medical professionals from Army Reserve units assigned to 3d and 807th Medical Commands (Deployment Support), and Army Reserve Medical Command
What are the current and past efforts of the Army?
The Army mobilized more than a dozen UAMTFs to support the coronavirus relief efforts and curb the spread of the disease in impacted cities, including New York City, Newark, Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia. Each is capable of meeting unique local requirements, from augmenting hospital staffs to supporting up to 250 patients at FEMA medical stations nationwide. These non-doctrinal formations do not come with equipment, medicines, or ICU capability; however, UAMTF’s do provide:
What continued efforts does the Army have planned?
Army Reserve formations will continue to support the nation in the fight against COVID-19 with capabilities such as logistics, engineering, military intelligence, aviation, legal, and military history expertise:
Why is this important to the Army?
UAMTFs validates Army Reserve’s Ready Force X construct and demonstrates its capability as both a global force provider to the JFLCC, and an agile, adaptable asset in the homeland. Specifically created to respond in times of crisis, UAMTFs augment the civilian medical community in the fight against the coronavirus. Bringing enhanced civilian skills, training, and experience, Army Reserve Soldiers are uniquely suited to address this mission requirement.
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By leveraging our Ready Force X construct we were able to reorganize our critical medical capabilities into an entirely new type of unit, assemble 15 of them, and have them ready to deploy to cities across the country – all in less than two weeks. We moved at the speed of heat and it's as awesome as it is amazing. We expected a different fight, in a different place, against a different foe, but this is the fight we're in and we're here to win it.
– Lt. Gen Charles D. Luckey, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command
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