U.S. Army Master Sgt. Hector Ortizcruz, right, a medical

U.S. Army Master Sgt. Hector Ortizcruz, right, a medical logistician assigned to the 62nd Medical Brigade, shares his experiences while supporting the Department of Defense’s support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response efforts to COVID-19 pandemic, with Lisa Johnson, Director of Inpatient Services, Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, N.D., Dec. 17, 2020. Ortizcruz is a Department of Defense liaison to the hospital, enabling the integration of the military medical teams there and providing additional critical support the medical providers require. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to FEMA in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Doug Halleaux)