Air Force 1st Lt. Ian Krug (left), a registered nurse with the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, works with Air Force Capt. Ramil Labiran (right), a registered nurse with Brooke Army Medical Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, and Staff Sgt. LaShauna Brown, center, a medical technician and noncommissioned officer in charge of the pediatric intensive care unit of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, in a makeshift expansion of the intensive care unit at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)

Air Force Capt. Ramil Labiran, a registered nurse with Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, provides patient care with Staff Sgt. LaShauna Brown, a medical technician and noncommissioned officer in charge of the pediatric intensive care unit of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland, at an intensive care unit within University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)

Air Force Capt. Ramil Labiran, a registered nurse with Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, dons personal protective equipment while discussing patient care with Staff Sgt. LaShauna Brown, a medical technician and noncommissioned officer in charge of the pediatric intensive care unit of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland, before entering a patient room at an intensive care unit within University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16. These airmen, with 37 years of collective military experience between them, are ready for whatever COVID-19 may bring. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)

Air Force Capt. Ramil Labiran, a registered nurse with Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, dons personal protective equipment before entering a patient room at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)

Air Force 1st Lt. Ian Krug (left), a registered nurse with the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, with Air Force Capt. Ramil Labiran (right), a registered nurse with Brooke Army Medical Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, in a makeshift expansion of the intensive care unit at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16. These nurses are adjusting to a new work environment under fire by a surge of COVID-19 in the area. However, they aren’t in this alone, having a joint team supporting them at every step. They, along with approximately 60 other service members, are working jointly with the U.S. Army and civilian hospitals to assist in the mitigation of COVID-19 and help citizens in need. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian Krug, a registered nurse with the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, works with Staff Sgt. LaShauna Brown, a medical technician and noncommissioned officer in charge of the pediatric intensive care unit of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, in a patient room at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020. They, along with approximately 60 other service members, are working jointly with the U.S. Army and civilian hospitals to assist in the mitigation of COVID-19 and help citizens in need. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)

Air Force Staff Sgt. LaShauna Brown, a medical technician and noncommissioned officer in charge of the pediatric intensive care unit of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, dons personal protective equipment in a makeshift expansion of the intensive care unit at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Samantha Hall)