https://www.poa.usace.army.mil Alaska District News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:04:00 GMT Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:49:02 GMT https://www.poa.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2127701/army-to-help-convert-vacant-buildings-into-hospitals-as-covid-19-spreads/ Army leaders announced plans to quickly convert unused buildings into makeshift hospitals in multiple states, starting in New York, as hospitals brace for medical shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, construction is set to kick off as the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan will be refitted into a 1,000-bed hospital and an additional 1,800 field medical stations, officials said. Soldiers from the New York National Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and civilian employees will prepare the medical facility, slated to begin operating in a week to 10 days. The race against the virus is “an unbelievably complicated problem” that needs a simple solution, said Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Mar/26/2002270751/115/75/0/200320-A-CE999-002.JPG' alt='Hear remarks by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, specific to support by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the national Coronavirus response. These clips are excerpts from today&#39;s press conference in the Pentagon. The full event, including remarks by Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy; Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville; Army Corps of Engineers Commander Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite; and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Scott Dingle can also be viewed here: https://facebook.com/DeptofDefense/videos/2643688735757461/' /> <br /> Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:04:00 GMT Thomas Brading https://www.poa.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2127701/army-to-help-convert-vacant-buildings-into-hospitals-as-covid-19-spreads/ Disaster Response