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Emergency Response

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Commissioned Corps emergency response teams are managed by the Office of the Surgeon General. They are trained and equipped to respond to public health crises and national emergencies, such as natural disasters, disease outbreaks, or terrorist attacks. The teams are multidisciplinary and are capable of responding to domestic and international humanitarian missions. Officers have responded to many such emergencies in the past, including:

Commissioned Corps officers respond to public health crises and national emergencies.
Commissioned Corps officers respond to public health crises and national emergencies.

  • 1999—hospital center at Fort Dix, NJ, for Kosovo refugees
  • 2001—terrorist attacks
  • 2001—anthrax attacks
  • 2004/2005—tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia
  • 2005—hurricanes Katrina and Rita
  • 2006—earthquake in Hawaii
  • 2006—medicine contamination in Panama

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Last updated on 6/10/2008