5 Jun 2020

Air Force International Health Specialists bring experience to pandemic response

The Ninth Air Force-led Task Force-Southeast provided defense support of civil authorities within Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, regions III and IV. The task force’s largest mission was delivering support to a COVID-19 alternate care site set up at Temple University in Philadelphia that served as an overflow medical facility.

8 May 2020

Nurses Week: Army Reserve surgical nurse answers call to assist in Philadelphia area hospital

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, and has been designated as the Year of the Nurse by the World Health Organization.

30 Apr 2020

Top Air Force leader’s vision realized with stand up of TF-Southeast

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Task Force-Southeast April 30 to see first-hand how the unit is supporting the whole-of-government approach to the Department of Defense’s response to COVID-19.

24 Apr 2020

Commander of Air Combat Command visits TF-Southeast

Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command visited the service members of Task Force-Southeast at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 20, 2020. Holmes toured several facilities to learn how the task force operates and about its mission to aid in the country’s fight to combat COVID-19.

16 Apr 2020

Task Force-Southeast supports COVID-19 fight

The Department of Defense has stood up task forces across the U.S. to provide relief to state health

16 Apr 2020

TF-Southeast provides defense support on behalf of DoD

Members of Task Force-Southeast coordinated logistics with FEMA and the state of Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Services at the Koehler Field House alternate Care Facility in Stroudsburg April 14.

16 Apr 2020

TF-Southeast surveys Liacouras Center in Philadelphia

Forward deployed members from Task Force-Southeast, as part of U.S. Army North’s defesnse support of civil authorities mission, surveyed the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia April 15 to discuss logistics and operations.

16 Apr 2020

TF-Southeast conducts ROF briefing for forwarding deploying members

Task Force-Southeast conducted a mass Rules of Force and Posse Comitatus Act briefing April 13 for all members who would forward deploying to areas of interest in FEMA Regions III & IV.

12 Apr 2020

TF-Southeast holds Commander's Update Brief in support of DSCA mission

Airmen assigned to Task Force-Southeast participated in the Commander's Update Brief April 11 in support of the Defense Department Support to FEMA COVID-19 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

10 Apr 2020

TF-Southeast leadership visits new joint ops center

Maj. Gen. Chad Franks, Task Force-Southeast commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin Hedden, TF-SE command chief, visited the new TF-SE Joint Operations Center both right before and after TF-SE members moved into the location.