Rebecca Useldinger, left, a patient care manager at

Rebecca Useldinger, left, a patient care manager at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, N.D., demonstrates the hospital’s procedures for storing personal protective equipment to U.S. Army Master Sgt. Hector Ortizcruz, medical logistician, 62nd Medical Brigade, during Ortizcruz’s visit to the hospital’s COVID-19 unit, Dec. 17, 2020. Ortizcruz is a Department of Defense liaison to the hospital, enabling the integration of a DOD medical team of approximately 10 nurses who work alongside their Altru Hospital counterparts supporting the North Dakota Department of Health’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 Maj. Doug Halleaux)