East Tennessee strike soldiers begin mock vaccinations at Wolstein CVC
March 20, 2021

KNOXVILLE - Three soldiers from Gatlinburg, Maryville, and Newport, Tennessee took part in mock vaccinations at Wolstein Community Vaccination Center in Cleveland, Tennessee on March 15, 2021.

U.S. Army Spc. Ty Gerber, right, a Gatlinburg, Tennessee, native and Spc. Seth Johnston, center, a Fort Wayne, Indiana, native, both combat medics with 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, discuss a plan of action for a dry run scenario with Charlie Company Commander Capt. Jacob Bell, left, at the Wolstein Community Vaccination Center in Cleveland, March 15, 2021. Soldiers from the 101st have been selected to assist FEMA and the state of Ohio in vaccination efforts of their large-scale logistical skills and medical capabilities. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to FEMA as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, 40th Public Affairs Detachment, courtesy of U.S. Army)

U.S. Army Spc. Ginna Bock, a Maryville, Tennessee, native, and a combat medic with 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, simulates giving a vaccine to fellow combat medic Spc. Jason Phillips, a Temperance, Michigan, native also with Evac Platoon, as part of training at the Wolstein Community Vaccination Center in Cleveland, March 15, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to FEMA as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)

U.S. Army Pfc. Aidan McGonigle, right, a Hertford, North Carolina, native and a combat medic with 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, and Spc. Logan Suggs, a Newport, Tennessee, native and combat medic for 1-26, work through how to deliver vaccines safely to someone with functional needs during a walk-through at the Wolstein Community Vaccination Center in Cleveland, March 15, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing continued, flexible Department of Defense support to FEMA as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)