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Trump Authorizes Military Leaders to Call Reservists Into Active Duty Amid Outbreak

Trump Authorizes Military Leaders to Call Reservists Into Active Duty Amid Outbreak
U.S. Army National Guard members look on as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces plans to convert a conference center into a field hospital in New York City, on March 23, 2020. Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order authorizing the secretaries of homeland security and defense to call up military and Coast Guard reservists to active duty.

“This will allow us to mobilize medical disaster and emergency response personnel to help wage our battle against the virus by activating thousands of experienced service members, including retirees,” Trump said at a Friday briefing of the COVID-19 task force.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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