200414-M-VO343-1354 LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2020) Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, speaks to Marines near the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in Los Angeles, April 14, 2020. Mercy deployed in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore base hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexa M. Hernandez/Released)