US Army delivers supplies to hard-hit Italy

BERGAMO, ITALY - MARCH 25: A man, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a mural dedicated to all Italian medical workers depicting a nurse cradling Italy and reading ‘To All Of You... Thank You!’, on a wall of Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital on March 25, 2020 in Bergamo, near Milan, Italy. Bergamo is the epicenter of Italy’s hardest-hit region, Lombardy, the site of hundreds of coronavirus deaths. The Italian government continues to enforce the nationwide lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19. | Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images

BERLIN — The U.S. Army Europe says it has delivered medical supplies and equipment to help fight the new coronavirus in Italy’s hard-hit region of Lombardy.

The move, which was part of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s humanitarian assistance program, saw the 405th Army Field Support Brigade deliver hospital beds, mattresses, adjustable IV poles and other supplies from the U.S. Army Camp Darby in Livorno, Italy.

In a statement Wednesday, U.S. Army Europe’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, said the effort demonstrated “the U.S commitment to our NATO ally and the people of Italy during this crisis.”