LTC Mike Manning is one of four Army War College Fellows at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, who provided COVID-19 response support to Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center in March 2020. University President Tony Monaco and Tufts Medical Center President Mike Apkon requested support with crisis action planning and response, and the Fellows volunteered. Their support included advice and expertise in: Incident Command Center set up; establishing battle tracking and reporting requirements; lab optimization and capacity planning; surge staffing and facilities planning support; support logistics and procurement connections with university alumnus; and long-term recovery planning support. The Fellows lent their experience in crisis action planning and decision making, leadership, and CBRNE clean/dirty operation planning for the ICU and medical center writ large.
