The fall 2020 issue of Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine Outlook is first and foremost a look at how the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic that, as of this writing, has claimed the lives of more than 228,000 Americans. The DOD's on-the-ground response has included medical professionals treating military and civilian patients; National Guard personnel transporting and distributing crucial personal protective equipment and medical supplies and establishing and supporting COVID-19 testing sites; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' conversion of hotels, dormitories, and convention centers into alternate care facilities. Meanwhile, the VA has put its research prowess and its partnership with the Department of Energy to work, gleaning insights into the virus and its effects by running patient data from publicly available datasets through DOE supercomputers. Studies and clinical trials prompted by these insights will certainly increase understanding of the disea
