The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains an extraordinary event that continues to strain healthcare systems worldwide. Unlike the military treatment facilities (MTFs) in the USA, which have ready access to tertiary care facilities, those MTFs in foreign countries confront a host of challenges in meeting mission requirements. In this article, we discuss the MTFs’ COVID-19 response in the rural environment of Bavaria, Germany. Relevant factors including regional and clinic response, force health protection, and contingency planning, which influenced the MTFs response, are identified. These factors are further analyzed from a “lessons learned” perspective, and recommendations to shape the future response to a pandemic are provided. This current crisis portends a future where pandemics may remain an omnipresent threat.

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孤立的农村环境中的军事治疗设施 COVID-19 响应：挑战和经验教训

2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行仍然是一个非同寻常的事件，继续给全球医疗系统带来压力。与美国的军事治疗设施 (MTF) 不同，这些医疗设施 (MTF) 可以随时使用三级护理设施，而国外的这些 MTF 在满足任务要求方面面临着许多挑战。在本文中，我们讨论了 MTF 在德国巴伐利亚农村环境中的 COVID-19 响应。确定了影响 MTF 响应的相关因素，包括区域和诊所响应、部队健康保护和应急计划。从“经验教训”的角度进一步分析了这些因素，并提供了塑造未来应对大流行病的建议。当前的危机预示着未来流行病可能仍然是无所不在的威胁。