PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATIONPentagon Has Deployed Many Ventilators From Department of Defense Stockpile: EsperSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintSecretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks during the daily briefing on the CCP virus in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on April 1, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesZachary StieberSenior Reporter4/6/2020|Updated: 4/6/2020The Pentagon has deployed many of its 2,000 ventilators amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said.Many of the ventilators have been deployed with USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy, military hospital ships that were sent to Los Angeles and New York City.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.