DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services' ability to achieve success during the COVID-19 pandemic using an other transaction authority strategy was the use of the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium. DOD was able to secure personal protective equipment and solicit advanced research and manufacturing for 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by 1st Lt. Angelo Mejia, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)