▁Support ▁Function ▁# 8 ▁– ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁Medical ▁Services , ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁deployed ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁Framework ▁for ▁various ▁needs ▁to ▁other ▁federal ▁ag encies , ▁states , ▁local ▁govern ments , ▁or ▁even ▁to ▁aid ▁foreign ▁govern ments . ▁Like ▁all ▁other ▁federal - level ▁responses , ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁officers ▁are ▁deployed ▁only ▁upon ▁request , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General ▁and ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Health . ▁During ▁deploy ments , ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁officers ▁may ▁report ▁to ▁regular ▁office ▁spaces , ▁such ▁as ▁coordin ating ▁responses ▁at ▁state - of - the - art ▁emer gency ▁operations ▁cent ers , ▁or ▁into ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁extremely ▁aust ere ▁environments , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁respond ing ▁to ▁a ▁natural ▁dis aster . ▁In ▁addition , ▁deploy ments ▁may ▁either ▁be ▁on ▁an ▁individual ▁basis , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁specific ▁skill ▁sets ▁are ▁needed , ▁or ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁team , ▁when ▁large - scale ▁responses ▁are ▁needed . ▁ ▁The ▁commission ed ▁corps ▁uses ▁a ▁tier ed ▁system ▁of ▁response , ▁with ▁Tier ▁ 1 ▁response ▁teams ▁ready ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁an ▁event ▁within ▁ 1 2 ▁hours , ▁and ▁Tier ▁ 2 ▁teams ▁ready ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁respond ▁within ▁ 3 6 ▁hours . ▁Offic ers ▁not ▁on ▁Tier ▁ 1 ▁or ▁ 2 ▁teams ▁are ▁Tier ▁ 3 ▁respond ers , ▁ready ▁and ▁able ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁an ▁event ▁in ▁ 7 2 ▁hours . ▁Tier