In 2020, the United States faced an unprecedented challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic halted travel, stalled the economy, and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. But Jake Wood’s Team Rubicon did what they do best: confront the crisis head-on, wherever it might arise, in whatever form it may take.

In this short film for GEICO Military, we meet Jake to learn how Team Rubicon’s rapid deployment of field hospitals, testing sites, and food distribution centers came to the rescue of the hardest hit communities and weary frontline workers.

This piece aired during CNN Heroes 2020.

Produced/Directed by Pikey Holdredge for CNN's branded content studio Courageous.