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It’s all hands on deck.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday night that allows the Pentagon to call National Guard members and former US troops back to active duty to fight the coronavirus.

The extra recruits might be needed to support military members already on the front lines fighting the pandemic, the Washington Post reported.

“As this is a dynamic situation, we do not currently have a projected number of expected activations, but the Department is now fully authorized to make activations as needed,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said in a statement early Saturday morning.

Anyone called up to service can remain on active duty for up to two years, according to the order.