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U.S Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Surgeon General and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, discuss convalescent plasma therapy as part of treatment for COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force video by Air Force Television Pentagon)

Airmen prepare to transfer 12 COVID-19 patients from a C-17 Globemaster III following the first-ever operational use of the Negatively Pressurized Conex at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 1, 2020. The NPC is the latest isolated containment chamber developed to transport up to 28 individuals with infectious diseases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

NPC completes first operational patient movement

Photo of Travis' AES perform routine training mission

An AFMS look back at June 2020

Dyess Airmen create hand sanitizer.

Public Health Emergency Officers balance risk and mission during crisis

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Briana Cavassa, 31st Dental Squadron dental technician, conducts a medical screening for Airmen returning from deployment at Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 11, 2020. To combat the spread of COVID-19, new screening procedures for returning Airmen have been implemented. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)

Embedded mental health essential during pandemic (Part 2)

With news of the contagious and potentially deadly illness known as novel coronavirus grabbing headlines worldwide, military health officials say that an informed, common sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick. (Graphic by Military Health System)

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