Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals

U.S. Air Force nurses, 1st Lt. Lindsey Richardson and Capt. Ashley Ritchey of the 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, assist Staff Sgt. Ryan Sheldon of the California Army National Guard with the proper wear of medical personal protective gear at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California, July 22, 2020. The nurses deployed from Travis Air Force Base, California, to support Task Force 46, under the Joint Force Land Component Command, U.S. Army North, to assist with COVID-19 response efforts. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to states in need, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-nation COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ashley Ritchey, right, of the 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to Task Force 46, Joint Force Land Component Command, U.S. Army North, instruct Staff Sgt. Ryan Sheldon of the California Army National Guard on proper application of medical personal protective gear at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California, July 22, 2020. Ritchey is a registered nurse stationed at Travis Air Force Base’s David Grant USAF Medical Center in Fairfield, California, and deployed to support hospital staff during COVID-19 response efforts. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to states in need, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-nation COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Lindsey Richardson of the 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to Task Force 46, Joint Force Land Component Command, U.S. Army North, uses a Pyxis medical dispensing system at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California, July 22, 2020. Richardson is a nurse stationed at Travis Air Force Base’s David Grant USAF Medical Center in Fairfield, California, assisting Task Force 46 with the COVID-19 response efforts. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to states in need, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-nation COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ashley Ritchey, a nurse assigned to the 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, supports Task Force 46, Joint Force Land Component Command, U.S. Army North, during COVID-19 response efforts at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California, July 22, 2020. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to states in need, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-nation COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Buan, a medical technician assigned to the 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, uses a computer while deployed with Task Force 46, the Joint Force Land Component Command, U.S. Army North at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, California, July 22, 2020. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to states in need, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-nation COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)

Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals

Published July 28, 2020
Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs