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379th EAES among first to train on new NPC-L

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Stuart, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, checks his personal protective equipment before training on the Negatively Pressurized Conex- Lite at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 6, 2020. The 379th EAES is among the first to train on this new asset, created to safely isolate patients during aerial transportation on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)
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Reservists conduct training for AE operations

Members of the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and the 45th AES, carry a litter of medical supplies onboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware, at MacDill AFB, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The 908th AES teamed up with the 927th Air Refueling Wing’s 45th AES to conduct on-the-ground and aerial medical training to maximize mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks)
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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Arias, 316th Aeromedical Staging Facility medical technician, wipes off the hatch of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. In addition to tending to patients’ medical needs, technicians ensure the safety of patients and staff by taking extra precautions, such as wiping off potentially slippery surfaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriela Preciado, 11th Surgical Operations Squadron medical technician, takes the temperature of a patient at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. Protocols such as taking patients’ temperatures and verifying their identities are mandatory before patients can be offloaded from aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maria Bandstra, 316th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, places a towel in a patient room at the Aeromedical Staging Facility at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. Prior to the arrival of patients, technicians prepare rooms to ensure cleanliness and comfortability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tessa Campanella, 96th Medical Group, completes a COVID-19 test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 10, 2020. Campanella and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more than 330 tests in a two-day span to 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers returning from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)
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COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kokou Dekadjevi, 96th Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 10, 2020. Dekadjevi and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more than 330 tests in a two-day span to 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers returning from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)
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U.S. Air Force medical professionals provide care at Adventist Health Hanford

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chandra Alegria, left, nurse, and Air Force Capt. Paul Reed, read a medical procedure at Adventist Health Hanford, Hanford, California, August 4, 2020. Reed is wearing a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health face shield approved for use by medical providers when full face protection is needed. Alegria and Reed are members of a medical support team deployed from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, which integrated with hospital staff to provide additional medical support. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Charles Calio)
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AP992

Brogan Lane, a simulated victim in an airplane crash scenario, is helped out of an airplane that was simulated to be on fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Medical Personnel course at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 4, 2020. A total of 22 Airmen participated in the TCCC-MP course to learn trauma care in an uncontrolled environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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ARMS-Mission Training

Airmen with 923nd Airlift Wing, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, conduct Aero Medical Evacuation Readiness Mission training on a C-130J from the 314th Airlift Wing, Aug. 6, 2020. ARMS-Mission training is required for AES Airmen to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Spenner)
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Dental undeterred through COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Montgomery, 17th Medical Group general dentist, discusses an oral care plan with a patient at the Ross Clinic’s dental facility at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 5, 2020. The room was sanitized before and after the patient was seen by the provider. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves) Note: this photo has been edited to blur a medical badge.
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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)
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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)
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A Day at the Lab

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maria Sibert, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, cleans a chemistry analyzer at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 20, 2020. The chemistry analyzer tests plasma samples for abnormalities such as high or low cholesterol, electrolytes, thyroid hormones and diabetes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shannon Sanders, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, places blood samples in a centrifuge at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 20, 2020. The centrifuge is used to separate the plasma from the red blood cells to allow testing for thyroid hormones and human chorionic gonadotropin hormones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Ramstein medics conduct Negatively Pressurized Conex training

Medics from the Kaiserslautern Military Community and medical instructors from Air Mobility Command participate in training scenarios inside a Negatively Pressurized Conex at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 14, 2020. NPC instructors from AMC trained medics from the Kaiserslautern Military community to ensure they’re capable to support European and Africa Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)
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Team Travis conducts first Indo-Pacific aeromedical evacuation mission for COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight offload a COVID-19 positive patient from a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 17, 2020. Travis Airmen transported the patient from the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility as part of the Air Force’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This transport marked the Air Force’s first TIS mission into the INDOPACOM AOR, and the 18th time employing TIS units to transport COVID-19-positive passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cameron Otte)
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Team Travis conducts first Indo-Pacific aeromedical evacuation mission for COVID-19

A 60th Air Mobility Wing C-17 from Travis Air Force Base, California, support a Transport Isolation System operation at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2020. A team of Airmen from several commands rapidly executed a TIS in support of a COVID-19 bio-containment aeromedical evacuation mission. This is the first time the TIS was used in the Indo-Pacific area of operations. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize contamination risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients afflicted by a disease. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr.)
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Medical Material keeps the Medical Group going

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bailey Pitcher, 22nd Medical Support Squadron acquisitions technician, prepares equipment at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 15, 2020. Medical material Airmen can receive an average of four to five shipments a day. Once the medical material team receives packages, they are opened, logged and delivered to the requesting clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Luke Airman becomes AF’s first physical therapist assistant to bypass tech school

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Perina, 56th Health Care Operations Squadron physical therapist assistant, left, uses a goniometer to measure a patient’s range of motion at the Physical Therapy Clinic at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 13, 2020. In a move that saved the Air Force approximately $29,000 in training costs, the Air Force waived Perina’s requirement to attend technical school, making her the first PTA to report to their first duty station directly from basic training. Perina enlisted in the Air Force with an associate degree in PTA, a PTA license in Florida, and four years of work experience, completing the certifications needed to bypass tech school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)
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