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An AFMS look back at May 2020

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrea Ford, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron bio-environmental engineer, decontaminates a Transport Isolation System on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after the transport of a potentially infectious patient to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 8, 2020. The mission marked the fourth mission and the 14th patient moved using the TIS since its first operational use on April 10. 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 disease such as COVID-19. Presently, Air Mobility Command has multiple TIS Force Packages on alert at Ramstein AB, Travis AFB, and Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to support global requirements. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)
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The space mission continues during COVID-19; USSF leaders visit VAFB

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Avery Lake, 30th Medical Group mental health technician, checks the temperature of Gen. Jay Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations and U.S. Space Command commander, before entering the 30th MDG for a tour at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, May 7, 2020. During the visit, Raymond observed and commended members of Vandenberg AFB for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)
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Recce Nurses, Medical Technicians our frontline fighters against COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ulla Strömberg, 9th Health Care Operations Squadron Family Care Flight section chief, right, prepares an intravenous access for Staff Sgt. Marissa Smyth, 9th HCOS Family Health Clinic NCOIC, at Beale Air Force Base, California, May 1, 2020. Strömberg was demonstrating the proper procedures for training purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jason W. Cochran)
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COVID screenings

Two members of the 55th Medical group review a COVID-19 briefing as part of a screening for members of the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron returning from overseas, May 5. 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by William A. O'Brien)
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Lab testing COVID-19 samples

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Harris, a laboratory technician with the 96th Medical Group, handles a patient sample that will be tested for COVID-19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2020. All samples are handled within the biological safety cabinet, known as the “hood,” to ensure no particles come into the room. It takes about 70 minutes to process each panel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)
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Public Health needed now more than ever

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nathan Horwitz-Willis, Force Health Protection Officer, Massachusetts National Guard Joint Task Force Surgeon, goes through a mask fitting test with Mr. Bowen Jackson, a specialist from Safety, Inc., Tewksbury Hospital, Massachusetts, April 21, 2020. Horwitz-Willis traditionally serves as a Public Health Officer at the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. He has been activated to provide public health guidance at the state headquarters level in support of the Massachusetts National Guard’s COVID-19 response efforts. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Capt. Bonnie Blakely)
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Maj. Chad Brooks takes COVID-19 Swab for testing

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Brooks, of the 119th Medical Group, takes a sample swab from an asymptomatic volunteer who is taking a COVID-19 test in the parking lot of the Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 23, 2020. He’s wearing personal protective equipment to stay safe while he works, and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while testing people as they drive through in their vehicles. He is just one of the many North Dakota National Guard members partnering with the North Dakota Department of Health and other civilian agencies in support of the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David H. Lipp)
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How Recce Town’s Laboratory professionals are helping in the fight against COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Victor Mendez, 9th Health Care Operations Squadron lab technician, reads a blood slide at Beale Air Force Base, California, April 20, 2020. Reading a blood slide is looking for abnormalities in the blood. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Jason W. Cochran)
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COVID-19 can’t stop Lab Week

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Emery and Airman 1st Class Jordan Cleveland, 30th Health Care Operations Squadron laboratory technicians, conduct microscope training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, April 20, 2020. Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, also known as Lab Week, is observed annually to promote awareness and show appreciation to medical laboratory professionals and pathologists for the work they do to assist patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittany E. N. Murphy)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Andrews, 423rd Medical Squadron family health clinic element chief, clinical nurse and infection preventionist, poses for a photo in a 3-D face shield as she holds a swab at a COVID-19 drive-up testing station at RAF Alconbury, England, April 13, 2020. The 423rd MDS transformed their parking lot into a drive-thru to expedite testing and prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima)
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Bioenvironmental engineering flight key to PPE development

60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight technicians perform N95 mask fit tests on aircrew at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 10, 2020. The bioenvironmental engineering flights conduct respirator and gas mask fit tests to protect Airmen and maintain a healthy workforce. They also perform environmental, occupational and radiological surveillance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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An AFMS look back at April 2020

A Texas Air National Guard medic, attached to the 149th Fighter Wing, prepares to receive patients by properly securing her personal protective equipment at a community-based testing facility in Fredericksburg, Texas, April 19, 2020. The Texas Military Department, in tandem with state partners, has established community-based testing facilities to provide drive-in COVID-19 screenings to communities not served by a county health department. These facilities will allow Texas to curb the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Charles E. Spirtos)
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423d MDS goes the extra mile to ensure safety

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kristen Nickerson, left, 423d Medical Squadron NCO in charge of bio-environmental engineering, conducts a qualitative fit test on a N95 mask for Staff Sgt. Jennalyse Adam, 423d MDS dental assistant, at RAF Alconbury, England April 14, 2020. The 423d MDS were conducting fit tests of the N95 mask to ensure personnel are safe to continue to treat patients who may have contracted the novel coronavirus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
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423d MDS goes the extra mile to ensure safety

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Amber Potter, 423d Medical Squadron dental assistant, poses for a portrait at RAF Alconbury, England, April 14, 2020. In an effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the 423d MDS has been conducting drive-thru COVID-19 testing along with passing out face coverings to those in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eugene Oliver)
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More than 30 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron set up hospital beds and clinical space at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, April 13, 2020. The site, which became operational around April 15, serves as an Alternate Care Facility for patients suffering from COVID-19 if area hospitals exceed available capacity. The location initially can treat up to 288 patients and is scalable to 2,000 beds. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)
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Mobility Airmen conduct historic first aeromedical evacuation mission using Transport Isolation System

Three U.S. Air Force medical Airmen exit a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft following the first-ever operational use of the Transport Isolation System at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 10, 2020. 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 Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine)
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Mobility Airmen conduct historic first aeromedical evacuation mission using Transport Isolation System

A U.S. Air Force medical Airman awaits patient documentation following the first operational use of the Transport Isolation System at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 10, 2020. 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 Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine)
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Air Force establishes training hub at JB Charleston for COVID-19 aeromedical evacuation

U.S Air Force Capt. Naomi King, 628th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron infectious disease team lead, reviews COVID-19 cleaning procedures with Airmen in the Transport Isolation System at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 5, 2020. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients affected by contagions like COVID-19. MEDCREW, a combination of Aeromedical Evacuation flight nurses and technicians, Critical Care Air Transport teams, Infectious Disease specialists, and TIS support team members, participated in multi-day training at Joint Base Charleston to focus on patient movement using the TIS. The training involved learning how to don and doff personal protective equipment specific to COVID-19, preparing patients for evacuation, loading and unloading patients from the TIS, and configuring the C-17 Globemaster III for patient movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allison Payne)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Rigor, 48th Medical Support Squadron, conducts COVID-19 testing at Royal Air Force Feltwell, England, April 9, 2020. The capability to test locally has reduced the wait time for results from 5-7 days to less than 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Matthew Plew)
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82nd MDG laboratory BioFire test equipment

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonisha Gibson, 82nd Medical Group clinical laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares a sample for testing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, April 9, 2020. Gibson will inject the patient’s sample into a FilmArray pouch that can be analyzed and tested on a molecular level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)
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