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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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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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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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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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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 18th Medical Command Deployment Support board an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 13, 2020. The 535th AS transported U.S. Army medical personnel from the 18th MEDCOM to Guam in support of the global COVID-19 response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin Baxter)
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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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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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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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48 years in uniform

Col. Craig R. Thomas, 168th Medical Group commander, 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, is set to retire after over 48 years in uniform, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 8, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam Keele)
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Joint Staff surgeon praises Americans stepping up to help COVID-19 victims

Joint Staff Surgeon Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Paul Friedrichs, in a press briefing with Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Rath Hoffman, discusses the DoD response to COVID-19, at the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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Sheppard Airmen make cloth face covers to combat COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Britanie McKayle, a 363rd Training Squadron aircraft munitions apprentice course graduate, threads a sewing machine at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, April 7, 2020. McKayle and Airmen from other career fields volunteered to learn a new skill at the 361st Training Squadron's aircrew flight equipment schoolhouse to help make cloth face covers in response to a Department of Defense directive for all military and civilian members, their families and contractors to wear the precautionary barrier when social distancing isn't practical or maintainable. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Heaney, 911th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, cuts material to make a cloth face covering at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 6, 2020. Aircrew flight equipment technicians are making the cloth face coverings as the U.S. Air Force is committed to taking every precaution to ensure the health and well-being of all its personnel and their family members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)
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Dyess Airmen create hand sanitizer

Airmen work together to create hand sanitizer at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 6, 2020. The Airman were able to gather all of the hand sanitizer ingredients from locations on base and in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)
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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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New York City emergency room doc joins Air National Guard as flight surgeon amid crisis

Dr. Lorenzo Paladino, an emergency medicine physician in Brooklyn, enlists into the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., March 18, 2020. Paladino, who has experience training Airmen assigned to the wing in medical techniques and procedures, is joining with 106th as a flight surgeon with the rank of major. (Courtesy Photo)
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Bring Them Home: USAFSAM trains teams to treat, transport COVID-19 patients

Staff Sgt. Lee Nembhard, an aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, straps a simulated Ebola patient to a litter during a Transport Isolation System training exercise at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, October 23, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Miller)
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MDG continues measures to limit COVID-19 spread

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carlos Torres Fernandez, right, 23d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, performs a protective-mask fit test on Master Sgt. James Howell, 823d Base Defense Squadron medical cell flight chief, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 1, 2020. The COVID-19 Tier 2 screening moved from the 23d Medical Group parking lot to the Davidson Gate, expanding its testing to active duty dependents as part of an ongoing response to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus and preserve combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)
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MDG continues measures to limit COVID-19 spread

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Relitz, left, 23d Medical Support Squadron physical evaluation board officer, and Tech. Sgt. Jose Lemus, 23d MDSS Tricare operations patient administration flight chief, prepare for a COVID-19 Tier 2 screening at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 1, 2020. The COVID-19 Tier 2 screening moved from the 23d Medical Group parking lot to the Davidson Gate, expanding its testing to active duty dependents as part of an ongoing response to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus and preserve combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)
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