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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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378th EMEDS conduct trauma exercise with MEDEVAC

The 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron conducted a trauma response exercise to practice its response, mitigation, treatment and evacuation of critically injured patients at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 14, 2020. The 378th EMEDS combined with Security Forces, Civil Engineering and U.S. Army flight medics from Task Force Javelin to exercise treatment, evacuation and transport of patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Wiseman)
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen from the 45th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron offload a patient at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, July 10, 2020. The patients had recently returned from overseas
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KC-46A Pegasus Completes Its First Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jaclyn Klimaski, Air Mobility Command aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to Air Mobility Command Headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, searches for equipment in an inflight kit at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, July 10, 2020. In support of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, the Total Force AE crew qualified on the KC-46A Pegasus using a syllabus that included numerous patient scenarios and configurations to guide the execution of the training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa Garcia)
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Air advisors polish livesaving skills during TCCC training, leadership demo

U.S. Air Force Col. Philip Morrison, left, 621st Air Mobility Advisory Group commander, and Tech. Sgt. Giacomo Zignago, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron independent duty medical technician, provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care to a simulated shot wingman during a TCCC training scenario at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 13, 2020. Morrison, newly assigned 621st Air Mobility Advisory Group commander, had the opportunity to roleplay to provide care to a simulated victim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)
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Keesler aids USS Tripoli in COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brook Lee, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron laboratory technician, organizes samples for COVID-19 testing at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, July 14, 2020. Airmen from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, assisted in testing over 900 Sailors as part of the joint and total force effort across Navy and Air Force active duty and guard installations along the Gulf Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly L. Mueller)
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432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Killian, left, 99th Medical Group and Tech. Sgt. Benigno, right, 489th Attack Squadron, flight and operational medical technicians, demonstrate a serology test at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, July 7, 2020. The objective is to determine if the serology test better identifies those that had COVID-19 but were asymptomatic or not diagnosed, or if the saliva test is sufficient for evaluation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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Putting COVID-19 to the test

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexandria Johnson, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron lab technician, reviews a bacteria sample inside the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 2, 2020. The Microbiology Department has been working to get fast, efficient and accurate COVID test results to their patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Tobler)
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AMC Airmen deployed to AUAB selected AF OAY

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Yvonne Febles-Rosario, 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy non-commissioned officer in charge, works with a patient at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 10, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Battles)
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An AFMS look back at July 2020

Airmen assigned to the 86th Medical Group and 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron transfer a COVID-19 patient following the first-ever operational use of the Negatively Pressurized Conex to transport 12 COVID-19 patients aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft 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)
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An AFMS look back at June 2020

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carley Dolan, 103rd Medical Group aerospace medical technician, tests a 103rd Airlift Wing Airman for COVID-19 at Bradley Air National Guard Base, East Granby, Connecticut, June 19, 2020. The 103rd Medical Group worked in partnership with the Connecticut National Guard 14th Civil Support Team, New York National Guard 24th Civil Support Team, and Connecticut Department of Public Health to provide COVID-19 testing to Connecticut Air National Guard personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Tucker)
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386th EMDG conducts COVID screenings at Cargo City

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Frensley, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group flight medical technician performs COVID-19 screenings on an inbound jet transporting service members at Cargo City, Kuwait, June 16, 2020. The 386th EMDG screens personnel from multiple branches that process through Cargo City, including the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Marine Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum)
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Nellis serology testing advances fight against COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jayna Barros, left, 99th Medical Group laboratory technician, wraps bandage around patient at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 17, 2020. Laboratory technicians work to help doctors detect illnesses and determine treatment options. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Zachary Rufus)
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Airmen adapt to COVID-19 working conditions

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Francis Raymundo, 60th Dental Squadron dental technician, wears a reusable face shield while conducting an examination at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 5, 2020. The 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, 60th Air Mobility Wing Phoenix Spark innovation cell, and 60th Maintenance Squadron collaborated to design and manufacture personal protective equipment for David Grant USAF Medical Center. As of June 1, DGMC had received 153 face shields in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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