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July 8, 2021
CMSAF visits BWI Patriot Express COVID-19 testing facility

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks with Airmen at the Patriot Express COVID-19 testing facility in the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, July 8, 2021. Over 22,000 rapid, on-site, COVID-19 tests were administered by Air Force medical
April 30, 2021
Travis AFB to deliver more life-saving COVID-19 assistance to India

The 60th Air Mobility Wing is preparing to send two more aircraft loaded with critical COVID-19 medical supplies to India to help front-line medical workers combat the recent spread of COVID-19 in that country.
Jan. 6, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine arrives to Joint Base MDL

A limited supply of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Dec. 31, 2020 with members on the installation receiving the shot a few hours after arrival. For Joint Base MDL, it is the next step to neutralizing the virus.
Sept. 23, 2020
AUAB receives first NPC, enhances medical mission

Airmen prepare to off load a specialized medical container designed to transport individuals with infectious diseases at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 18, 2020. The Negatively Pressurized Conex, or NPC, is configured for the C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft to safely transport up
May 28, 2020
315th AW welcomes home COVID response medical team

The 315th Airlift Wing welcomed home a team of 315th Aerospace Medicine Squadron members returning from a mobilization in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 23, 2020
More than 770 AF Reservists called up providing medical support

More than 150 additional Air Force Reserve medical specialists were mobilized in the latest Air Force Reserve call-up in support of COVID-19 relief efforts with most Reservists set to assist medical staff in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
April 13, 2020
Aerial Delivery Flight fabricates masks for Team Little Rock

Airmen assigned to the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Delivery Flight at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, volunteered to fabricate cloth face masks in an effort to support Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s new guidance on the use of cloth face coverings released on April 5.
April 9, 2020
Joint Base Team comes together to support those in quarantine and isolation

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the United States, protective measures have been implemented across the country to protect individuals from contracting the virus and flatten the curve.
April 5, 2020
Air Force Reserve mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response

Within 48 hours of notification, the Air Force Reserve mobilized more than 120 medical personnel across the nation to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to help with the fight against COVID-19 in New York City.
March 26, 2020
JTF-Bravo facilitates repatriation of US citizens from Honduras

At the request of the U.S. State Department and at the direction of U.S. Southern Command, a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules is transporting 78 U.S. citizens from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, who were previously unable to return home, to Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia.

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