Biomedical equipment technicians keep clinic on track

Senior Airman Tina Girdano, 22nd Medical Support Squadron war-reserve material crew chief, places medical supplies into a bag as part of a deployment kit Aug. 20, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The medical logistics flight provides and maintains medical kits for deploying Airmen. Each kit contains biological and chemical agent antidote injectors for treatment as part of an Airman’s individual protective actions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Biomedical equipment technicians keep clinic on track

Airman 1st Class Patrick Demoe, 22nd Medical Support Squadron customer service representative, receives paperwork from Tresa Friesen, 22nd MDSS budgeting analyst, for purchasing medical equipment and supplies Aug. 20, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The 22nd Medical Logistics Flight orders and maintains medical supplies for the 21,000 beneficiaries that use the base clinic. The flight also provides deploying Airmen with anthrax and small pox vaccinations as part of their deployment kits. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Lynel Tagatac, 22nd Medical Support Squadron medical logistics warehouse technician, verifies the expiration date and temperature of stored flu vaccinations Aug. 20, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. McConnell’s medical logistics flight maintains approximately 10,000 doses of vaccines for 21,000 beneficiaries and their dependents including Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 184th Intelligence Wing and 931st Air Refueling Group. The 22nd Medical Group spends 5.5 million annually for immunizations and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Rodney Wike, 22nd Medical Support Squadron facility maintenance staff member, mounts a frame for a deployed member of the 22nd Medical Group Aug. 20, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Facility maintenance is part of the medical logistics flight that updates the 22nd MDG’s deployment wall and responds to routine maintenance around the clinic. Currently, the 22nd MDG has 15 Airmen deployed, two from the medical logistics flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Staff Sgt. Jimmy Sifrit, Airman 1st Class Connor Galvin and Airman 1st Class Lawrence Seay, 22nd Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technicians, explain the radio-frequency identification system to Airmen of the medical logistics flight Aug. 20, 2010, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The RFID is a wireless tracking system used to find the real-time location, or past location of any medical equipment. McConnell’s clinic is the first Air Force clinic to implement its own $100K RFID system, and is currently tracking more than 1,200 pieces of medical equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Biomedical equipment technicians keep clinic on track

Published Aug. 25, 2010
By Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The 22nd Medical Logistics Flight orders and maintains medical supplies for the 21,000 beneficiaries that use the base clinic, and maintains approximately 10,000 doses of vaccines for 21,000 beneficiaries and their dependents including Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 184th Intelligence Wing and 931st Air Refueling Group.

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