Story by Benjamin Wocken | Fort Knox MEDDAC | 07.14.2020
Fort Knox Pharmacy operations adjust to keep pace during pandemic
Story by Tech. Sgt. Garrett Wake | 152nd Airlift Wing | 06.29.2020
Critical care providers within the state of Nevada have the option to have their N95 masks decontaminated and returned for reuse. The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System, or CCDS, is a self-contained decontamination system with the ability to process tens of thousands of masks a day, with a turnaround time of about three days. Critical care providers can enroll in this service by......
Story by Warren Wright | Fort Drum MEDDAC | 06.02.2020
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic began, industrial hygienists with the Fort Drum Medical Activity (MEDDAC) have ensured the safety of Soldiers and civilian employees on the installation by investigating and controlling hazards in the workplace....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Julianne Sitterding | California National Guard Primary | 05.18.2020
FONTANA, Calif. – At the Meyer Canyon Warehouse, U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Leonard and Spc. Michael Shintani, both with the 250th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard, are inspecting personal protective equipment (PPE) for quality and quantity before it’s distributed to places in need....
Story by Peter Holstein | Air Force Medical Service | 05.14.2020
Even as the U.S. health system faces a shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Air Force Medical Service is equipped to protect patients and providers. The Air Force maintains stockpiles of medical PPE at each military treatment facility....
Story by Senior Airman Kristof Rixmann | 86th Airlift Wing | 05.13.2020
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, assisted the Italian government in transporting medical and other relief supplies between supply hubs in Milan and Rome, Italy, May 13....
Story by Spc. Michael Schwenk | New Jersey National Guard | 05.08.2020
Tasked with one of the most important missions in the New Jersey National Guard, members assigned to the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) have been traveling to sites all throughout the state training Guardsmen and civilians in the proper wear of personal protective equipment (PPE) in support of the COVID-19 outbreak....
Story by 2nd Lt. Jered Trujillo | 150th Special Operations Wing | 04.23.2020
New Mexico Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Rebecca Johnson has performed over 50 N95 respirator fit tests on Soldiers and Airmen in support of the New Mexico National Guard Joint Task Force’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
