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  • A Transport Isolation System unit used to transport COVID-19 patients is positioned on a C-17 Globemaster III, June 26, 2020, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Two TIS units are located at Dover, which serves as the U.S. East Coast hub due to its location and support facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    Air Force surgeon general talks about COVID-19, innovation, leadership

    Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Air Force Surgeon General chief of medical operations, toured and learned about the Transport Isolation System aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, June 26.
  • 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--in this case, COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine)

    AMC Airmen conduct historic first aeromedical evacuation mission using Transport Isolation System

    The aeromedical evacuation mission, REACH 725, marked the first operational use of the Transport Isolation System since its development during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and the first movement of COVID-19 positive patients aboard U.S. Air Force aircraft. AFIMSC 763rd Specialized Contracting Squadron worked behind the scenes to make sure TIS units were in place when needed. See related link for more information.
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