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Air Force establishes training hub at JB Charleston for COVID-19 aeromedical evacuation

Airmen participating in Transport Isolation System training prepare a mock patient for a training scenario at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 4, 2020. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients affected by contagions like COVID-19. MEDCREW, a combination of Aeromedical Evacuation flight nurses and technicians, Critical Care Air Transport teams, Infectious Disease specialists and TIS support team members, participated in multi-day training at JB Charleston to focus on patient movement using the TIS. The training involved learning how to don and doff personal protective equipment specific to COVID-19, preparing patients for evacuation, loading and unloading patients from the TIS, and configuring the C-17 Globemaster III for patient movement.

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Allison Payne
VIRIN: 200404-F-OP101-0015.JPG
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56/10

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1/100

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800

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Air Force establishes training hub at JB Charleston for COVID-19 aeromedical evacuation

Airmen participating in Transport Isolation System training prepare a mock patient for a training scenario at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 4, 2020. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients affected by contagions like COVID-19. MEDCREW, a combination of Aeromedical Evacuation flight nurses and technicians, Critical Care Air Transport teams, Infectious Disease specialists and TIS support team members, participated in multi-day training at JB Charleston to focus on patient movement using the TIS. The training involved learning how to don and doff personal protective equipment specific to COVID-19, preparing patients for evacuation, loading and unloading patients from the TIS, and configuring the C-17 Globemaster III for patient movement.

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Allison Payne
VIRIN: 200404-F-OP101-0015.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.41 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON D3

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/100

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.