Feb. 9, 2021 AFMC incorporates civilian personnel into existing COVID-19 surveillance testing Air Force Materiel Command expanded its COVID-19 surveillance testing in January 2021, extending the voluntary testing to civilian personnel at four AFMC installations.
Jan. 5, 2021 First Tinker personnel receive COVID-19 vaccine The 72nd Medical Group began delivering COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 4. The first three were given to two Tinker AFB first responders and a health care professional.
Dec. 29, 2020 Tinker prepared for vaccine arrival Tinker Air Force Base’s 72nd Medical Group is prepared to deliver coronavirus vaccinations quickly when supplies arrive. According to Department of Defense plans, Tinker’s initial doses will be prioritized for medical workers, emergency services and public safety personnel.
Dec. 10, 2020 First COVID-19 vaccine may be distributed next week An assessment by the Food and Drug Administration shows the COVID-19 vaccine developed by U.S. drug company Pfizer is around 95% effective and could be distributed next week.
Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Dec. 4, 2020 Tinker Talks: A conversation with a COVID surivivor When Anthony Baumann finished his quarantine after a 10-day hospital stay, he knew he could make a difference by telling his story of surviving the coronavirus.
Nov. 5, 2020 Commander declares Public Health Emergency at Tinker AFB Tinker Installation Commander Col. Paul Filcek declared a Public Health Emergency for the installation on Nov. 5, 2020. Filcek cited the “increasing risk to force and risk to mission with COVID-19 cases on the rise in Oklahoma, the surrounding counties and Tinker AFB” as the reason behind the
Sept. 8, 2020 Local COVID-19 trend analysis tool developed, provides significant time savings As the Arnold Engineering Development Complex team worked to understand the impact of COVID-19 to Arnold Air Force Base and the geographically separated units, data analysis was, and continues to be, a daily task.Trend analysis charts were developed, but updating the data inputs was a timely
Aug. 18, 2020 Options available for parents of school-aged children With the new school year upon us, educators are faced with a number of uncertainties about how to keep children safe from the coronavirus. Working parents are also facing difficult choices about when their children will return to school in the fall, such as deciding between in-person and virtual
Aug. 17, 2020 Airman delays retirement, helps AEDC meet COVID-19 challenge For one senior noncommissioned officer at Arnold Air Force Base, the end of a successful military career was on the horizon at the start of 2020, with terminal leave planned to begin May 1 and retirement Sept. 1.That was before COVID-19.With the pandemic surging in the United States, Master Sgt.