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JBA sparks innovation for COVID-19 facemasks

Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force (right), views a prototyped facemask at the SparkX Cell on JBA, Md., Apr. 10, 2020. Each single model of facemask printed takes varying amounts of time to print, with the quickest being three hours and the longest up to eight hours. SparkX Cell team members have been making prototype personal protective equipment in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA sparks innovation for COVID-19 facemasks

A 3D printer at the SparkX Cell Innovation and Idea Center on Joint Base Andrews prints a part for a facemask at JBA, Md., Apr. 8, 2020. There are multiple types of printing material that can be used including polylactic acid, Acrylic Styrene Acrylonitrile (ASA) and even wood. SparkX Cell team members have been making prototype personal protective equipment in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA sparks innovation for COVID-19 facemasks

3D printers rest on a table at the SparkX Cell Innovation and Idea Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Apr. 8, 2020. Each printer can print up to four facemasks at a time, depending on the model created. Printers can print one facemask in as little as three hours with one hour of post-processing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA sparks innovation for COVID-19 facemasks

Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, tries on multiple facemasks while Staff Sgt. Andy Keala Anoa’i Renteria, 11th Wing SparkX Cell innovations technician, observes at the SparkX Cell on JBA, Md., Apr. 8, 2020. Each single model of facemask printed takes varying amounts of time to print, with the quickest being three hours and the longest up to eight hours. SparkX Cell team members have been making prototype personal protective equipment in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA sparks innovation for COVID-19 facemasks

Maj. Vincent Giacomino, 11th Wing SparkX Cell chief innovation officer, scans the face of Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews commander, for a 3D model at the SparkX Cell Innovation and Idea Center on JBA, Md., Apr. 8, 2020. Purath’s face was 3D modeled for a custom fit mask, which was printed the next day to show 3D facemask printing capability. All individuals on Department of Defense property, installations and facilities must wear face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of social distancing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA sparks innovation for COVID-19 facemasks

Facemask prototypes rest on a table at the SparkX Cell Innovation and Idea Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Apr. 8, 2020. There have been more than five different prototype designs made from multiple different materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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Medical Meeting

Army Maj. Sean Shirley, assigned to the 9th Hospital Center, holds a meeting with his staff in the Javits New York Medical Station intensive care unit bay in New York City. April 4, 2020. The facility, which has been operational and caring for non-COVID-19 patients since March 30, began providing medical care for patients with the virus on April 3.
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EPLOs

Lt. Col. Michael Eldridge, an Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) from Alaska, works in FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C. Colonel Eldridge deployed to support the fight against COVID-19. The Air Force Reservist works with other NRCC staff providing emergency management coordination, planning, resource deployment and collection and dissemination of disaster information — all at the national-level. A former combat rescue officer, Colonel Eldridge has 28 years of service with the Air Force, with five years as an EPLO in the Air Force Reserve.
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon performs a flyby maneuver

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 120th Fighter Squadron performs a flyby maneuver over the runway after returning from a practice alert scramble intended to enhance proficiency training for pilots and crew at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., March 31, 2020. While many members of the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, are currently under a stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 virus, there are still a number of essential personnel working to keep the mission going during this unprecedented time in our nation's history. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)
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F-16 Fighting Falcons parked on the flightline

F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing are parked on the flightline prior to a sortie at Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, S.D., March 31, 2020. The 114th FW’s mission is to deploy worldwide and execute directed tactical fighter sorties to destroy enemy forces, supplies, equipment, communications systems and installations with conventional weapons. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Duane Duimstra)
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Sorting Supplies

Louisiana Air National Guardsmen sort medical supplies at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, March 31, 2020, while supporting COVID-19 response efforts. Medical supplies were stored at the sports arena before being distributed to drive-thru community-based COVID-19 testing sites.
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COVID-19 Testing

Army Spc. Chris DiCarlo, right, a medic with the Massachusetts National Guard Medical Command, and a staff member of the Holyoke Soldiers Home, administers the COVID-19 test to a resident of the Soldiers Home in Holyoke, Mass., March 31, 2020. DiCarlo, who studies biology and health sciences at Westfield (Mass.) State University was activated to assist in the Commonwealth's fight against COVID-19.
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Medical technician writes down patient information during COVID-19 testing

Staff Sgt. Maxime Copley, 86th Medical Group independent duty medical technician, writes down patient information in the Ramstein Medical Clinic’s COVID-19 screening drive-thru at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 31, 2020. The 86th MDG transformed their main parking area to expedite testing and prevent the spread of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
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Airmen and Soldiers transload newborn twins onto a C-17 Globemaster III

Pacific Air Force’s Airmen and Soldiers transload newborn twins onto a C-17 Globemaster III during an aeromedical evacuation mission, March 30, 2020, at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The infants, children of Soldiers from Camp Walker’s 188th Military Police Company, were born in Daegu’s Yeungman Medical University Medical Center in the heart of South Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak. After medical clearance from COVID-19, the twins were transported to Osan AB for a follow-on flight to Joint Base Andrews, Md., culminating in advanced care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Miller)
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Snow falls on a CV-22 Osprey

Snow falls on a CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron as it sits on the flightline March 29, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The base recorded more than 2 inches of snowfall during a 12-hour period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
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Commander conducts pre-flight checks on his aircraft

Lt. Col. Ryan Lippert, 48th Fighter Wing Operations Support Squadron commander, conducts pre-flight checks on his aircraft prior to a training sortie March 27, 2020, at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, the 48th Fighter Wing’s critical mission — delivering combat air power when called upon — must continue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)
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Tech. Sgt. points a missile-to-air cannon toward aircraft during a training

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Engle, 563rd Aerial Delivery Unit air transportation troop, points a missile-to-air cannon toward aircraft during a training event at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Ariz., March 26, 2020. Engle tried to target aircraft as an acting opposing force during a combat search and rescue training event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)
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Lab Testing

Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael San Jose, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron lab technician, performs antibody titration at the David Grant USAF Medical Center laboratory at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 25, 2020. The lab, which supports Air Mobility Command, as well as the Pacific theater, is one of many services the medical center is providing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medical technician assisting in the effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic

Airman 1st Class Rachel Tucker, 56th Medical Group medical technician, poses for a portrait March 23, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. In an effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the 56th MDG worked over the weekend to facilitate screenings. The 56th MDG is following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and working closely with Arizona health officials to decrease the impact of COVID-19 at Luke AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)
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NASA’s Super Guppy

NASA’s Super Guppy arrives at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio, March 22, 2020. The 179th AW is assisting the Super Guppy in transporting parts of the Orion Space Project that recently completed testing at the Glenn Research Center in Sandusky, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
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