AE Airmen train on TIS use

U.S. Air Force COVID West Aeromedical Evacuation Task Force members carry a medical mannequin onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using Transport Isolation System capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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AE Airmen train on TIS use

U.S. Air Force COVID West Aeromedical Evacuation Task Force members carry a medical mannequin off a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using Transport Isolation System capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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AE Airmen train on TIS use

U.S. Air Force COVID West Aeromedical Evacuation Task Force place a medical mannequin into a Transport Isolation System capsule aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using TIS capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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Two Transport Isolation System capsules sit in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. TIS capsules, which the DOD initially engineered in response to the Ebola virus in 2014, allow the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kayleigh Migaleddi, 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, secures medical equipment on board a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using Transport Isolation System capsules. Travis AFB has a C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force COVID West Aeromedical Evacuation Task Force members off load baggage from a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using Transport Isolation System capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The C-17, C-130H Hercules and C-130J Super Hercules are the only aircraft capable of carrying Transport Isolation System capsules. TIS capsules, which were initially engineered in response to the Ebola virus in 2014, allow the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jesse Williams, 21st Airlift Squadron flight chief of standardization and evaluation, guides a medical recovery vehicle to the cargo door of a C-17 Globemaster III May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. Aeromedical evacuation and aircrew team members took part in a training event focused on the reception and care of a simulated COVID-19 patient utilizing the Transport Isolation System capsule. Travis AFB maintains a TIS loaded C-17 on alert status with to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force COVID West Aeromedical Evacuation Task Force members practice sanitation procedures while in a Transport Isolation System capsule aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using TIS capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Morgan Kavachevich, 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse 4 from Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, organizes medical supplies inside a Transport Isolation System capsule on board a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using TIS capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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U.S. Air Force COVID West Aeromedical Evacuation Task Force members load medical equipment and supplies into a C-17 Globemaster III during a training exercise May 7, 2020, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The training focused on receiving and caring for potential COVID-19 patients using Transport Isolation System capsules. Travis AFB has a - C-17 loaded with a TIS capsule on alert status to ensure the aircraft is ready to launch at a moment’s notice. The TIS unit allows the transport of individuals with highly contagious diseases without infecting other passengers or aircrew on the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

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AE Airmen train on TIS use

Published May 13, 2020
By Heide Couch
60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs