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  • Between 5,000 and 8,000 blood serum, fecal, urine, viral and respiratory samples arrive six days a week from U.S. Air Force hospitals and clinics worldwide, as well as some other Department of Defense facilities, for analysis at the Epidemiology Laboratory Service, also known as the "Epi Lab" at the 711th Human Performance Wing’s United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and Public Health at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.The lab is a Department of Defense reference laboratory offering clinical diagnostic, public health, and force health screening and testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/J.M. Eddins Jr.)

    Air Force lab testing samples of COVID-19

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s epidemiology laboratory is the Air Force’s sole clinical reference laboratory, and as such, is testing and processing samples of COVID-19 sent from military treatment facilities around the world.The lab was authorized by the Defense Health Agency to
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    AFMC commander provides COVID-19 mission update

    Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, provides an update to the force on AFMC missions and readiness during COVID-19.
  • Army Sgt. Brianna Jamieson, NCOIC of the Wright-Patterson Veterinary Treatment facility evaluates Dodger during a routine appointment. (Courtesy photo)

    Wright-Patt Veterinary Treatment Facility changes operations during HPCON Charlie

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Due to the implementation of Health Protection Condition Charlie, the Wright Patterson Veterinary Treatment Facility has changed hours of operation and operating procedures.The clinic is now open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and closed for lunch, noon until 1 p.m. Appointments will continue to be scheduled
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