Safe is sanitary

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Amanda Tautges, 96th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, reads the label of super sanitary wipes before distributing them to patients Feb. 4, during an exercise at the Eglin Fitness Center. The two-day exercise simulated a pandemic of a form of the pneumonic plague. As a result, the base hospital became the main Triage Site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center for additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the pandemic. These exercises are conducted at Eglin to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)

Simulated prescription

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Sandra Sondergeld, 96th Air Base Wing Medical Group, prepares to take her medication for her simulated infection of the pneumonic plague Feb. 4, during an exercise at the Eglin Fitness Center. As a result of the simulated plague, the base hospital became the main Triage Site where medical personnel diagnosed the potentially infected. Patients who were identified as infected were taken to the Eglin Fitness Center additional surveillance and isolation to prevent further spread of the plague. These exercises are conducted at Eglin to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)

EXTRA EYES

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. A camera is mounted atop a control trailer used by Airmen remotely controlling robots from a safe distance of test sites. Cameras are mounted on top of robots and attachments to provide visuals for robot operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

THE RIGHT FIT

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Staff Sgt. Todd Kuikka shows how a tool fits into the gripper of the arms attachment of the All Purpose Remote Transportations System robot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

IT'S ALL IN THE GRIP

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. EOD technician Senior Airman Brandon Harrell uses his hands to manipulate the grippers of the arms attachment on the ARTS robot. The gripper have force feedback, so the operator can feel the pressure the grippers exert. (U.S. Air Force photo by Noel Getlin)

ARMS CONTROL

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. Senior Airman Brandon Harrell, EOD technician, demonstrates how to manipulate the double articulated arms attachment from inside a control trailer. The attachment is used on the All Purpose Remote Transportation System robot to retrieve bomb components from tests.