Containing the spread

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 to maintain constant mission and emergency readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Anthony Jennings)

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Securing pandemic

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Airman 1st Class Donald Bacha, 96th Security Forces, stands guard ensuring tight security at the Eglin Fitness Center during an exercise Feb. 4, preventing the spread of a simulated pandemic of a form of the pneumonic plague. As a result of the simulated plague, 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)

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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)

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Containing the spread

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Sandra Sondergeld, 96th Air Base Wing Medical Group, simulates the effects from an 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)

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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)

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Making order out of pandemic

Published Feb. 5, 2009

Containing the spread

Securing pandemic

Simulated prescription

Containing the spread

Safe is sanitary