Wright-Patt Reserve Citizen Airmen Deploy to New York City to Battle COVID-19
April 09, 2020
April 09, 2020
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
With only 24 hours' notice, seven Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing packed their bags, said goodbye to their families and boarded a C-17 Globemaster III bound for New York City, where more than 67,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19. The team of Air Force medical professionals volunteered to deploy in response to the coronavirus crisis in New York.
With only 24 hours' notice, seven Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing packed their bags, said goodbye to their families and boarded a C-17 Globemaster III bound for New York City, where more than 67,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19. The team of Air Force medical professionals volunteered to deploy in response to the coronavirus crisis in New York.