COVID diagnostic testing
Tech Sgt. Jonisha Gibson, 82nd Medical Group clinical laboratory noncommissioned officer in charge, prepares a sample for diagnostic testing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. During the last 16 months, the Department of the Air Force Acquisition COVID-19 Task Force executed nearly $4 billion in Health and Human Services requirements for personal protective equipment manufacturing capability, rapid point-of- care testing technologies, and testing and diagnostics supply chain constraints using innovative rapid contracting tools. To date, this represents 40 contracts already awarded, with roughly 20 more approaching contract award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)