U.S. Military Converts C-17 Carrier Aircraft into Mobile Vaccination Clinic
Following the approval and subsequent nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Air National Guard announced it converted one of its C-17 Globemaster III airlifters into a mobile vaccination clinic to administer the vaccine to activated guardsmen on Hawaiian islands. The C-17 aircraft is operated by 154th Wing Airmen, based out of Oahu, according to a Air national Guard release published Thursday. A joint team of medical, logistical and operational guardsmen were transported from Oahu to neighboring islands to vaccinate guardsmen who are assigned to the COVID-19 response effort. Members of the Hawaii National Guard prepare to administer COVID-19 vaccinations on the modified C-17 Globemaster III at Hilo, Hawaii, Jan. 5, 2021. The state of Hawaii has established strict COVID-19 guidelines that extend to visitors from mainland United States, who must test negative in order to board aircraft going to the islands. Activated guardsmen have been providing temperature screening at ...