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Exercise tests response to anthrax attack

Members of the 81st Medical Group construct temporary medical facilities in response to a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise scenario Feb. 27, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)

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Airman 1st Class Brennan Roberts, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, receives direction from Senior Airman Jorge Panama, 81st Medical Support Squadron, and Capt. Rebekah Carlisle, 81st MDOS, on how to secure the end flap of a temporary medical facility during a base exercise Feb. 27, 2013, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)

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Airman 1st Class Dusty Standiford, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, looks on as Master Sgt. Jason Peters, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, holds a tent frame in place as it's pinned together for a temporary medical facility Feb. 27, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adam Bond)

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Caroline Bunce, 81st Dental Squadron, applies moulage on Jordan Barker, 10, son of Maj. Amber Barker, 81st Medical Group, as he plays a “victim” of anthrax exposure during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Dozens of Keesler personnel make their way through the patient administration table during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman Basic Dominic Lycke, 336th Training Squadron, portrays a “victim” of anthrax exposure who is being processed through security by Tech. Sgt. Mark Bautista, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, prior to him entering a medical tent where he will receive treatment during a disease containment plan/point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Tech. Sgt. Stacey Najar, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, provides a public health education briefing to “victims” of anthrax exposure during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman 1st Class Athena Puni, 81st Medical Support Squadron, sorts out-processing forms during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman 1st Class Robert Alford, 338th Training Squadron, and Airman Katie Kilduff, 336th Training Squadron, “victims” of anthrax exposure, walk to the temporary medical facility to receive treatment during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Staff Sgt. Kiley Pederson, 81st Medical Support Squadron, assists Airman Tyler Carpenter, 338th Training Squadron, at the patient administration table inside the temporary medical facility during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman Basic Jose Brojas-Diaz, 336th Training Squadron, receives medical treatment from Majs. Salah Masry and Shelly Pardini, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, inside the temporary medical facility during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Capt. Karen Quinn, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, wraps a bandage on the hand of Marine Pvt. Jason Sexton, Keesler Marine Detachment, inside the temporary medical facility during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Marine Pvt. Jason Sexton, Keesler Marine Detachment, and Airman Basic Jose Brojas-Diaz, 336th Training Squadron, await further medical treatment inside the temporary medical facility during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Lt. Col. Paul Langevin, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, and Bob Tash, 81st Medical Support Squadron, discuss the progress of the exercise as exercise evaluation team members during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman Juan Lopez, 336th Training Squadron, has his backpack checked for security purposes by Senior Airman Kristy Boyd, 81st Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron, during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Tech. Sgt. Adrienne Iglesias, 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, provides “medication” to Airman 1st Class Bobby Greene, 336th Training Squadron, during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Exercise tests response to anthrax attack

Published Feb. 28, 2013