9/19/2011 - Staff Sgt. Angela Supina, a 379th Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, administers a flu vaccine to Staff Sgt. Charles Thompson, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command post, Sept. 13, 2011, in preparation for the upcoming flu season. Flu shots are now available to base personnel. Supina, a native of Ashford, Conn., is deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Thompson, a Cocoa, Fla., native, is deployed from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)

9/19/2011 - A U.S. service member receives a flu vaccine, Sept. 13, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Flu vaccines are available for all active duty, Guard, Reserve and coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)

9/19/2011 - The flu vaccine is currently available at the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group. The vaccine is mandatory for U.S. service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)