Protecting personnel in the AOR by Maintaining Healthy Standards
Staff Sgt. Rommel Hernandez, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group (EMDG) public health inspector, and Tech. Sgt. Duwayne Foster, 379th EMDG NCO in charge of public health, take the temperature of an egg to ensure it is properly refrigerated during their monthly dining facility inspection, Apr. 18, 2009, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Public Health office inspects the dining facilities, checks personnel medical records, and provides medical intelligence for forward deployers. Sergeant Hernandez hails from Arlington, Va. Sergeant Foster hails from Mobile, Ala. Both are deployed from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Satran/released)