Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. Alexander Stansbury, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, bioenvironmental equipment technician, checks the voltage on a hemodialysis unit, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. Clinical engineers preform preventative maintenance to help maintain the sustainability of the hospital equipment and machinery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. Alexander Stansbury, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, bioenvironmental equipment technician, fixes the alignment on a blower motor, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016.The alignment on a blower motor belt drive system must be correct to prevent the motor belt from snapping off, causing the Expeditionary Deployable Oxygen Concentration System unusable. Alignment checks are completed on a monthly basis, to make sure the blower motor is working properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. James Hughes, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, biomedical equipment technician, checks an Expeditionary Deployable Oxygen Concentration System (EDOCS), Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. The EDOCS take the outside air, filters out the nitrogen and carbon dioxide and delivers 93 percent of medical oxygen to the hospital during treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. James Hughes, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, biomedical equipment technician, turns the knob on an oxygen tank, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. Tanks are opened upon delivery, to ensure full potential of medical oxygen is released. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. James Hughes, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, biomedical equipment technician, turns the knob on an oxygen tank, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. Tanks are opened upon delivery, to ensure full potential of medical oxygen is released. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. Alexander Stansbury, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, bioenvironmental equipment technician, resets a circuit breaker, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. Breakers must be reset when the blower switch assembly doesn’t start up correctly. The blower is an essential part of the Expeditionary Deployable Oxygen Concentration System, allowing the system to generate oxygen provided to patients at the Join-Craig Theater Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Staff Sgt. Alexander Stansbury, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, biomedical equipment technician, checks an Expeditionary Deployable Oxygen Concentration System (EDOCS), Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. The EDOCS take the outside air, filters out the nitrogen and carbon dioxide and delivers 93 percent of medical oxygen to the hospital during treatment.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)

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Bio medical technicians keep the equipment alive

Published July 19, 2016
By Senior Airman Jusytn M. Freeman
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Alexander Stansbury, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, bioenvironmental equipment technician, checks the voltage on a hemodialysis unit, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 18, 2016. Clinical engineers preform preventative maintenance to help maintain the sustainability of the hospital equipment and machinery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justyn M. Freeman)