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Exercise at Offutt simulates response to health emergency

January 28th, 2010
More than 1,000 people wound their way through the community center here Jan. 21 as part of a 55th Wing's point of distribution exercise.

The exercise, a new annual tasking for Air Force units, is designed to simulate the mass inoculation of military populations during a public health emergency.

Being able to quickly and efficiently process large numbers of people during a real-world public health emergency is critical, said James Jenkins, the medical readiness manager for the 55th Medical Group.
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