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Officials sign agreement for oral fluid novation within U.S. Air Force by improving
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AfwErx
workforce agility and breaking down barriers
Antioch Church There are only 1600 homes available to Do you have family or friends coming to coronavirus testing at AF installations to change.
• Empowering Airmen and family
Luke Air Force Base to visit or stay?
buy in the greater Luke AFB area…
of God in Christ Make sure you have the help needed to wellbeing: Help us ensure the continued
wellbeing of our Airmen and their families
with actionable ideas that further create a
In addition to scalable production, Roper
9600 W. Peoria Ave. Peoria, AZ 85345 get the house you want to call HOME. Secretary of the Air Force also lead to broader use for testing the U.S. said the oral swab test could be self-admin- network of care.
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population.
Public Affairs
The agreement provides for the initial istered and sealed for laboratory process- AFWERX has partnered with the U.S.
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of production of more than 40,000 test kits ing without taxing healthcare workers Space Force, Space and Missile Systems
the Air Force signed an agreement April 17 and associated training for military medical or medical supplies. “The entire chain of Center, Pacific Air Forces, and Air Educa-
with Curative, Inc., to deploy and scale an personnel. Testing is expected to begin in events required for testing appears to scale. tion and Training Command. This initia-
oral fluid coronavirus test, which recently early May. The agreement establishes one Our job now is to demonstrate this quickly,” tive aims to acquire technology from four
received a Food and Drug Administration laboratory, in addition to Curative’s exist- Roper said. separate topic areas.
Clean comfortable rooms or studio suites emergency use authorization, across Air ing lab, and eight testing sites at yet-to-be Clinical studies suggest Curative’s oral • Persistent ISR technology: Help us
Refrigerator and microwave in all rooms
Free hot breakfast every morning Force installations. named military installations across the con- fluid test has equivalent sensitivity to bring together existing and future technol-
Complimentary high speed Internet access The Department of the Air Force’s Rapid tinental United States. Each lab is expected nasopharyngeal swab tests that require a ogy solutions to create a comprehensive
Fitness Center Pets Welcome Capabilities Office, in coordination with to process up to 50,000 test examinations per nurse. Curative has deployed its oral test Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnais-
Meeting/Function space available the Defense Health Agency and Joint day. These orally administered tests have an kit at drive-thru and other centers in Los
That said… There are only 1600 houses for sale in the Ask for the Military discount. Acquisition Task Force established by the average turnaround time of 24 hours. Angeles, testing more than 57,000 people sance system that spans the globe.
• DOD commercial space partner-
Superintendent Service Times: greater Luke AFB area….. There is a shortage of homes Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition & “For over two years, we’ve been acceler- at a rate now grown to approximately 5,000 ships: Help us identify cutting-edge com-
Sunday:
Jonathan E. Logan, Prayer 7:30 am in Arizona. Make sure you have the agent that doesn’t Sustainment and DHA, is managing the $13 ating our government purchasing system per day. The Air Force hopes to scale this an mercial satellite technology and uncover
Pastor Worship Service 8:00 am leave YOUR money on the table and call me. million research and development Blanket to work with innovative tech startups who order of magnitude in a manner replicable new payload ideas, designs and prototypes
9:45 am
Sunday School
Missionary Worship Service 11:15 am Purchase Agreement with the COVID-19 need fast decisions and cash,” said Dr. Will for national need. to expand the DOD’s capabilities.
Wednesday:
Christine Logan, Prayer 6:30 pm 14783 W. Grand Avenue testing startup. Roper, the Air Force’s acquisitions czar. “We “Though our starting point is the military, • Global space transport and de-
First Lady Bible Study 7:00 pm Surprise, AZ 85374 The Assistant Secretary of Defense had the right innovation network in place to we’re ensuring there are no ceilings to going livery: Help us develop a space resupply
(Health Affairs) and DHA are the healthcare find this potentially game-changing test and bigger,” Roper said. “We assigned our best and delivery system that can quickly and
R&D funds manager, and approved the in- strike a deal at wartime speeds. Our men and brightest from the Rapid Capabilities accurately deploy packages, supplies and
vestment as a risk reduction alternative to and women in uniform, and our nation, need Office to build the plan. They’re living up equipment to any location on earth.
Phone: 623-486-9007 Michael Maughan | REALTOR nasal swab testing. Successful testing could a highly-scalable coronavirus test.” to their name.” • Space asset resiliency: Help us
Fax: 623-486-0246 602-418-2413 Cell txt/msg A member of the Hilton family. increase the longevity of our space assets
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