Coming Together in the Face of the Unseen

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Coming Together in the Face of the Unseen

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - A 3-D printed 50-gram plastic base, two rubber bands, and a standard U.S. letter sized sleeve are the components of a National Institutes of Health face shield design to be used as an added layer of personal protective equipment. The 374th Maintenance Squadron Fabrications Flight are currently in the process of producing 200 face shields to be used by the 374th Medical Group, 374th Security Forces Squadron, Child Development Center, and augmentee personnel as Team Yokota continues to carry out its disease containment strategies in the face of an ongoing COVID-19 threat.

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