WEBVTT 00:08.070 --> 00:09.790 - [Bentley] National Guardsmen have been mobilized 00:09.790 --> 00:12.600 to help combat the spread of COVID-19. 00:12.600 --> 00:14.900 Airmen from the 117th Air Refueling Wing 00:14.900 --> 00:17.200 are part of Joint Task Force 31, 00:17.200 --> 00:19.210 which is responsible for decontaminating 00:19.210 --> 00:20.860 long-term care facilities. 00:20.860 --> 00:23.690 Today the task force went to Cherry Hill Healthcare Center, 00:23.690 --> 00:25.500 in Birmingham, Alabama. 00:25.500 --> 00:27.700 They used a mixture of disinfectants, 00:27.700 --> 00:31.190 both wiping it on and releasing it as an aerosol mist 00:31.190 --> 00:32.930 to make sure all home residents 00:32.930 --> 00:36.020 and staff were safe from the virus. 00:36.020 --> 00:36.853 - Decontaminating this place, 00:36.853 --> 00:39.340 we are getting high-risk individuals 00:39.340 --> 00:41.040 and we're protecting them from the virus. 00:41.040 --> 00:42.850 It's important that we show integrity, 00:42.850 --> 00:44.090 that we're washing every surface 00:44.090 --> 00:45.490 and we don't rush this mission. 00:45.490 --> 00:47.730 So, we're taking our time to be thorough. 00:47.730 --> 00:49.400 So, the precautions that we're gonna take 00:49.400 --> 00:52.570 to ensure our own safety, we have single use Tyvek suits, 00:52.570 --> 00:54.260 they get thrown away and decontaminated 00:54.260 --> 00:56.270 after each mission that we go on. 00:56.270 --> 00:59.010 We're using two pairs of gloves, we're also gonna be using 00:59.010 --> 01:02.120 an M50 mask, that's a gas mask with filters. 01:02.120 --> 01:03.428 And after we expel the building 01:03.428 --> 01:06.090 we go through decontamination process. 01:06.090 --> 01:08.040 - [Bentley] The gas masks also prevent members 01:08.040 --> 01:10.310 from inhaling the decontaminates. 01:10.310 --> 01:12.450 Reporting from Cherry Hill Healthcare Center, 01:12.450 --> 01:16.167 Birmingham, Alabama, I'm Technical Sargent Jim Bentley. 01:16.167 --> 01:18.834 (machines whir)