Fight Tonight - Senior Airman Ripka
Senior Airman Ashley Ripka, 8th Medical Group ambulatory services technician, inspects an oxygen tank from an ambulance truck at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 17, 2021. U.S. service members, ranging from E-1 to E-4, have a direct impact on the mission while being stationed at Kunsan Air Base, making them ready to fight tonight. Ambulatory service technicians work two-person 24-hour shifts, while responding to in-flight and ground emergencies with other first responders, such as 8th Security Forces Squadron defenders and 8th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters; and perform COVID-19 nasopharyngeal test swabs for military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)