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Capt. Jesus Silvas, a microbiologist with the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command assigned to the 59th Medical Wing’s Office of Research and Technology Applications, shows students a Biosafety Level 4 Positive Pressure Suit Aug. 7, 2025, at Mendez Elementary School in San Marcos, Texas, as Dr. Israel Guerrero, a virologist with Texas Biomedical Research Institute, explains its use.


Educational Outreach Initiative: Inspiring Elementary Students in Infectious Disease Research and Biosafety Practices

Capt. Jesus Silvas, a microbiologist with the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command assigned to the 59th Medical Wing’s Office of Research and Technology Applications, shows students a Biosafety Level 4 Positive Pressure Suit Aug. 7, 2025, at Mendez Elementary School in San Marcos, Texas, as Dr. Israel Guerrero, a virologist with Texas Biomedical Research Institute, explains its use. The outreach event aimed to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering, and math careers through hands-on learning. (Courtesy photo)

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Capt. Jesus Silvas, a microbiologist with the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command assigned to the 59th Medical Wing’s Office of Research and Technology Applications, and Dr. Israel Guerrero, a virologist with Texas Biomedical Research Institute, speak to students Aug. 7, 2025, at Mendez Elementary School in San Marcos, Texas
Capt. Jesus Silvas, a microbiologist with the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command assigned to the 59th Medical Wing’s Office of Research and Technology Applications, shows students a Biosafety Level 4 Positive Pressure Suit Aug. 7, 2025, at Mendez Elementary School in San Marcos, Texas, as Dr. Israel Guerrero, a virologist with Texas Biomedical Research Institute, explains its use.
A student tries on a Biosafety Level 4 Positive Pressure Suit with assistance from Capt. Jesus Silvas, a microbiologist with the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command assigned to the 59th Medical Wing’s Office of Research and Technology Applications, Aug. 7, 2025, at Mendez Elementary School in San Marcos, Texas, as Dr. Israel Guerrero, a virologist with Texas Biomedical Research Institute, describes laboratory safety levels.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicole Bermudez-Beck, a physician assistant with the 559th Trainee Health Squadron, and her father, Lt. Col. Luis Bermudez, a dentist with the 59th Dental Squadron, pose for a photo.
Brig. Gen. Gwendolyn "Fiend" Foster, director of the San Antonio Military Health System and 59th Medical Wing commander, signs the final steel beam during the Dunn Dental Clinic topping out ceremony near Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 16, 2025.
Contractors raise the final steel beam into place at the future Dunn Dental Clinic during a topping-out ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 16, 2025.
Military and civilian leaders pose for a group photo during the Dunn Dental Clinic topping-out ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 16, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Airmen tends to asimulated casualty under simulated fire during Tactical Combat Casualty Care Skills Day, held May 9, 2025, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
The participants of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills day event, pose for a group photo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 9, 2025.
U.S. Air Force medics apply Tactical Combat Casualty Care techniques during a simulated battlefield scenario May 9, 2025, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
U.S. Air Force Col. Anthony "Magic" Mitchell, 59th Medical Operations Group commander, speaks to the participants of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills day event at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 9, 2025.
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