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Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Wayne Jones, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, demonstrates eye examinations June 6, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Optometrists perform yearly eye exams to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Wayne Jones, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, demonstrates eye examinations June 6, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Optometrists perform yearly eye exams to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

0003, 0010 - Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Lewis Alexander, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry technician demonstrates an eye exam at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June, 6, 2020. While adhering to COVID-19 health protection procedures, Alexander takes photos of the patient’s eye to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

0003, 0010 - Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Lewis Alexander, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry technician demonstrates an eye exam at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June, 6, 2020. While adhering to COVID-19 health protection procedures, Alexander takes photos of the patient’s eye to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Wayne Jones, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, demonstrates eye examinations June 6, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Optometrists perform yearly eye exams to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Wayne Jones, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, demonstrates eye examinations June 6, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Optometrists perform yearly eye exams to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Jamie Scroggins, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron lab technician, places blood specimens into a centrifuge at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June 6, 2020. While adhering to COVID-19 health protection procedures, Scroggins collected blood samples from Reservists who were due for annual medical examinations. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Jamie Scroggins, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron lab technician, places blood specimens into a centrifuge at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June 6, 2020. While adhering to COVID-19 health protection procedures, Scroggins collected blood samples from Reservists who were due for annual medical examinations. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Lewis Alexander, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry technician demonstrates an eye exam at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June, 6, 2020. While adhering to COVID-19 health protection procedures, Alexander takes photos of the patient’s eye to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Lewis Alexander, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry technician demonstrates an eye exam at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June, 6, 2020. While adhering to COVID-19 health protection procedures, Alexander takes photos of the patient’s eye to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Wayne Jones, 913th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, demonstrates eye examinations June 6, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Optometrists perform yearly eye exams to assess vision and identify eye disorders, ensuring deployment readiness for Airmen and the group. Individual medical readiness includes a number of regular medical examinations required for deployment readiness. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)