428th FS supports local schools amidst COVID-19, distributes face coverings

MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- As COVID-19 challenges continue, Mountain Home School District facilities cautiously begin to reopen their doors. Approximately 4,000 students are expected to flood the halls later this year. A major concern is supplying masks for students.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force 428TH Fighter Squadron has come to the rescue. Lt. Col. Shewan Goh and Lt. Col. Nicholas Jurewicz, senior ranking officer and commander of the 428TH FS, respectively, and other officials distributed face coverings to the Mountain Home School District, Aug. 6, 2020.

“We know that the schools will reopen and that they have had issues procuring some of these masks,” Goh said. “We are happy to help out the schools in the Mountain Home School District, both the elementary school on Mountain Home AFB, as well as the schools in town,”

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