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Passengers board buses after arriving on an airplane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China, at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA On Jan. 29, 2020, 195 American passengers arrived at Riverside County s March Air Reserve Base on a flight from Wuhan, China, after fleeing the pandemic-stricken country.
At the time, well over 9,800 coronavirus cases were reported in China, with at least 213 COVID-19 deaths.
A year ago, the number of reported cases in California could be counted on just one hand.
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Now a federal investigation finds that the repatriated travelers were met at March ARB by U.S. health officials who had no prevention plan or infection-control training, according to a report Thursday in The Washington Post.
Americans evacuated from Wuhan to California at start of pandemic were NOT told to wear masks and were met by unprepared US officials , damning investigation finds
There was no infection control plan in place when the first American evacuees arrived back in the US from China at the start of the epidemic, a report found
The first 200 evacuees landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County on January 29 last year, and were not told to wear masks
Health officials at a California military base were even told to remove protective gear to avoid bad optics
Army Veteran Plans Affordable Housing Mecca for Moreno Valley Veterans, Seniors
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An Army veteran wants to build affordable housing communities across Southern California to provide stability, easy access to health services and jobs for fellow veterans. The veteran-friendly company, Vendaval, has a statewide vision to help struggling families, seniors and veterans achieve the American Dream.
The future development is slated for Moreno Valley, where Vendaval hopes to build residential units and 30,000-sq.-ft. of retail facilities.
I believe in a community that gives back. I believe in veterans that give back. I believe in giving everyone an opportunity to a successful future.
Lt. Col. Chris Y. Mayeda, USAF Retires
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Dr. Chris Mayeda is a Culver City High School graduate and earned dual degrees from UC San Diego, majoring in psychology and biology.
Mayeda entered the U.S. Air Force in 1998 while attending the USC School of Dentistry and was commissioned as 2
nd lieutenant. Upon graduation he was assigned to the 88
th Dental Squadron at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, where he completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency.
During his assignment to Misawa Air Base, Japan, Mayeda established the first goodwill basketball game and cultural day between U.S. military youth and the local Japanese club team from Aomori Prefecture. He was named Company Grade Officer of the Quarter. He went on to an Air Force Institute of Technology post-graduate assignment to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he completed his residency in pediatric dentistry.