COMING TOGETHER
DOING HER PART by ISABEL ROLLISON
With wider-spread coronavirus testing needed in getting them overnight,” Clark said moments after her cities and states across the country preparing to peak, plane landed last week. “We’re working so we can get Jami Clark — a FedEx Express Global Operations answers to this pandemic and try to beat it.” Though exhausted by this mission — and the Control specialist, C-17 pilot, and member of the Tennessee Air National Guard — took to the skies to stress that resulted from such a high-stakes operation — the team remained in pilot a joint overseas good spirits thanks to mission with the the encouragement they U.S. Armed Forces, received from both the transporting nearly one public and private sectors. million test swabs from “Everything that we’ve Italy in under 80 hours. seen from every crew As parts of Italy member and team member began to slowly here at the [National reopen, including Guard] and FedEx is a areas where surplus positive attitude, and that test kit equipment is keeps us going,” Clark manufactured, Clark said. and her team began While this was Clark’s a mission to quickly first flight assignment of move these needed this kind, she suspects it supplies to the United will be just one of many States. Over the course upcoming undertakings of the mission, Clark between FedEx and and her crew traveled the National Guard to from Memphis, Tenn. support the fight against to Germany, handed the Jami Clark — a FedEx Express COVID-19. And having plane off to another crew Global Operations Control speserved both organizations who flew from Germany for more than 10 years, to Italy and back with cialist, C-17 pilot, and member of Jami is grateful for the supplies while she and the Tennessee Air National Guard opportunity to do her part her team rested, then in the broader pandemic Clark piloted the final — took to the skies to pilot a joint response. flight back to the U.S. overseas mission with the U.S. “It’s an absolute honor Moments after Armed Forces, transporting nearly and privilege that both landing back in FedEx and the [National Memphis, a FedEx team one million test swabs from Italy Guard] have allowed was waiting to sort and in under 80 hours. me to be a part of these distribute the test swabs missions,” she said. “I’ve to ensure the precious cargo could be quickly delivered to eager recipients trained for it and it’s what I love to do, so it’s the ultimate honor and privilege.” RF throughout the country. “Folks are getting the supplies they need: the testing swabs, the [personal protective equipment], the masks Isabel Rollison is a Communications Advisor with — any number of items that we’re bringing in, they are FedEx. 18
RIPON FORUM May 2020
