{"id":133447,"date":"2026-06-26T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=133447"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:55:04","slug":"air-forces-c-stars-omaha-supports-hantavirus-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/06\/26\/air-forces-c-stars-omaha-supports-hantavirus-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force&#8217;s C-STARS Omaha unit supports hantavirus response"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a charter flight carrying Americans exposed to a rare and potentially deadly hantavirus landed in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 11, 2026, Air Force medical professionals from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrl.af.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air Force Research Laboratory\u2019s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrl.af.mil\/711HPW\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" 711th Human Performance Wing, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 711th Human Performance Wing<\/a>&nbsp;were already in place supporting the response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assigned to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrl.af.mil\/711HPW\/USAFSAM\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine\u2019s, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/927309\/c-stars\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"C-STARS, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C-STARS<\/a>&nbsp;Omaha, the team partnered with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine to care for and monitor passengers exposed to the Andes virus, a strain of hantavirus found in South America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seventeen U.S. citizens and one U.K. citizen who resides in the United States were aboard the MV Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak occurred after the ship departed South America. After an initial evacuation to the Canary Islands, the passengers were repatriated to Omaha for monitoring and treatment at the National Quarantine Unit and Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/about\/c-stars\/dan-cybulski.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Maj. Dan Cybulski, MD,, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maj. Dan Cybulski, MD,<\/a> an infectious disease physician and course director for the Principles of Biocontainment Care course at C-STARS Omaha, the mission represented the purpose of the unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is what you train for,\u201d said Maj. Cybulski, who also is an assistant professor in the UNMC College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. \u201cIn that first meeting, you&#8217;re asking yourself, \u2018How can I help?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 2018 in response to lessons learned from the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, C-STARS Omaha is unique among Air Force medical training sites. While other C-STARS locations focus primarily on trauma and critical care, the Omaha team specializes in infectious disease preparedness and biocontainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough C-STARS Omaha, we make sure medical teams are ready to respond to high-consequence infectious diseases anywhere in the world, so they can protect the joint force whenever and wherever they\u2019re needed,\u201d said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemedicine.af.mil\/News\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/4021856\/dale-harrell\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Col. Dale Harrell, DNP,, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Col. Dale Harrell, DNP,<\/a> commander of the 711th Human Performance Wing.&nbsp;\u201cThe wing, which has six C-STARS training programs across the country, brings together integrated, human-centered solutions to help keep Airmen and Guardians healthy, protected and performing at their best across every part of the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The C-STARS Omaha unit includes infectious disease physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, public health technicians and critical care specialists embedded full time at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. In addition to caring for patients in the hospital, they train alongside civilian experts as members of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and National Quarantine Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A medical professional from the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Omaha, in full personal protective equipment, mops the floor while another team member tends to a simulated patient at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, June 14, 2024. The C-STARS Omaha team mobilized within 48 hours to provide specialized biocontainment care and medical monitoring for passengers exposed to the rare Andes virus. C-STARS Omaha is a unique Air Force training site specializing in infectious disease preparedness and biocontainment, ensuring medical teams are ready to respond to high-consequence diseases worldwide. (Screengrab taken from U.S. Air Force video by Ryan Law)\" class=\"wp-image-133451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CSTARS2062326.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Medical personnel at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Omaha secure personal protective equipment before infectious control training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, June 14, 2024. (Screengrab taken from U.S. Air Force video by Ryan Law)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur partnership with the Air Force through the C-STARS Omaha program is incredibly valuable to our overall health security mission,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/emergency\/faculty\/wadman.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Michael Wadman, MD,, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Wadman, MD,<\/a> medical director of the National Quarantine Unit at UNMC. \u201cWhen a high-consequence event like hantavirus response occurs, having military and civilian experts already operating as one cohesive, highly trained team allows us to seamlessly provide the safest, most effective care possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This teamwork was put into action when the call came that the exposed passengers would be sent to Omaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs soon as there was an official request to activate the quarantine unit, that\u2019s when we got involved,\u201d Maj. Cybulski said. \u201cWithin 48 hours of the aircraft landing, we were supporting planning, coordination and execution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C-STARS Omaha personnel coordinated transportation routes, staffing models, personal protective equipment requirements and medical countermeasures. Cybulski served as a physician aboard a shuttle transporting passengers from the aircraft to the quarantine facility, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/about\/c-stars\/elizabeth_schnaubelt_cstar.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/about\/c-stars\/elizabeth_schnaubelt_cstar.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD,, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD,<\/a> C-STARS Omaha director, led transportation planning efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team members supported 24-hour operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou don\u2019t really have shifts per se, it\u2019s just all hands on deck,\u201d Maj. Cybulski said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team spent hours reviewing scientific literature and evaluating potential medical countermeasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce you hear about the pathogen, you go deep into the medical literature,\u201d Maj. Cybulski said. \u201cYou\u2019re reading constantly and becoming a sub-specialist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u2019s partnership with UNMC provides a critical capability for the Department of the Air Force. Many high-consequence infectious diseases are rare in the United States but endemic in regions where servicemembers deploy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cServicemembers deploy across the world,\u201d Maj. Cybulski said. \u201cIt is important to be able to diagnose, treat and prevent these diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That operational experience also shapes how C-STARS Omaha trains future medical teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C-STARS Omaha also shares its expertise through the Principles of Biocontainment Care course, a five-day program offered six times a year through USAFSAM. The course teaches military and civilian health care professionals how to safely evaluate and treat patients with highly infectious diseases through classroom instruction, skills stations and realistic simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Maj. Cybulski and the team monitored the passengers in Omaha, their work alongside civilian experts demonstrated how C-STARS Omaha prepares Air Force medical professionals to respond to emerging biological threats worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic being here,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are not many places in the United States with this capability, and we are fortunate to learn from and train with the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills is part of the U.S. Air Force&#8217;s School of Aerospace Medicine and the 711th Human Performance 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