Effective Saturday June 6th, 2020 Operation Pegasus will complete demobilization. Our last flight will be completed from Phoenix to Window Rock, AZ carrying 806 lbs of PPE and hand sanitizer. If you have any PPE, Hand Sanitizer, or touchless thermometers you want to get to the Navajo Nation we will add it to our flight, BUT must receive it by 1200 on Friday June 5th, 2020. These donations must be dropped off at the HSEB 435 N5th ST, Phoenix, AZ 85004 to the medical student government room on the 5th floor, and packaged in boxes no longer than 21" in the longest dimension.

UA College of Medicine - Phoenix will be returning students to normal clinical rotations and as such, this student run organization, will be pivoting back into the clinical environment. It has been our extreme pleasure to assist the people of the Navajo, Hopi, Apache, and Zuni Nations, as well as the citizens of Gallup, NM, and the rural communities of Northern Arizona. We will continue to remain available to answer questions about how best to move supplies to these areas. If needed please contact Kevin Gochenour (kgochenour@email.arizona.edu) or Janell Tully (Janelltully@email.arizona.edu) for further information.

Our mission is to acquire PPE from local community donors & CSSC programs in the greater metro phoenix area, and transport these vital resources via our partner Gaurdian Air Transport, to the Navajo Nation in coordination with their Unified Command Center. This is an ongoing mission as supplies are acquired.

PPE Acquisition Branch Supervisor

Janell Tully, MS3

PPE distribution Branch Supervisor

Kevin Gochenour, MS4

Air transportation branch Supervisor

Cornel Popescu, MS4

How to Donate:

Donate directly to the Go Fund Me set up by the Navajo Nation.

Flight #20-1 5/1/2020 via guArdian air transport

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles

  • 300 Surgical Masks donated by Daifuku America Corporation

  • 90 Hand-sewn face masks donated by Mask-Quaraders

  • 14 Face shields donated by Diego O'Farrill

Flight #20-2 5/9/2020 via guArdian air transport

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles

  • 35 KN95 masks & 570 surgical masks donated by Dr. Matern

  • 350 N95 masks donated by Sarah & Dr. Cole Mendenhall

  • 300 Surgical masks donated by Flagstaff Medical Center

  • 100 Improvised gowns donated by REI

  • 128 Goggles donated by REI

Flight #20-3 5/12/2020 via guArdian air transport

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to GUP (Gallup Municipal Airport) - 202 miles

  • 200 N95 masks donated by Sarah & Dr. Cole Mendenhall

  • 120 Face shields donated by Covid Innovation Team

  • 100 Improvised gowns donated by Covid Innovation Team

  • 300 Surgical masks donated by Flagstaff Medical Center

Flight #20-4 5/13/2020 via guArdian air transport

Flagstaff Regional Airport to multiple Navajo & Hopi EMS Agencies

  • To Inscription House, AZ (Rotor) - 183 miles - 20 N95 masks - Navajo EMS

  • To Chinle, AZ (E91) - 118 miles - 30 N95 masks - Navajo EMS

  • To Kayenta, AZ (0V7) - 118 miles - 70 N95 masks - Navajo EMS

  • To Polacca, AZ (P10) - 83 miles - 30 N95 masks - Hopi EMS

  • To Tuba City, AZ (T03) - 59 miles - 30 N95 masks - Navajo EMS

Flight #20-5 5/19/2020 via guArdian air transport

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles

  • 333 pounds of face shields from the Irish Cultural Center

  • 28.5 pounds of mixed feminine hygiene products from the Irish Cultural Center

Flight #20-6 5/23/2020 via guArdian air transport & AZ National Guard

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles

University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix to Navajo Nation Fairground Window Rock, AZ - 282 miles

  • Via Gaurdian Air - 10,000 N95 Masks & Hand Sanitizer donated by the government of the Republic of Korea

  • Via AZ National Guard:

    • 3 pallets ea 32 cases of 20 oz bottled water - 4,321.1 lbs

    • 1 pallet 50, 20 lb bags of rice - 1,000 lbs

    • 1 pallet 50, 25 lb bags of flour - 1,250 lbs

    • 1 pallet 25, 50 lb bags of pinto beans - 1,250 lbs

    • A grand total of 7,821.1 lbs (3.9 tons!)

Flight #20-7 5/30/2020 via Angel Flight West

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to GUP (Gallup Municipal Airport) - 202 miles, ground to Window Rock, AZ

  • 162 lbs of mixed PPE and medical supplies including:

    • 5 gal hand sanitizer

    • 150 Face Shields

    • 150 Improvised gowns + 30 PPE grade gowns

    • 72 goggles

Flight #20-8 5/31/2020 via Angel Flight West

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to GUP (Gallup Municipal Airport) - 98 miles

  • 40 gals of Hand Sanitizer (348 lbs)

Flight #20-9 6/1/2020 via guArdian air transport

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to P24 (White River Airport) - 104 miles

  • 150 n97 masks

  • 150 face shields

Flight #20-10 6/6/2020 via Angel flight west (PENDING)

PHX (Phoenix Skyharbor International Airport) to RQE (Window Rock Regional Airport) - 227 miles

  • 60 gals of hand sanitizer purchase by students and faculty of UA COM-P

  • 50 gals of hand sanitizer donated by OHSO brewery

  • 533 face-shields donated by AZ face-shields and AMWA

  • 120 ear savers donated by AZ face-shields

  • 96 cloth masks donated by AMWA

  • Insulin and metformin donated by ASU school of social work

Completed programs

We have partnered with the Banner University College of Medicine Phoenix Internal Medicine Residency and have organized a donation drive with 4 donation drop-off locations in Arizona. See our flyers below for more information.

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