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Bedrock of readiness: Air Force Medical Home improves access to care and supports Airmen readiness

Air Force Medical Home focuses Airmen readiness through improvements on patient access, delivery of quality care, and continued support of mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Bedrock of readiness: Air Force Medical Home improves access to care and supports Airmen readiness

Air Force Medical Home focuses Airmen readiness through improvements on patient access, delivery of quality care, and continued support of mission requirements. (U.S. Air Force Graphic)

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Mental health readiness

Maintaining your mental health is critical to readiness. People suffering from depressive disorders can experience slowed physical reactions, impaired judgment and indecision, all of which can risk the mission. Treatment for mental health issues can show real improvement in as little as four weeks. If you, or someone you know, may be dealing with depression, get treatment now. (Air Force Graphic)

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Deployed Pharmacy

Air Force pharmacists deploy around the world to provide medication therapy in operational theaters around the world. Pharmacy is a critical component of care in the deployed setting, just as it is back home. While deployed, Air Force pharmacists do everything they would in a garrison setting, plus additional duties to meet the mission of their commanders.

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Providing Reinforcement: Air Force family helps amputee Airmen return to duty

U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan McGuire, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 535th Airlift Squadron, lines up for a landing at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Sep 12, 2017, McGuire lost his right leg below the knee from a boating accident in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)

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Deployed Dental

Air Force dental teams not only keep your teeth healthy on the home front, they are a critical piece of deployed health care as well. Air Force dental teams deploy around the world to ensure Airmen have good oral health during deployment.

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Lakenheath Partnerships

The 48th Medical Group, based at RAF Lakenheath in the U.K., maintains partnerships with three hospitals in the British National Health System. These partnerships allow 48th MDG medical staff to maintain readiness and currency in surgical techniques seen less frequently at Lakenheath, especially trauma care similar to battlefield medicine.

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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

An injured service member is being airlifted to a medical facility during the Vietnam War. It was during the Vietnam War that Aeromedical Evacuation capabilities improved with the addition of the C-9A, a designated platform specially designed for the movement of patients. (Courtesy photo)

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