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118th Medical Group, Bulgarian Armed Forces exercise medical skills during Thracian Sentry 2023

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercise in Thracian Sentry 2023. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex environments such as combat medical care. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)
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TCCC joint training exercise

A group of service members carry a simulated casualty at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., July 27, 2023. The service members exercised tactical combat casualty care training in order to safely escort the simulated casualty to the evacuation location. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Hollis)
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Yokota Medics test contingency response with UK, JP allies during MG23

U.S. Air Force Capt. Doniqua Jenkins-Wheeler, 374th Medical Group executive officer, (left front), and Capt. Amy Goodnite, 374th Medical Group medical readiness officer, (left back), talk with Royal Air Force medical professionals about differences between United Kingdom and U.S. Critical Care Air Transport Teams, during an aeromedical evacuation training as part of Exercise Mobility Guardian 2023, July 18, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The training allowed the Yokota medics to practice critical skills to safely move patients from different locations while increasing interoperability between the U.S. and its allies. This iteration of training was the first time Canadian, New Zealand, Japanese, and United Kingdom medics participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
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Yokota Medics test contingency response with UK, JP allies during MG23

Airmen assigned to the 374th Medical Group load a mock patient onto an ambulance bus during an en route patient staging system, or ERPSS, training in support of an internal readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 19, 2023. The training was partnered with a Mobility Guardian 2023 medical inject which focused on aeromedical evacuation interoperability amongst the U.S. and allied nations. During MG23, members of the 374th MDG honed vital readiness skills in operationally-limited environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)
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USAFSAM visits MAFB to continue cancer study

Tech Sgt. Bridgette Brzezinski, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine bioenvironmental engineer, collects data from a swipe sample at a missile alert facility, near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023. Teams recorded indoor air quality data and collected water, surface and soil samples to test for potential occupational exposure hazards at each of Minot’s MAFs. They also collected water and soil samples and tested for presence of radon, polychlorinated biphenyls, organic phosphates and other potential occupational exposure hazards. USAFSAM is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trust Tate)
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Resolute Sentinel 2023

U.S. Air Force Reserve Aeromedical technicians and their Peruvian counterparts perform a casualty evacuation training scenario on board a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 64th Air Expeditionary Wing in Callao, Peru, July 17, 2023, during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)
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Resolute Sentinel 2023

U.S. Air Force Reserve Aeromedical technicians and their Peruvian counterparts perform a casualty evacuation training scenario on board a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 64th Air Expeditionary Wing in Callao, Peru, July 17, 2023, during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)
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Resolute Sentinel 2023

U.S. Air Force Reserve Aeromedical technicians and their Peruvian counterparts perform a casualty evacuation training scenario on board a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 64th Air Expeditionary Wing in Callao, Peru, July 17, 2023, during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)
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Resolute Sentinel 2023

U.S. Air Force Reserve Aeromedical technicians and their Peruvian counterparts perform a casualty evacuation training scenario on board a C-130H Hercules assigned to the 64th Air Expeditionary Wing in Callao, Peru, July 17, 2023, during exercise Resolute Sentinel 23. Resolute Sentinel improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military and interagency personnel through joint defense interoperability training, engineering projects and knowledge exchanges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chris Hibben)
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U.S. and Coalition Forces Enhance Emergency Response Capabilities

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, and a member of the Royal Danish Air Force, tend to the wounds of a victim from a simulated aircraft crash during a medical response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 17, 2023. This exercise tested the emergency response systems of U.S. and coalition forces, which allowed for a better understanding of how they can communicate and operate together in the event of a real-world emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)
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U.S. and Coalition Forces Enhance Emergency Response Capabilities

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron tend to the wounds of a victim from a simulated aircraft crash during a medical response exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 17, 2023. This exercise tested the emergency response systems of U.S. and coalition forces, which allowed for a better understanding of how they can communicate and operate together in the event of a real-world emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Long)
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U.S. Airmen conduct medical triage mission during Mobility Guard

Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Speth, 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, renders medical aid to a dummy patient during a medical triage exercise in support of Mobility Guardian 2023 over Japan, July 12, 2023. A multilateral endeavor, MG23 features seven participating countries - Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States - operating approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000 mile exercise area from July 5-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett)
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50th ARS deploys to Indo-Pacific in support of Mobility Guardian

Flight nurses render aid to a dummy patient during a medical triage mission July 12, 2023, in flight over Japan in support of Mobility Guardian 2023. A multilateral endeavor, MG23 features seven participating countries - Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States - operating approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000 mile exercise area from July 5-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
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50th ARS deploys to Indo-Pacific in support of Mobility Guardian

Flight nurses discuss training scenarios duriung a medical triage mission July 12, 2023, in flight over Japan in support of Mobility Guardian 2023. A multilateral endeavor, MG23 features seven participating countries - Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States - operating approximately 70 mobility aircraft across multiple locations spanning a 3,000 mile exercise area from July 5-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
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Mobility Guardian 23

From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Leslie Green, a flight nurse assigned to the 426 Transport Training Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force Major Melissa Gear, a flight surgeon assigned to the Canadian Air Division Headquarters, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tiandra Reid, a flight instructor assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, simulate giving care to a patient in a static RCAF CC130J Super Hercules aircraft during Mobility Guardian 23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 10, 2023. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)
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Mobility Guardian 23

U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force aeromedical evacuation Airmen transport manikins to a static RCAF CC130J Super Hercules aircraft during Mobility Guardian 23 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 10, 2023. MG23 is an opportunity to train alongside our Allies and partners to demonstrate interoperability and bolster our collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Crul)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Theresa Nguyen, assigned to the 131st Medical Group, Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri, tests a patient’s vision during Operation Healthy Delta Innovative Readiness Training Program at Anna, Illinois, June 11, 2023. The Department of Defense-sponsored program builds relationships with local communities by providing free medical, dental and vision services while leveraging the strength of joint forces.
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Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Alejandro Castro

SSgt Alejandro Castro, 8th Medical Group physical therapy non-commissioned officer in charge, stretches out Capt. Fern Daniels, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Human Performance Flight commander, during a therapy session at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 7, 2023. Castro was selected for demonstrating exceptional leadership in leading a two man team during an emergency and neutralizing chemical contaminants for four patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick)
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405 EAES trains with CCATT

From left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Devon Theis, Critical Care Air Transport Team respiratory technician, Maj. Andrew Hersh, CCATT Doctor, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, CCATT registered nurse, perform patient care on a simulated intubated patient, during a combined 405 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and 379 EAES CCATT training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 29, 2023. This training allowed for the 405 EAES to conduct integrated training with the CCATT in a high-fidelity environment, to prepare for unregulated contingency movement within the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac Garden)
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405 EAES trains with CCATT

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ariel Kuhl, left, and Staff Sgt. Lahaf Batten, tend to a simulated patient with a makeshift splint, during a combined 405 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and 379 EAES Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 29, 2023. This training allowed for the 405 EAES to conduct integrated training with the CCATT in a high-fidelity environment, to prepare for unregulated contingency movement within the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac Garden)
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