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Another tool in the toolbox

49th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians treat a casualty during a field training exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The field training exercise was part of Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support training, a five-day class taught to civilian and military first-responders focusing on medical skills needed for traumatic incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Brogan Lane, a simulated victim in an airplane crash scenario, is helped out of an airplane that was simulated to be on fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Medical Personnel course at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 4, 2020. A total of 22 Airmen participated in the TCCC-MP course to learn trauma care in an uncontrolled environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Metzger, optometrist, 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, examines a patient during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care IRT takes place Aug. 16-29 to provide medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs in Wise, Virginia, while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the United States. During Appalachian Care IRT, medical operations are staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in times of crisis, conflict or disaster. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)
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Apply pressure here

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Rodgers, an aerospace medical service journeyman with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, teaches Fijian health care volunteers the basics of CPR during a hands-on training as part of Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 15, 2017. Rodgers and seven other Misawa Airmen joined more than 50 U.S. service members in support of this exercise. The exercise strengthens interoperability and partnership between the United States, Fiji and other nations and organizations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Arkansas ANG swabs into action on COVID-19 state mission

Arkansas Air National Guard Master Sgt. Ellen Garrett secures a COVID-19 nose swab for testing at a drive-thru on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus downtown. Garrett and five other Arkansas Air National Guard Airmen, along with 10 Arkansas Army National Guard Soldiers are on state active duty orders to assist with the state's response to the pandemic. The 16 Guardsmen at UAMS comprise half the state's 32 Guardsmen on state active duty as of March 23, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Mr. John R. Oldham)
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ARMS-Mission Training

Airmen with 923nd Airlift Wing, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, conduct Aero Medical Evacuation Readiness Mission training on a C-130J from the 314th Airlift Wing, Aug. 6, 2020. ARMS-Mission training is required for AES Airmen to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Spenner)
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Artificial intelligence makes its way to MacDill dermatology clinic

Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky, 6th Health Care Operations Squadron dermatologist, demonstrates how a body scanner microscope works at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, 2019. A new software upgrade allows a complex algorithm to scan an image captured with the camera and rate the severity of the spot for a dermatologist to review. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Artificial intelligence makes its way to MacDill dermatology clinic

Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky, 6th Health Care Operations Squadron dermatologist, uses a body scanner microscope to take a picture of a spot on his arm at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, 2019. A new software upgrade allows a complex algorithm to analyze an image captured with a camera and rate the severity of the spot for a dermatologist to review. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Artificial intelligence makes its way to MacDill dermatology clinic

U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky, 6th Health Care Operations Squadron dermatologist, and Staff Sgt. Dalton Mace, 6th HCOS aerospace medical technician, prepare Lt. Col. Kurtis Kobes, a patient, for a procedure at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 5, 2019. With the help of a new dermatological analyzing software, Beachkofsky was able to diagnose a spot as an early stage of melanoma on Kobes and remove the area of skin before it could develop into deeper layers of skin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Artificial intelligence makes its way to MacDill dermatology clinic

A dermatology body scanner displays an image of a test skin lesion at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, 2019. A new software upgrade allows a complex algorithm to scan an image captured with a camera and rate the severity of the spot for a dermatologist to review. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Artificial intelligence makes its way to MacDill dermatology clinic

U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky, 6th Health Care Operations Squadron dermatologist, applies sutures to Lt. Col. Kurtis Kobes, a patient, during a procedure at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 5, 2019. With the help of a new dermatological analyzing software, Beachkofsky was able to diagnose a spot as an early stage of melanoma on Kobes and remove the area of skin before it could develop into deeper layers of skin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adam R. Shanks)
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Autism awareness

Three-year-old Hunter, son of Tricia and Staff Sgt. Justin Hoffman, 15th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, 437th Airlift Wing, heads to the basketball courts at a Joint Base Charleston –Air Base Park with his younger brother Cage not too far behind, April 14, 2012. Hunter was diagnosed with moderate to severe classical autism and receives Applied Behavior Analysis therapy to help counteract the symptoms of the disease. He enjoys playing sports and especially hockey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Sloan/Released)
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Aviano Rescue Squadrons provide medical assistance, personnel recovery in Croatia

A 57th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel pararescueman, stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, stabilizes a simulated casualty during a non-combatant evacuation operation exercise at the Police Academy, Croatia, March 18, 2019. The 31st Fighter Wing partnered with the Croatian government and U.S. Embassy Zagreb to test their abilities to plan and execute emergency response during a crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Sommer Giron)
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Baby’s diagnosis inspires cause

Kambri Kulikowski, who had to get a gastrostomy tube surgically inserted at three weeks old, loves stuffed animals, said her parents, Kortni and U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Kulikowski, U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center cyber mobile command and control systems officer. Kambri, who was diagnosed with duplication syndrome, which affects her heart, swallowing, and speech and motor skills development, kisses the stuffed rabbit that Jeremy and Kortni were inspired to create with toy medical devices for the patients at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, April 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Audrey Jensen)
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Barksdale reservist saves a life

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth McMillen, (center) who is a structural carpenter assigned to the 307th RED HORSE Squadron, instructs a group of Airmen on proper procedures for clearing buildings during a training exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 10, 2014. McMillen, who is also a Bowie County Sheriff’s Deputy, has been credited with saving the life of a woman in a house fire on March 9, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)
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basic medical technician corpsman program student, practices the bag valve mask on an simulated apneic patient

Airman Basic Wellington Cooksey, basic medical technician corpsman program student, practices the bag valve mask on an simulated apneic patient Dec. 17, 2015, at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The technical training student is assigned to the new 59th Training Group. The 59th TRG supports military medical service and medical readiness training for the approximately 12,100 students who train annually at the METC. The unit also supports training and evaluation programs at two operating locations, one detachment and 17 sites around the world
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Battlespace acoustics branch protects hearing, human performance

Dr. Eric Thompson, a research engineer with the Warfighter Interface Division, Battlespace Acoustics Branch, part of the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, sits inside their Auditory Localization Facility (ALF). The facility allows researchers to test 3-D audio software that spatially separates sound cues to mimic real-life human audio capabilities. The application allows operators in complex communication environments with multiple talking voices to significantly improve voice intelligibility and communication effectiveness. The technology, which consists primarily of software and stereo headphones, has potential low-cost, high-value application for both aviation and ground command and control communication systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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Behavioral health services available in primary care clinics

Support Behavioral Health May 2015 (AF Graphic / Steve Thompson)
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Beyond the Horizon Medical Readiness Event

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Laura Winn, 96th Medical Group, measures a patient's height, at a medical readiness event in Dangriga, Belize, May 22, 2017. This is the third medical and final event scheduled for Beyond the Horizon 2017, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Army South-led exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelson Brooks)
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Beyond the Horizon Medical Readiness Event

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Bryan Kopco, 96th Medical Group, fills prescription bags at a medical readiness event during in Dangriga, Belize, May 22, 2017. This is the third and final medical event scheduled for Beyond the Horizon 2017, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, Army South-led exercise designed to provide humanitarian and engineering services to communities in need, demonstrating U.S. support for Belize. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kelson Brooks)
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