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Maj. Chad Brooks takes COVID-19 Swab for testing

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Brooks, of the 119th Medical Group, takes a sample swab from an asymptomatic volunteer who is taking a COVID-19 test in the parking lot of the Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 23, 2020. He’s wearing personal protective equipment to stay safe while he works, and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while testing people as they drive through in their vehicles. He is just one of the many North Dakota National Guard members partnering with the North Dakota Department of Health and other civilian agencies in support of the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David H. Lipp)
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Maj. Gen. Bart Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander

Maj. Gen. Bart Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander, gives command of the 59th Training Group to Col. Steven Caberto during an activation ceremony Jan. 4, 2016, at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The 59th TRG supports military medical service and medical readiness training at the Medical Education and Training Campus for 12,100 students annually, and at two operating locations, one detachment and 17 sites around the world.
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Maj. Virginia M. Alena

Maj. Virginia M. Alena, the first recipient of the “Flight Nurse of the Year” award in 1968.
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Malcolm Grow legacy still strong in Air Force medicine

Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow, the first Air Force Surgeon General and longtime advocate of an independent Air Force Medical Service, remains a legacy in Air Force Medicine to this day. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Malcolm Grow legacy still strong in Air Force medicine

Malcolm Grow in 1917 as a young Captain in the Russian Army during World War I. Before the U.S. joined the war, Grow traveled to Russia to provide medical care to a Russian Army facing a critical shortage of qualified doctors. Grow returned to the U.S. once it joined the war, and served a long, distinguished career, before retiring a Major General in the U.S. Air Force, and becoming the first Air Force Surgeon General. (Photo courtesy of Air Force Medical Service History Office)
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Malcolm Grow legacy still strong in Air Force medicine

Col. Herbert B. Wright (left), the Chief of Professional Services, U.S. Army 8th Air Force and Brig. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow, at the time, Surgeon of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force, examine a heating bag Grow helped develop to keep fliers warm during high-altitude missions. (Photo courtesy of Air Force Medical Service History Office)
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MDG continues measures to limit COVID-19 spread

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carlos Torres Fernandez, right, 23d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, performs a protective-mask fit test on Master Sgt. James Howell, 823d Base Defense Squadron medical cell flight chief, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 1, 2020. The COVID-19 Tier 2 screening moved from the 23d Medical Group parking lot to the Davidson Gate, expanding its testing to active duty dependents as part of an ongoing response to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus and preserve combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)
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MDG continues measures to limit COVID-19 spread

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Relitz, left, 23d Medical Support Squadron physical evaluation board officer, and Tech. Sgt. Jose Lemus, 23d MDSS Tricare operations patient administration flight chief, prepare for a COVID-19 Tier 2 screening at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 1, 2020. The COVID-19 Tier 2 screening moved from the 23d Medical Group parking lot to the Davidson Gate, expanding its testing to active duty dependents as part of an ongoing response to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus and preserve combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)
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MDG continues measures to limit COVID-19 spread

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alexandra McElwain, 23d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron aerospace medical craftsman, performs a nasal swab on an active duty Airman during a COVID-19 Tier 2 screening at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 1, 2020. The COVID-19 Tier 2 screening moved from the 23d Medical Group parking lot to the Davidson Gate, expanding its testing to active duty dependents as part of an ongoing response to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus and preserve combat power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Azaria E. Foster)
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Medic Rodeo comes to Cannon for another iteration

An actor holds onto a medical technician attempting to assist him during the Cannon Air Force Base Medic Rodeo at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, Sept. 17, 2019. The Medic Rodeo is designed to test the skills of Air Force medical technicians in both deployed and home instillation environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gage Daniel)
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Medical Air War College graduate receives Wright Brothers Officership Award

Col. Cheryl Lowry, a member for the Air Force Medical Service, was hard at work in her Air War College seminar prior to graduation. Col. Lowry's efforts were recognized with the Wright Brothers Officership Award that she received upon Air War College graduation on May 22, 2014 at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. The Wright Brothers Officership Award is awarded by the AWC Commandant to the student who makes the most significant contributions to the college's educational objectives and who demonstrated the top professional leadership, officership, and educational achievement. (Courtesy Photo)
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Medical clinic renovations complete

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Campbell, 81st Dental Squadron dental technician, works in a new dental clinic during the Keesler Medical Center renovations ribbon cutting ceremony on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., March 20, 2018. The ceremony officially commemorated the completion of the $80 million renovations for the new dental and mental health clinics. The new renovations allow for improved patient support services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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Medical exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Manuel Nunez, 96th Medical Group, evaluates a simulated wounded Soldier’s injuries during a mass casualty exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5. The exercise tested the 96th MDG’s responses to receiving several simulated wounded soldiers from the Army’s 6th Ranger Training Battalion. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Karissa Rodriguez)
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Medical Group COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Laubach, a 96th Medical Group medical technician, and Maj. Nicole Tafuri, a 96th Medical Group resident physician, laugh with a young patient during a car-side exam at the hospital’s drive-through health screening at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, March 30, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)
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Medical Material keeps the Medical Group going

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bailey Pitcher, 22nd Medical Support Squadron acquisitions technician, prepares equipment at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 15, 2020. Medical material Airmen can receive an average of four to five shipments a day. Once the medical material team receives packages, they are opened, logged and delivered to the requesting clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Medical staff combats COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Capt. Theresa Snyder, 355th Medical Operations Squadron operational medicine flight commander, dons protective gear at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 27, 2020. Snyder was conducting sample kits on patients to send for COVID-19 testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)
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Medical techniques explained

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. April White, left, 932nd Airlift Wing Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, helps explain the methods for taking care of babies and small children during a refresher class at the 932nd Medical Group, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 6, 2018. Previously, she was presented with a chief's coin by Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly, Command Chief, Air Force Reserve Command, for being a standout Airman and for her self-improvements and positive attitude. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)
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Medically ready to be mission ready

Air Force Col. (Dr.) Kimberly Pietszak, interim chief, Department of Quality Services, and assistant chief, Department of Medicine, examines Air Force Col. Patrick McCain at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Aug 26, 2015. Getting regular checkups are vital step in maintaining one’s Individual Medical Readiness and aids an Airman’s ability to support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Corey Toye)
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Medics support Ranger exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Lytle, 96th Medical Group chief vascular surgery, discusses the simulated patient’s medical treatment during the medical portion of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion’s mass casualty exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 5, 2020. The exercise tested the 96th MDG’s medical capabilities and rescue effort coordination with Eglin first responders and county rescue teams to a major accident on the Eglin range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)
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Melting pot of the medical group

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jennifer Carver, 49th Medical Group optometrist, conducts a vision exam for Maj. Christopher Vance, 9th Attack Squadron instructor pilot, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 23, 2019. The 49th MDG Optometry Clinic’s primary mission is to perform annual eye exams for the base community, as well as screenings for diabetics and fittings for glasses and contact lenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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