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571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, JTF-Bravo train together on lifesaving skills with Honduran military

A team with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, based out of Travis Air Force Base, California, and Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel train on elements of Tactical Combat Casualty Care with Honduran military members at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 3, 2021. U.S. and Honduran forces trained together over a five-day period and focused on emergency care, tourniquet placement, carrying patients, trauma assessments, hemorrhage control, airway and respiratory management, splints for different types of injuries including burns and fractures, and evacuation procedures. (Courtesy photo)
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Patients, patients, and more patients

1st Lts Cheryl Smith and Zach Cates, 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron nurses, transport a litter 'patient' to the litter stantions for care on the the KC-46A Pegasus, flown by the 77th Air Refueling Squadron from the 916th Air Refueling Wing, during their training on the newest Air Force air refueling tanker, August 16-19, 2022. Aeromedical personnel are required to train on all airframes with patient care transport capability. They must learn the patient loading and unloading, the setup of the litter stantions, to knowing where medical equipment plug ins are located, as well as the emergency evacuation procedures from the aircraft while on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)
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Pacific Angel 22-2 strengthens ties with Indo-Pacific Allies and partners

U.S. Air Force and Royal Malaysian Air Force medical personnel, and the RMAF 211th HANDAU Squadron participate in a mass casualty training scenario during Exercise Pacific Angel at Subang Air Base, Malaysia, Aug. 16, 2022. The primary focus of the training was to demonstrate effective management of multiple casualties by prioritizing patients with the most urgent needs and dividing medical resources and personnel appropriately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Roth)
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Working hand in hand, operating as one: 405th EAES conduct coalition exercise

At right, U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Escobedo, 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, assists the coalition forces training exercise as a mock patient to be treated by the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 29, 2022. Coalition partners were able to learn and share tactics and techniques with each other so in an emergency response situation, the 405th EAES and coalition partners would be able to operate with the strength and coordination of one team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)
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Working hand in hand, operating as one: 405th EAES conduct coalition exercise

U.S. Air Force and Italian Air Force military personnel transport Capt. Stefan Sabo-Walsh, an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, as a mock patient during a coalition training exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 29, 2022. The training was able to dive into the specifics on how the 405th EAES tackles everything from establishing initial roles and responsibilities of each crew member and working hands-on with medical equipment, to responding to different aircraft emergency scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)
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Working hand in hand, operating as one: 405th EAES conduct coalition exercise

From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Douglas, 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, assists Danish, Canadian and Italian coalition partners in setting up stanchions inside a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a coalition training exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 29, 2022. These stanchions allow for patients to be stacked vertically on stretchers saving on aircraft space when needed to transport patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)
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Exercise Cope North 22

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) medic provides simulated medical assistance to an injured Royal Australian Air Force aviator on Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, during Exercise Cope North 22. (DoD photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price, Royal Australian Air Force)
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Exercise Cope North 22

U.S. Air Force members from the 36th, 673rd and the 374th Medical Group treat medical patients onboard a French CN-235 aircraft for a trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2022. Cope North provides an optimal environment to improve possible opportunities for long-term advancement of our shared interests. (Courtesy photo)
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USU alumnus, faculty provide medical relief in Ukraine

The Lviv Visiting Surgeon team at work in the clinic in Lviv, Ukraine. (Courtesy photo)
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Trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaime Vergara, a paramedic with the 36th Operation Medical Readiness Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alyssa Simon, an independent duty medical technician with the 36 OMRS, grabs medication for a patient onboard a French CN-235 aircraft for a trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2022. Alliances and partnerships are crucial to our strategy, providing a durable, asymmetric strategic advantage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens)
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Trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22

U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force members load a medical patient onto a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft for a trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2022. Alliances and partnerships are crucial to our strategy, providing a durable, asymmetric strategic advantage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aubree Owens)
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A member of the Armed Forces of Liberia engages in discussions during the Women, Peace, and Security engagement in Monrovia, Liberia, July 30, 2021. Marines from MARFOREUR/AF and U.S. Embassy representatives met with 15 AFL women during this first ever WPS engagement between the U.S. military and Liberian military. WPS is as an integral component in the effort to enhance African partner capability, enabling U.S. security cooperation to better leverage the contributions of both men and women. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James Bourgeois)
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Adriatic Strike 2021

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Susanna Wohlford, Colorado Air National Guard, 140th Medical Group medic, trains with a defibrillator during exercise Adriatic Strike 21 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 17, 2021. Adriatic Strike 21 is part of Defender-Europe 21, which will exercise the command’s ability to integrate approximately 30,000 U.S., allied, and partner forces from 26 nations to conduct nearly-simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen nations from the Baltics to Africa, and to the Black Sea and Balkan regions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff. Sgt. Austin Harvill)
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Adriatic Strike 2021

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Patten, Colorado Air National Guard, 140th Medical Group Adriatic Strike 21 group mission lead, meets with Slovenian Armed Forces leadership during Adriatic Strike 21, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, May 13, 2021. Adriatic Strike 21 is part of Defender-Europe 21, which will exercise the command’s ability to integrate approximately 30,000 U.S., allied, and partner forces from 26 nations to conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen nations from the Baltics to Africa, and to the Black Sea and Balkan regions. (Slovenian Armed Forces photo by Warrant Officer XI Rajko Petek)
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Guard medical team supports Czech partners

Czech Republic Ministry of Defense Military Hospital Olomouc leadership members and members from the Texas and Nebraska National Guard medical information exchange team take a tour of the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at the Military Hospital Olomouc in Olomouc, Nov. 12, 2020. Five medical personnel from the Nebraska and Texas National Guard team traveled in support of the State Partnership program to the Czech Republic as an information exchange team, which led to mutually helpful medical information exchange. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. R. Denise Mommens)
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U.S. and Bulgarian Air Force aeromedical evacuation teams practice lifting and transporting a litter during Thracian Summer 2020 at Plovdiv Airport, Bulgaria, Aug. 13, 2020. Each movement made when carrying a patient begins with a preparatory command and a command of execution so the members carrying the litter can move as one cohesive team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin Nothstine)
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Members of the initial Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team pose for a team photo. Front row from left: Army Col. Brigilda Teneza, Army Maj. Meghan McHenry, Navy Cmdr. Jamie Fitch, Navy Cmdr. Amy White. Second row: Air Force Col. Terry Lonergan, Army Lt. Col. Joey Kamerath, Army Lt. Col. Patrick Marlow, Army Col. Rob Letizio and Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Gavitt. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to UAE medical forces, the SSMC and referral facilities within the medical network while enhancing TBRM capabilities that could someday benefit U.S. forces in the region. (Courtesy photo by SSMC Communications)
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Medical Ties Bind Forces in Partnership

U.S. Air Force Col. Terry Lonergan, (2nd from right) and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City colleagues wear personal protective equipment to check on COVID-19 patients at SSMC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 25, 2020. Lonergan, the Emergency Medical Services Director, works at the Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team in UAE. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to UAE medical forces, the SSMC and referral facilities within the medical network while enhancing TBRM capabilities that could someday benefit U.S. forces in the region. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Gavitt, a joint U.S. service member on the Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team, briefs fellow medical officers and staff at the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to UAE medical forces, the SSMC and referral facilities within the medical network while enhancing TBRM capabilities that could someday benefit U.S. forces in the region. (Courtesy photo)
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2 MMS Curriculum Committee Meeting

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Cowden, Infectious Disease Programs chief with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, poses for a photo with the NATO Mission Iraq Embedded Training Team during the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, June 25, 2019. The team, which included military members from Iraq, Australia, and Denmark, participated in a meeting to discuss standardized combat lifesaver training and standard equipment lists for training. Cowden deployed as an International Health Specialist, providing a foundation for improved medical security cooperation in Iraq. (Courtesy photo)
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