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Gabriela Mistral ribbon-cutting ceremony

Gabriela Mistral School Principal Abraham Ruiz hands a gift to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Rosier, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron structural craftsman and Tampa, Fla., native, as a token of his appreciation for the work that he and other members of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise performed in the construction of a new two-classroom schoolhouse during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ocotes Alto, Honduras, July 28, 2015. Ruiz gave a gift to every member of the New Horizons team that worked in the construction of the building. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. David J. Murphy/Released)
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18th Medical Group public health technician

Staff Sgt. Yesenia Benjamin, an 18th Medical Group public health technician, teaches a Sri Lankan child how to properly wash her hands during Pacific Angel 16-3 in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Aug. 16, 2016. Now entering its ninth year, Operation Pacific Angel ensures that the region’s militaries are prepared to work together to address humanitarian crises. Since 2007, Pacific Angel operations have improved the lives of tens of thousands of people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Rebecca Lauters, general medicine doctor assigned to 96th Medical Group at Eglin Air Force Base, teaches Guyanese medical personnel how to administer a shot at the Linden Mackenzie Hospital during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, June 13, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Melissa Legowski, nurse practitioner from the 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base, briefs Guyanese nurses during a lecture at the Linden Mackenzie Hospital during New Horizons exercise 2019 in Linden, Guyana, June 13, 2019. The New Horizons exercise 2019 provides U.S. military members an opportunity to train for an overseas deployment and the logistical requirements it entails. The exercise promotes bilateral cooperation by providing opportunities for U.S. and partner nation military engineers, medical personnel and support staff to work and train side by side. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
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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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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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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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200813-F-BT441-0083

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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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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Suriname Armed Forces Maj. Sonsja Pinas, applies a tourniquet during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training hosted by U.S. Air Force reservists during the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission at the Paramaribo Military Hospital in Suriname, Feb. 22, 2024. LAMAT is representative of the United States’ commitment to its partners through medical assistance and mutual exchange of knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. AJ Davidson, 60th Medical Group vascular surgeon, prepares for Augustus Wayne Amos’ surgery at Owen King European Union Hospital, Castries, St. Lucia, Feb. 26, 2024. Davidson said he felt grateful for Amos trusting his team of medical personnel to provide him with the care he needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Detrick Hyshaw, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron operations superintendent, performs operations performed on a patient during an AE demonstration in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, near BAF Bangabandhu Cantonment, Bangladesh. CS24 is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise where U.S. and Bangladesh Air Forces exchanged airlift, air-land, and airdrop delivery techniques to ultimately enhance the collective ability to respond to regional disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Krista McGraw, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of mission scheduling, showcases a medical supply kit to Bangladesh Air Force medics during an AE demonstration in support of Cope South 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, near BAF Bangabandhu Cantonment, Bangladesh. CS24, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored bilateral tactical airlift exercise, provides airlift training for U.S. and Bangladeshi aircrews in aircraft generation and recovery, low-level navigation, tactical airdrop, and air-land missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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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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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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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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AFRICOM's partnership endures during COVID-19

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force work to set up the frame of a field hospital at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 13, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones)
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Air Force Medicine leaders enhance Lithuanian medical partnership at International Scientific Conference

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brooke Billman, left, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Parry and U.S. Air Force Col. Mary Anne Kiel, center, and Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, right, pose with two Lithuanian military officers at the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine and Rehabilitation in Druskininkai, Lithuania, April 5, 2024. As members of the Air Force Medical Service Lifestyle & Performance Medicine team, they shared information about the benefits of incorporating the medical specialty into military rehabilitation efforts. (Courtesy photo from U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Yang)
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Air Force medics support US and UAE medical capabilities, partnership, readiness

Members of the 2023 Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team pose for a team photo. From the left to right: Army Lt. Col. Jeremy Trescott, Army Col. Carl Skinner, Army Col. Rob Hennessy, Army Lt. Col. Nolan Brandt, Army Lt. Col. Ruth Browne, Army Col. Thane McCann, Air Force Maj. Zachary Brady, Air Force Lt. Col. Erik DeSoucy, Army Reserve Lt. Col. Elwood Conaway, Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Gavitt. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to United Arab Emirates medical forces, the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City 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 medics support US and UAE medical capabilities, partnership, readiness

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erik DeSoucy, the U.S. Air Force Trauma Deputy Director for the Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team, briefs fellow civilian and military medical experts at the first annual Emirates Military Health Conference in Abu Dhabi, January 2023. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to United Arab Emirates medical forces, the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City 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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