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West Virginia Air National Guard participates in Cooperacion IX

West Virginia Air National Guard and Peruvian Air Force conduct a patient transport scenario at Pisco Air Base, Peru, as part of Cooperacion IX, May 10, 2023. Members of the the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise Cooperation IX, Peru 2023 - A Single Force Against Disasters. The exercise, coordinated by the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, brought together 13 partner nations to develop interoperability in times of emergency response. Collaborating with our Air Force partners during exercises such as Cooperation IX enhances interoperability, builds capabilities and strengthens relationships so we can more easily integrate during real-world crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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West Virginia Air National Guard participates in Cooperacion IX

West Virginia Air National Guard and Peruvian and Argentine Air Force conduct a patient transport scenario at Pisco Air Base, Peru, as part of Cooperacion IX, May 10, 2023. Members of the the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise Cooperation IX, Peru 2023 - A Single Force Against Disasters. The exercise, coordinated by the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, brought together 13 partner nations to develop interoperability in times of emergency response. Collaborating with our Air Force partners during exercises such as Cooperation IX enhances interoperability, builds capabilities and strengthens relationships so we can more easily integrate during real-world crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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West Virginia Air National Guard participates in Cooperacion IX

West Virginia Air National Guard and Peruvian Air Force personnel talk through a patient transport scenario at Pisco Air Base, Peru, as part of Cooperacion IX, May 10, 2023. Members of the the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise Cooperation IX, Peru 2023 - A Single Force Against Disasters. The exercise, coordinated by the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, brought together 13 partner nations to develop interoperability in times of emergency response. Collaborating with our Air Force partners during exercises such as Cooperation IX enhances interoperability, builds capabilities and strengthens relationships so we can more easily integrate during real-world crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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West Virginia Air National Guard participates in Cooperacion IX

Staff Sgt. Nanishka Quiles-Perez, 167th Logistics Readiness Squadron, talks with members of the Peruvian Air Force on a C-17 Globemaster aircraft assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard during exercise Cooperation IX, in Lima, Peru, May 8, 2023. Members of the the West Virginia Air National Guard participated in humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise Cooperation IX, Peru 2023 - A Single Force Against Disasters. The exercise, coordinated by the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, brought together 13 partner nations to develop interoperability in times of emergency response. Collaborating with our Air Force partners during exercises such as Cooperation IX enhances interoperability, builds capabilities and strengthens relationships so we can more easily integrate during real-world crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by SMSgt Emily Beightol-Deyerle)

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87th MDG welcomes automated gas mask fit test

Airman 1st Class Daniel Carlu, 87th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering specialist, conducts a gas mask fit test on himself as he follows instructions from a virtual operator during a training event on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 11, 2023. This new automated gas mask fit test kiosk was created to increase operational medical readiness in support of an expeditionary fighting force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

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87th MDG welcomes automated gas mask fit test

A portable gas mask fit testing machine sits on display during a training event at the 87th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 11, 2023. This new automated gas mask fit test kiosk was created to increase operational medical readiness in support of an expeditionary fighting force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

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Agile Flag 23-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Zermeylen, 366th Healthcare Operations Squadron family health team lead, provides medical and trauma care for a simulated casualty during Exercise Agile Flag 23-1 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga, March 4, 2023. This exercise was designed to certify the 366th Fighter Wing as an official Air Combat Command Lead Wing and took place over approximately nine days at various locations. Led by the 366th Fighter Wing, Airmen of the 4th Fighter Squadron, 820th Base Defense Group, 52nd Combat Communications Squadron, 186th Airlift Squadron, 103rd Airlift Squadron, 314th Airlift Wing, 621st Contingency Response Squadron, Air Force National Tactical Integration, 53rd Air Traffic Control Squadron and 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing worked together in a show of agility to act as a lethal force, ready for any challenges on the horizon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anne Ortiz)

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8MDG nurses provide care anytime, for any ailment

Capt. Elizabeth Patterson, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron warrior medicine clinic flight commander, listens to a patient’s lung at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 9, 2023. Listening to a patient’s lung shows if the patient is experiencing any symptoms such as fluid in the lungs and can help diagnose some illnesses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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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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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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A look back at the Air Force’s evolving physical fitness standards

Historical image of a service member using exercise equipment to maintain physical fitness standards. (Courtesy photo)

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A look back at the Air Force’s evolving physical fitness standards

Historical image of a service member using exercise equipment to maintain physical fitness standards. (Courtesy photo)

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Imaging specialists look beyond the skin

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leila Liza Smith, a diagnostic imaging specialist with the 6th Medical Group, practices abdominal ultrasound procedures at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 25, 2022. Smith evaluates the images produced by the ultrasound for abnormalities, such as lumps or nodules on the thyroid gland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin)

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Imaging specialists look beyond the skin

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leila Liza Smith, a diagnostic imaging specialist with the 6th Medical Group, practices abdominal ultrasound procedures at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 25, 2022. Diagnostic imaging specialists use specialized equipment to perform various procedures and imaging. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin)

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673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge

U.S. Airmen from across the 673d Medical Group evacuate a simulated trauma victim while rendering tactical combat casualty care during the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 20, 2023. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen’s TCCC skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge

An Airman from the 673d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron annotates a patient card for a simulated trauma victim during the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 20, 2023. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen’s tactical combat casualty care skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge

U.S. Airmen from across the 673d Medical Group render tactical combat casualty care to a simulated trauma victim during the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 20, 2023. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen’s TCCC skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge

U.S. Airmen from across the 673d Medical Group render tactical combat casualty care to a simulated gunshot victim during the Arctic Warrior Challenge 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 20, 2023. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen’s TCCC skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Haleigh Tango, a medical technician with the 673d Surgical Operations Squadron, undergoes moulage application while participating in the Arctic Warrior Challenge as a simulated trauma victim at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 20 2023. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen’s tactical combat casualty care skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success. Tango is from Fremont, Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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673d Medical Group Airmen hone emergency response skills during the Arctic Warrior Challenge

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Hernandez Gonzalez, a medical technician with the 673d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, participates in the Arctic Warrior Challenge as a simulated gunshot victim at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 20 2023. The Arctic Warrior Challenge was a scenario-based field training exercise designed to hone the 673d Medical Group Airmen’s tactical combat casualty care skills, improve operational readiness, and foster unit cohesion. TCCC outlines prehospital combat medicine devised to provide lifesaving care to injured combatants, to limit the risk of further casualties, and to help achieve mission success. Hernandez Gonzalez is from Beaverton, Oregon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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