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Readiness is key to future engagements

U.S. Air Force Citizen Airmen from the 932nd Airlift Wing Inspector General team, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and the 932nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron put readiness to the test to access their patient movement abilities in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear environment at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Nov. 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)
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Research Altitude Chamber 1

A pilot trains in the Research Altitude Chamber 1 at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711 Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The RAC can simulate altitudes of up to 1,000 feet and is one of four chambers used to study the effects of high altitudes on humans and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis)
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A look back at the AFMS response in Jonestown, Guyana

Two HC-130Ns and 38 Reserve aircrew members, medics, and aerial porters evacuated survivors and victims from Georgetown, Guyana after violence broke out at the People's Temple Agricultural Mission in Jonestown in 1978. (Courtesy photo)
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Tactical Combat Casualty Care training is not unique to the medical nurses and technicians from the 72nd Medical Group however, what is unique is training in Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Hybers)
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Medical Group Airmen Engage in Moulage

Airmen assigned to the 56th Medical Group treat simulated casualties during an inaugural medical training exercise, Nov. 2, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During this training, Airmen practiced how to carry out tactical combat casualty field care while under simulated hostile fire and enemy pressure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)
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Medical Group Airmen Engage in Moulage

Airmen assigned to the 56th Medical Group carry a training mannequin on a stretcher during a medical training exercise, Nov. 2, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. During this inaugural training, Airmen practiced how to carry out tactical combat casualty field care while under simulated hostile fire and enemy pressure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mason Hargrove)
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A look back at the attack on the USS Cole

Following arrival at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, injured USS Cole Sailors are carried off an aircraft, Oct. 14, 2000. (Courtesy photo)
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A look back at the attack on the USS Cole

Injured USS Cole Sailors are carried aboard a C-9 Nightingale aircraft of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Aden, Yemen, Oct. 13, 2000. The Sailors were evacuated to Germany for medical treatment. (Courtesy photo)
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Maj. Gen. James Humphreys

Maj. Gen. James Humphreys, former Space Medicine director, Manned Space Flight, NASA, in 1967. Humphreys, along with a fellow Air Force surgeon and anesthesiologist, was tasked with removing a live bomb from a Vietnamese man in 1965. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

Maj. Daniel Nguyen, anesthesiologist, center, and Tech. Sgt. Lisette Wright, medical technician, right, observe a mock patient at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada’s Trauma Resuscitation Unit in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 24, 2022. Nguyen and Wright are both part of a cadre of Air Force instructors who are part of the Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program, which is one of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s five geographically separated units. The SMART program ensures Air Force medics receive the appropriate clinical currency to retain their readiness. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

The cadre of Air Force medical instructors who are embedded within University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, pose for a photo on Oct. 24, 2022. These medical instructors are part of the Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program, which is one of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s five geographically separated units. These instructors include operating room technicians, anesthesiologists, emergency room nurse, and administrative specialist to name a few. The SMART program ensures Air Force medics receive the appropriate clinical currency to retain their readiness. (Courtesy photo)
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Airmen assigned to the 374th Medical Group and 36th Airlift Squadron assist a simulated casualty during a mass aeromedical evacuation training scenario at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2022. The training scenario was part of a Samurai Readiness Inspection, aimed at enhancing the base’s preparedness and ability to respond to any real-world contingency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Garrett Cole)
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Sonopalooza 2022

U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Brendan O’Sullivan, 60th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron radiology resident, practices abdominal ultrasound procedures during Sonopalooza 2022 at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 20, 2022. Sonopalooza 2022 is the 3rd Annual Ultrasound Radiology Resident Conference at DGMC. It aimed to educate radiology residents on the mechanics of ultrasound machines and give them hands-on experience with scanning and performing biopsies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda)
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78th HCOS BMETs: Medical maintenance sustaining the warfighter

Senior Airman Erica Husselman, Air Force Medical Equipment Repair Center Biomedical Equipment technician, left, Staff Sgt. Monica Hewey, 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron Biomedical Equipment technician, center, and Airman 1st Class Caleb Smitherman, Air Force MERC BMET, verify calibration on an X-ray unit at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 19, 2022. MERC consists of specialty trained BMETs who help others in their career field across various Air Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)
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78th HCOS BMETs: Medical maintenance sustaining the warfighter

Staff Sgt. Monica Hewey, 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron Biomedical Equipment technician, left, Senior Airman Erica Husselman, Air Force Medical Equipment Repair Center Biomedical Equipment technician, center, and Airman 1st Class Caleb Smitherman, Air Force MERC BMET, prepare to perform a function test on an X-ray unit at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 19, 2022. MERC consists of specialty trained BMETs who help others in their career field across various Air Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)
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78th HCOS BMETs: Medical maintenance sustaining the warfighter

Stephen Danko, 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron Biomedical Equipment technician, prepares to repair a stem sterilizer machine inside the clinic at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 5, 2022. The clinic has two sterilizers, which use steam to sterilize tools and accessories used by healthcare personnel on patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)
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78th HCOS BMETs: Medical maintenance sustaining the warfighter

Master Sgt. Charles Wolfe, 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron, 78th HCOS Healthcare Technology Management Section chief, checks repaired medical equipment at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 5, 2022. The items shown belong to the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, which the 78th HCOS Biomedical Equipment Maintenance section helps support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)
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78th HCOS BMETs: Medical maintenance sustaining the warfighter

Staff Sgt. Monica Hewey, 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron Biomedical Equipment technician, works on a ventilator at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 5, 2022. Biomedical Equipment Maintenance involves the installation, inspection, repair, and maintenance of medical equipment and support systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kisha Foster Johnson)
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Restoring warriors to their full potential

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrea Shefferly, 17th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical therapy and optometry flight commander, evaluates Staff Sgt. Sydney Raqueno, 17th OMRS unit training manager, at the Ross Clinic, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 21, 2022. The tragic events of 9/11 compelled Shefferly to join the military and help heal service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)
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Staff Sgt. Jaylin Henderson, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron charge medical technician, collects a set of vitals from Master Sgt. Rihanna Scott, 18th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, during a simulated medical evacuation Oct. 14, 2022, based out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KC-46A Pegasus is equipped with two sets of litter stanchions, oxygen tanks, electrical outlets for medical instruments and a brightly lit cargo area to help assist in medical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)
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