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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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8th HCOS Pharmacy: Just what the doctor ordered

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Iannicello, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron, pharmacy NCO in charge, scans a container of medicine, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. The 8th Medical Group pharmacy provides pharmaceutical support for over 2000 service members at Kunsan AB. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shannon Braaten)
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Flu shots available for active duty, first responders, high-risk personnel

Master Sgt. Cherie Gregory, 66th Medical Squadron functional manager, administers a flu shot at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 18. 66th Medical Squadron officials have begun administering flu vaccines on a walk-in basis to active duty members, first responders here, as well as high-risk TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Saslav)
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137th AES trains alongside Air Force total force, ROTC partners

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Cole, Capt. Angie Clowdus, Maj. TJ Myers, and 1st Lt. Michelle Rariden, crew members with the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Oklahoma National Guard, respond to a medical scenario with Air Force ROTC cadets from Oklahoma State University acting as patients on a training flight Sept. 17, 2022. The 137th AES Airmen worked alongside active-duty counterparts with the 375th Air Mobility Wing and Air Force Reserve Airmen with the 514th Air Mobility Wing to gain flight certifications on a C-17 Globemaster III and included the ROTC cadets in the total-force training event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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U.S. Air Force physician Maj. (Dr.) Courtney Beaver

U.S. Air Force physician Maj. (Dr.) Courtney Beaver poses for a photo. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Moore, center top, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, responds to a simulated seizure on Capt. Wilfred Roman-Otero, 60th AES flight nurse, center bottom, during Exercise Golden Bee, aboard a flight over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 24, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Karla Parra)
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The 459th AES holds innovative medical exercise with medical squadrons, SFS

The 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently held an innovative exercise that included its sister medical organizations, AMDS and ASTS, as well as the 459th Security Forces Squadron to practice organizational interface, exercise unregulated patient movement, and utilize member Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills.
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The 459th AES holds innovative medical exercise with medical squadrons, SFS

The 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently held an innovative exercise that included its sister medical organizations, AMDS and ASTS, as well as the 459th Security Forces Squadron to practice organizational interface, exercise unregulated patient movement, and utilize member Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Adam Willemssen)
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445th participates in Operation Merciful Valkyrie

(from left to right) Second Lt. Kiley Gerritsen), 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron critical care air transport team member, Army Spc. Scott Hillman, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion flight medic, Fort Knox, and Staff Sgt. Trey Naber, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, carry a litter from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on a Fort Campbell, Kentucky flightline, Sept. 13, 2022. More than 180 Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing and members of the 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky, participated in an aeromedical patient movement exercise named Operation Merciful Valkyrie, Sept. 11-14, 2022.
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4th MDG trains to keep flyers safe

Tech. Sgt. Haley Bass, 4th Medical Group flight medicine NCO in charge, checks the vitals of Capt. Karen Rodriguez, 4th MDG flight surgeon at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2022. Some of flight medicine’s responsibilities include checking patients' vitals, oxygen consumption and providing transportation to a hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sabrina Fuller)
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