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Air Force provides aeromedical evacuation to dialysis patients trapped by hurricanes

The view of hurricane damage to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, seen from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III delivering disaster relief supplies to the island after it had sustained damage from Hurricane Maria.

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Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Hersh, Critical Care Air Transport physician from Joint Base San Antonio, Texas; U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Thompson, CCAT nurse from Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss.; and Senior Airman Alysia Bator, CCAT respiratory therapist from Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, Mass., test their clinical skills during the two-week CCAT Initial Course inside the USAFSAM lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Malone, Critical Care Air Transport medical director at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, 711th Human Performance Wing, speaks to a CCAT team after evaluating their clinical skills during CCAT training inside the USAFSAM lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2017. The students were being evaluated on preparing a simulated patient for flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

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Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams

Maj. Samuel AiKele (left), an anesthesiologist from the 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and Master Sgt. James Woods, a respiratory therapist from the 60th Surgical Operations Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on a medical-training mannequin. The Airmen were participating in a two-week Critical Care Air Transport Team course at the University of Cincinnati Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, Feb. 11, 2010. The course provides medical personnel total immersion in the care of severely injured patients in-flight. (U.S. Air Force by Maj. Dale Greer)

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Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams

The “High Bay” at the USAFSAM lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 25, 2018. The 711th Human Performance Wing trains new Critical Care Air Transport Team crew members using two C-130 and one C-17 training airframes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

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Air Force Research Lab studies trust between surgical teams and robots

Maj. Scott Thallemer, perioperative nurse and robotics coordinator with the Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education (InDoRSE), trains Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, 2nd Air Force commander, on the da Vinci X surgical system used in robotics surgery at the Keesler Medical Center, Sept. 26, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. InDoRSE is working with the Air Force Research Lab to understand trust between surgical teams and the robot in order to improve on the training program. Trust is a key factor in determining proper use of such innovative technology as surgical robots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Air Force Research Lab studies trust between surgical teams and robots

Dr. Svyatoslav Guznor, 711th Human Performance Wing (HPW) research psychologist, Capt. Nichole Settlemires, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron preoperative nurse, and Capt. Breanna Raney, 711th HPW Airman systems directorate program manager, Air Force Research Lab receive in-depth information about various instruments used in surgical robotics from Jon Martin, Intuitive Surgical customer trainer (center) at Keesler Medical Center, Nov. 14, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Guznor and his research team are observing Keesler’s Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education (InDoRSE) training. They are currently studying how trust is developed between surgical teams and the robot. The goal of this research is to help inform InDoRSe on current trust attitudes and how to better improve future training programs (U.S. Air Force photo by Andre’ Askew).

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Air Force researchers test device capable of detecting dangerous pathogens

The mobile pathogen detection device was demonstrated at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va., Oct. 4, 2017. Staff Sgt. Lee Young shows how a PCR analysis can be completed in a combat setting and in real time. Relying on a small, portable device and a smart phone application makes it possible to easily detect dangerous pathogens downrange and make quicker life-saving decisions.

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Air Force Reserve Airmen recognized with awards at Air, Space & Cyber Conference

The 379th Space Range Squadron receives the Air Force Reserve Unit Award during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 20, 2021. From left to right on stage are Maj. Gen. John Healy, deputy chief of Air Force Reserve, Lt. Col. Elizabeth Paget, 379th Space Range Squadron commander, Master Sgt. Archavel Lovejoy, 379th Space Range Squadron, Tech. Sgt. Dustin Cronin, 379th Space Range Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Malcolm, 10th Air Force command chief, and retired Chief Master Sgt. Gerald Murray, Air Force Association chairman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brent A. Skeen)

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Air Force Reserve Airmen recognized with awards at Air, Space & Cyber Conference

Maj. Gen. John Healy, deputy chief of Air Force Reserve, presents the Best Space Operations Crew Award to the 16th Expeditionary Space Control Flight Bravo, rotation 20-2, at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 20, 2021. To the right on stage are Maj. Gen. John Healy, deputy chief of Air Force Reserve, Maj. Americo Penaflor, Master Sgt. Cody Hircock, Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Malcolm, 10th Air Force command chief, and retired Chief Master Sgt. Gerald Murray, Air Force Association chairman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brent A. Skeen)

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Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Then- U.S. Air Force Maj. Debora Lehker, a reserve critical care air transport team nurse, comforts a wounded Canadian army soldier aboard a C-130 Hercules during an emergency airlift from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Maj. Robert Simmons (left), a reserve Medical Service Corps officer with the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., received a Citizen Appreciation Award on Oct. 19, 2017 from the Tampa Police Department Interim Chief Brian Dugan (right) for his response to a traffic accident and his subsequent life-saving actions. In July 2017, having just finished his monthly reserve training and leaving the base, Simmons witnessed a car accident that left one driver severely wounded as a result of an impaled object. Simmons was able to quickly secure the scene and administer life-saving care to the driver. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean)

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Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Then-Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Josef Schmid, a reserve mobilization assistant to the Air Force Surgeon General, and civilian NASA flight surgeon, waits for the Soyuz space capsule to land in Kazakhstan, May 13, 2014. Once the Soyuz vehicle landed, Schmid was responsible for recovering astronauts in the field after their flight. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Then-Maj. (Dr.) Josef Schmid, a reserve mobilization assistant to the Air Force Surgeon General, and civilian NASA flight surgeon, flies the T-38 in May 2002. Because of his reserve and civilian roles, Schmid is familiar with the rigors of flight and is able to administer care to both Airmen and astronauts. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Lt. Col. Debora Lehker (right), reserve commander at the 752nd Medical Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., poses for a photo with fellow nurses, 1st Lt. James Mitchener and Capt. Johanna Boone at the March Air Reserve Base Air Show, April 8, 2018. Lehker and other Air Force medics provided medical support at the air show. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Reserve strengthens a ready medical force

Then-Lt. Col. Lisa Banyasz-de Silva, a reserve division chief with Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), poses for a photo with two members of the Hungarian military while assigned to the Combined Joint Operations Center during a 2014 NATO deployment at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Banyasz-de Silva, who is also a civilian nurse, provides programming and oversight of medical professionals and financial resources for 82 reserve medical units. She also develops policy and training to enable medical units to produce combat ready Airmen. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Reservists support medical assistance mission, strengthen medical readiness during LAMAT 2024

U.S. Air Forces Capt. Miranda Schmidt, a pediatric intensive care unit nurse assigned to the 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, assists a family in holding their baby for the first time in Paramaribo, Suriname, Feb. 26, 2024. LAMAT stands as a symbol of partnership through medical readiness, offering real-world benefits to achieve positive outcomes through collaboration with partner nations. The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s support of LAMAT was a powerful opportunity for practicing expeditionary medical skills and force retention. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force sends doctors to flight line squadrons in effort to field a fitter force

Dr. (Maj.) Ryan Parks, with the newly redesignated 31st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, watched airmen with the 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron at work on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2020. Parks is now responsible for the care of the squadron and several others on base. (Stars and Stripes photo by Norman Llamas)

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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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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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