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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, center, poses for a photo with her mother, left, and sister. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, far left, poses for a photo from high school. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, second from the left, poses for a photo with a group of friends. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, left, poses for a photo with her mother, center, and sister. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, poses for a photo with her mother. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, poses for a photo. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman’s recovery after a mysterious diagnosis

Then Senior Master Sgt. Chad Caden, the chief enlisted manager with the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, relies on a crutch during his Chief Induction ceremony in Hampton, Va., February 2017, nearly 2 months after receiving an amputation on his right leg due to a bone disease called Osteonecrosis. Osteonecrosis caused Caden’s foot to lose blood flow and resulted in bone decay. This bone disease went undiagnosed for years while Caden experienced debilitating pain that significantly impacted his ability to work. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman’s recovery after a mysterious diagnosis

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Caden, the chief enlisted manager with the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, takes his first mountain bike ride with his prosthetic leg in Austin, Texas. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman’s recovery after a mysterious diagnosis

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Caden, the chief enlisted manager with the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, was able to go hiking in South Carolina in July 2017, nearly 7 months after receiving an amputation on his right leg. After years of pain, Caden was diagnosed with Osteonecrosis in his right foot, which caused a loss of blood flow to his foot and resulting in bone decay. Caden received his amputation on Dec. 27, 2016 to get rid of the pain, minimize the chance of the bone disease spreading, and increase his chance of returning to an active lifestyle. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman’s recovery after a mysterious diagnosis

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Caden, the chief enlisted manager with the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, hikes with his new prosthesis in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park in Arlington, Va., April 2017. (Courtesy photo)

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Angels of the Battlefield honor medical personnel who went above call of duty

Six medical professionals representing the armed services and the Defense Health Agency were recognized by the Armed Services-YMCA at their 27th Annual Angels of the Battlefield Awards November 17, 2023. (Defense Health Agency photo by Robbie Hammer)

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Annual Maltz Challenge

A participant in the Maltz Challenge performs a 100-meter firefighter’s carry at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., March 9, 2018. The fitness competition is held annually in honor of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz and other fallen heroes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

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Another day in the lab

Staff Sgt. Kiersten Wirth, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, processes a COVID-19 test in the 332nd EMDG laboratory at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 6, 2022. Wirth helps in the lab and with X-rays as a multi-capable Airman within the expeditionary wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

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Another tool in the toolbox

49th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians treat a casualty during a field training exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The field training exercise was part of Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support training, a five-day class taught to civilian and military first-responders focusing on medical skills needed for traumatic incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)

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ANZAC Day: A time for honoring partnerships

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day is a time to honor members and reflect on the long-lasting partnership between ANZAC and the Air Force Medical Service, which reaches back to the Korean war when ANZAC and AFMS members worked together as allies. Pictured above, Australian flight nurse Nathalie Oldham, on temporary duty with the U.S. Air Force Medical Service, checks on her American patients before departing Korea for American hospitals in Japan. Oldham, with the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service, served with the AFMS for several months during the summer of 1952. During that time she observed many differences between the services, such as, unlike American flight nurses, the Australians did not receive flight pay and were not allowed to eat in the officer's mess. Oldham was also impressed with the Americans' larger medical aircraft and abundance of supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Brogan Lane, a simulated victim in an airplane crash scenario, is helped out of an airplane that was simulated to be on fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Medical Personnel course at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 4, 2020. A total of 22 Airmen participated in the TCCC-MP course to learn trauma care in an uncontrolled environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Metzger, optometrist, 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, examines a patient during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care IRT takes place Aug. 16-29 to provide medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs in Wise, Virginia, while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the United States. During Appalachian Care IRT, medical operations are staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in times of crisis, conflict or disaster. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Army Capt. Sadia Kalsoom, optometrist, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Ft. Worth, Texas, examines a patient at Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. Gillian Claveria-Oooms, optometrist, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Ft. Worth, Texas, examines a patient at Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

Lt. Gillian Claveria-Oooms, optometrist, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Ft. Worth, Texas, examines a patient at Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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