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Establishment of Department of Space Medicine

Airman 1st Class Donald G. Farrell, talks with Fenten Duepner, an electronic engineer at the Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, during a pre-ascension briefing at Randolph Air Force Base. Farrell is inside the small shell in which he began a seven-day journey into the unknown on Feb. 9, 1958. The space cabin is designed to duplicate the conditions Farrell might encounter if he were on a trip to the moon. Photo Credit, United Press, Feb. 9, 1958
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Establishment of Department of Space Medicine

Many of the aeromedical technologies developed in the space program, such as biometric telemetry, have been adapted to use in normal peacetime medical settings.
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Every journey begins with a single step – An Airman’s story of resiliency (Part 1)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephanie Proellochs relies on her wheelchair as she heads in to her daily physical therapy session at Walter Reed Medical Center, Nov. 8, 2017. Proellochs received a below-the-knee amputation in September 2017 to treat a malignant tumor that had metastasized and spread. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)
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Every journey begins with a single step – An Airman’s story of resiliency (Part 1)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephanie Proellochs discusses her treatment journey with her husband, John at Walter Reed Medical Center, Nov. 8, 2017. Proellochs explains how her husband’s experience working with amputees prepared her for her own procedure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)
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Every journey begins with a single step – An Airman’s story of resiliency (Part 1)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephanie Proellochs and her husband, John, before heading for her last physical therapy session before she is fitted for her prosthesis at Walter Reed Medical Center, Nov. 8, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)
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Exercise benefits expectant mothers

Airman 1st Class Nicole Rent, 703d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance apprentice, stretches in a PiYo class at the Elmendorf Fitness Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2016. Exercising while pregnant is helpful because it promotes better posture, improves endurance, and reduces backache. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher R. Morales)
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Exercise Beverly Morning 17-05

Emergency responders from the 374th Medical Group transport a simulated victim during an active shooter exercise, Aug. 16, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The top priority after an active shooter event is tending to victims to prevent further loss of life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
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Exercise Cope North 18

U.S. Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) members perform search and rescue and medical evacuation operations in exercise COPE NORTH 18 on Tinian, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Feb. 21, 2018. COPE NORTH 18 enables U.S. and allied forces to train humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations from austere operating bases, enhancing our capacity and capability to respond in times of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
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Exercise Cope North 22

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku-Jieitai) medic provides simulated medical assistance to an injured Royal Australian Air Force aviator on Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, during Exercise Cope North 22. (DoD photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price, Royal Australian Air Force)
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Exercise Cope North 22

U.S. Air Force members from the 36th, 673rd and the 374th Medical Group treat medical patients onboard a French CN-235 aircraft for a trilateral medical evacuation response training during Cope North 22 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 9, 2022. Cope North provides an optimal environment to improve possible opportunities for long-term advancement of our shared interests. (Courtesy photo)
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Exercise Frozen Defender: 435 SFS secures airfield

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Sutton, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, leads the way during the simulated casualty exercise, Frozen Defender, in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 14, 2020. Frozen Defender tests the squadron’s capabilities in a contested environment under harsh conditions. The Defenders faced scenarios requiring self-aid and buddy care practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)
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Exercise Mountain Medic '23 Medical Evacuation Training

Airmen from multiple aeromedical staging squadrons work together to perform a cricothyrotomy, a procedure whereby a tube is inserted into a small incision made on the neck to establish an airway, on a body suit worn by an Airman at Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 16, 2023. The training was part of Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to test medevac and aeromedical evacuation capabilities in a joint-service austere battle zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
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Exercise Mountain Medic '23 Medical Evacuation Training

Senior Airman Amber Abeita, 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron aerospace medical technician, inserts a needle into the arm of her wingman during walking blood bank training as part of Exercise Mountain Medic 23, Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 11, 2023. Airmen and Soldiers from multiple units spent the first week of the exercise in an instructor-led environment and familiarized themselves with equipment and processes associated with different medical procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adejoke Akodu, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, treats a simulated patient during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Mather Airport, Sacramento, California, Aug. 23, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Airmen from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, transport a simulated patient during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Mather Airport, Sacramento, California, Aug. 23, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Airmen from the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, off-load simulated patients from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mary Stinson, 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, secures simulated patients on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Nolisa Welch, 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron superintendent of nursing services, secures a simulated patient during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force Reserve 1st Lt. Rebekah Howe, 60th Medical Group clinical nurse, reviews patient information inside an Air Force Expeditionary Medical Support System tent during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)
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Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force medical personnel load simulated patients onto an ambulance bus during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Aug. 22, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamal D. Sutter)
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