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First flight nurse air evacuation flights

Nurses of first air evacuation flights on D-Day: l-R: Irene Schultz, Helen Rarick, Vangie Comeaux, Mable Strube, Helen Morison, Betty Williamson, Vee Moss, Mary Bell Fraser, Winnie Plutz of 813th - Le Bourget, Paris , France. (Photo credit: WWII Flight Nurse Association, History of Air Evacuation, 1942-1989)
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First Massachusetts Air National Guard mental health technician strives to help Airmen

Staff Sgt. Victoria von den Benken, 104th Medical Group behavioral health technician, is the first Airman to cross train into the new mental health Air Force Specialty Code. Previously, the mental health AFSC was only available to Active Duty Airmen, but when it became available in the Air National Guard, von den Benken decided to cross train to be there for Airmen who need support. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sara Kolinski)
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First U.S. flight surgeon

The first flight surgeon in the pioneer Army Air Service of 1918, Dr. Robert J. Hunter, tries out a newfangled noise-measuring gadget on a jet fighter at Randolph Field, Texas. Demonstrating the instrument is Lt. Col. James E. Lett (left), head of the School of Aviation Medicine’s Ear-Nose-Throat department, 1959. (Photo courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration)
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First-ever blood test for detecting brain injury cleared by FDA

U.S. Army Spc. Juan Hernandez, Jr., McDonald Army Medical Center U.S. Army Medical Activity medical laboratory technician, draws a blood sample from a patient at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 26, 2017. The JBLE lab technicians perform over a million tests annually and study the hematology, coagulation, chemistry and microbiology of the samples. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland)
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Fit to fight: one fighter wing at a time

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michelle Jilek, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron physical therapist, examines Maj. Seth Rumbarger, 71st Fighter Squadron T-38 Talon pilot, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tristan Biese)
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Fitness Center Upgrade

Members from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) shop conducted a physical training session on the base fitness center tactical pad, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 16, 2018. The fitness center received two tactical training lockers and set up a course for the 51st EOD to test out the new equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
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Flight Nurse

A flight nurse cares for wounded soldiers onboard a C-47 Skytrain transport plane. (Credit: AFMS Historian’s Office; Title: Flight Nurse; City, State: Nettuno, Italy; Dateline: June 2, 1944)
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Flight nurse of first official air evacuation flight

2nd Lt Grace E. Dunnam, flight nurse of first official air evacuation flight out of Normandy, bottom row, far left. (credit WWII Flight Nurse Association, 1944)
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Flight nurse saves lives in Normandy during World War II

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto, a flight nurse who treated U.S. Service Members in Europe during World War II. (Courtesy photo by Madeline D’Eletto)
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Flight nurse saves lives in Normandy during World War II

U.S. Army Air Corps flight nurse 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto comforts three wounded soldiers on a flight from the east coast of the U.S. to a Texas hospital. (Courtesy photo by Madeline D’Eletto)
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Flight nurses return from duty in Normandy

Flight nurses return from duty in Normandy. Two of the first flight nurses to make evacuation flights into Normandy after D-Day (6 June 1944), Lts. Suella Bernard (left) and Marijean Brown (center) of the 816th MAES are greeted by Lt. Foster, their head nurse. They are holding poppies they brought back from the Normandy beachhead. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Flight surgeons ensure Airmen with flying duties, Robins work force remain healthy for mission

Lt. Col. David Oldham, 78th Medical Group chief of Aerospace Medicine, performs a wellness check on a patient at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 8, 2020. As one of four flight surgeons at Robins, Oldham is responsible for the medical care for military service members who perform flying duties and is trained to evaluate the various stresses associated with flight personnel may encounter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rodney Speed)
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Flu Season

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hakeem Smith, 359th Medical Operations Squadron Immunization Clinic NCO in charge, simulates giving an immunization to Senior Airman Kayli O’Keefe, 359th MDOS medical technician, at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 25, 2019. With flu season quickly approaching, health care professionals throughout JBSA are encouraging beneficiaries to receive their flu shots once the vaccines are available. The flu is spread throughout the year, but is most common during the fall and winter months. Influenza activity typically begins to increase in October and November, peaking during the winter months and continuing as late as May. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
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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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Flying as a family: 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron bond helps save lives in the sky

Master Sergeant Brian Tremain, a 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight medical technician, left, and Staff Sgt. Samantha Fortman, 934 AES aeromedical evacuation technician, secure a line of oxygen inside a Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aircraft at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, March 23, 2023. Air crew members are responsible for setting up all medical equipment and structures within the plane before take-off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoriya Tarakanova)
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Flying as a family: 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron bond helps save lives in the sky

Capt. Andrew Kramarz, a 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, secures an oxygen mask to himself as part of a training exercise inside a Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aircraft in flight to the U.S. Virgin Islands, March 23, 2023. Members of the flight crew had to regularly practice affixing the oxygen masks in order to prepare for emergency situations, such as fires within the plane. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoriya Tarakanova)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

A photo of the actual aircraft that would be designated Tiger Flight 923, days before its fateful flight, Sept. 23, 1962 approximately 500 miles off the coast of Ireland. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

Capt. John Murray, Tiger Flight 923 pilot, used his U.S. Air Force pilot training to safely ditch the aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean after multiple engines failed on the aircraft. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

A newspaper headline from morning after Flying Tiger Flight 923 was reported as going down on Sept. 23, 1962, off the coast of Ireland. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Juan Figueroa-Longo provided immediate triage and care to all survivors of the Tiger Flight 923 crash both on the raft and the MS Celerina, the ship that rescued them. (Courtesy photo by Eric Lindner)
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