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Joint optometry team gives warfighters clarity

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Peter Carra, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group optometry officer in charge, performs an eye exam for a U.S. Soldier March 9, 2019, at Camp As Sayliyah (CAS), Qatar. Carra and Tech. Sgt. Marquita Moore, 379th EMDG optometry NCO in charge, travel to CAS once a week to provide eye care for Soldiers who, in turn, fabricate glasses prescribed for Airmen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, and servicemembers at other deployed locations throughout U.S. Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Joint Pathology Center to celebrate 100 years of helping military docs confirm diagnoses

Pamela Baker, 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutic Squadron cytology technician, prepares the staining of the patient’s tissue sample, while Maj. (Dr.) Luisa Watts, 88 DTS pathologis,t shows 1st Lt. Jeffrey Davey her findings on a screen that connects to the microscope inside the operating room at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center, June 26, 2017. Watts examines the tissue sample under the microscope to make a diagnosis of the patient’s condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante/Released)
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Joint Service Medical Professionals prepare for Smoky Mountain Medical 2017

Air Force Senior Airman Maria Romulo, an optometry technician with the 624th Aerospace Medicine Flight, Andersen Air Force Base, Air Force Reserve, Guam, sets up a lensometer to measure the prescription in eye glasses during Smoky Mountain Medical Innovative Readiness Training in Hayesville, N.C., Aug. 1, 2017. The IRT program meets training requirements for active, reserve and National Guard members and units while addressing public and society needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Wilkes)
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Joint Service Medical Professionals Setup for North Carolina Training Mission

Lt. Col. David Miller, an optometrist assigned to the 442d Medical Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., assists in setting up a phoropter, which was used to give eye exams in Hayesville, N.C., Aug. 1, 2017. The Innovative Readiness Training program meets training requirements for active, reserve and National Guard members and units while addressing public and society needs. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell)
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Joint Staff surgeon praises Americans stepping up to help COVID-19 victims

Joint Staff Surgeon Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Paul Friedrichs, in a press briefing with Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Rath Hoffman, discusses the DoD response to COVID-19, at the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., April 6, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
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Joint training bonds AE Airmen

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Belinda S. Son (right), 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, and Senior Airman Stephanie Lezcano, 45th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, strap down equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a joint training mission at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 5, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
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Joint training in San Diego sharpens survival skills for Wing Airmen

Senior Airman Brandan Adams, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE medical technician, checks the vitals on a “patient” played by Lt. Col. Jessica Brantner, 445th AES flight nurse, during a medical training scenario onboard a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 20, 2023. The AE flight was part of the 445th Airlift Wing training event held in San Diego, California, Jan. 18-23. Over 150 Reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing, to include 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 445th Operations Support Squadron, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 445th Maintenance Squadron, 87th Aerial Port Squadron and 89th Airlift Wing provided support or participated in the training event that included water survival, AES training flights and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape.
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

Members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, board an MV-22 Osprey, June 6, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station, Okinawa, Japan during an exercise. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Josh Mahler)
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

Members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, board an MV-22 Osprey June 6, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station, Okinawa, Japan during an exercise. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

Members of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines, prepare for a medical exercise aboard an MV-22 Osprey, June 6, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station, Okinawa, Japan. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

A U.S. Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician, and a U.S. Navy sailor, prepare for a medical exercise aboard an MV-22 Osprey, June 6, 2018, at Marine Corps Air Station, Okinawa, Japan. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Josh Mahler)
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Squadron member responds to a simulated casualty during a medical exercise, June 6, 2018, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

A member of the U.S. Air Force from the 353rd Special Operations Squadron, respond to a simulated casualty during a medical exercise, June 6, 2018, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)
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Joint training keeps Air Force medics ready to use varied platforms

Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy respond to a simulated casualty during a medical exercise, June 6, 2018, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The Air Force performs joint medical exercises with other U.S. forces regularly in Okinawa to better prepare service members for real world emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Barley)
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Just get it done – vaccinations play vital readiness role

Airmen assigned to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, receive their Japanese encephalitis vaccine in 2015. Diseases like Japanese encephalitis are rare in the U.S., but common some places overseas. Vaccines are a vital part of individual medical readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Curry)
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Just get it done – vaccinations play vital readiness role

An Airman at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. receives a flu vaccination. All Airmen must receive a flu vaccination every year, before January 1, to keep their individual medical readiness current. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)
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Kadena Airmen tryout for the Defenders Challenge Championship

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Kovach, 18th Security Forces Squadron response force leader, places a tourniquet on the simulated patient’s arm during the Defenders Challenge at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2020. This was one of several events participants had to overcome during the Defenders Challenge. The events varied from physical exercise, a three-mile run, to weapon assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Kadena’s CCATT – one of a kind

The 18th Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team provides medical care to a patient during a flight aimed at getting the patient to a higher echelon of care. The team sees many different medical scenarios and averages about 60 missions per year. (Courtesy photo)
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Kansas ANG and TUKHS partnership

Maj. Penny Glenn (center), a critical care nurse with the 190th Medical Group and education specialist with The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS), trains a guard member during a clinical rotation at TUKHS, June 20, 2017. The 190th Medical Group, part of the 190th Kansas Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing, has an established partnership with TUKHS to ensure Airmen maintain their clinical currency to deliver care downrange. (Courtesy photo)
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KC-135 serves as platform for multiple missions over Germany and Netherlands

U.S. Air Force Maj. Amanda Peterson, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron training flight commander, briefs her team about a simulated patient during in-flight training June 27, 2023. Members with the 86th AES conduct monthly training with the 93rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in a KC-135 Stratotanker to maintain familiarity with the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)
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