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Internal medicine team paves paths to specialty care

Airman 1st Class Jasmine Wilkerson, 374th Health Care Operations Squadron medical technician, checks a patient’s vitals at the Internal Medicine Clinic at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 25, 2023. The clinic consists of a five-person team who supplements specialty care services by providing basic support to medical issues including blood borne pathogens, human immunodeficiency virus, and cardiology. If the clinic can’t meet a patient’s needs, the team works as a liaison with Japanese medical facilities and U.S. hospitals to ensure a patient receives needed treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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International Health Specialist Lt Col Kimberly Polston

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kimberly Polston, a flight nurse with the United States Air Forces in Europe Surgeon Generals Office, signals a medical team to start an evacuation during an training at Southern Accord 2015 in Lusaka, Zambia. The annual exercise provides U.S. military, United Nations allies and Zambian Defense Forces an opportunity to work and train together as a joint, combined peacekeeping allied force. (U.S. Army Africa photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Kimball)
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International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

U.S. Air Force Flight Medicine International Health Specialists (IHSs) worked with the Guatemalan air force build and develop their Flight Medicine Clinic in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 2015. IHSs often engage in subject matter expert exchanges to build strong partnerships with such countries as Guatemala. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

Maj. Linda Jones, U.S. Air Force Pediatric Medical Director with the 628th Medical Operations Squadron works with a patient in Nepal in July 2017. Jones is just one of the International Health Specialists (IHSs) supporting U.S. Pacific Command’s (PACAF) capacity-building efforts by providing medical, dental, optometry, and engineering assistance to their citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

A group of U.S. Air Force Medical International Health Specialists (IHSs) pose for a group photo at the 2017 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) conference, Nov 30, 2017. IHSs are made up of health care professionals who bring their diverse intercultural, medical, and military operations experiences together to build partnership capabilities in allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)
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International Women’s Day recognizes the contribution of women around the AFMS

Tech. Sgt. Christina Pyeatt, an Independent Duty Medial Technician at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska checks in on a patient, Feb. 2018. Having been in the Air Force for a year and a half, Pyeatt explains how women can bring unique perspectives and approaches to help tackle challenging issues. (Courtesy photo)
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International Women’s Day recognizes the contribution of women around the AFMS

Lt. Col. Bonnie Stevenson (bottom right) is the 49th Medical Operations Squadron commander at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Stevenson uses International Women’s Day as a day to recognize the ways female leadership in the AFMS has impacted her medical and Air Force career. (Courtesy photo)
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International Women's Day at Osan

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Sims, Maj. Angie Dendy, and Master Sgt. LaTishia Ambroziak, 51st Medical Group education and training staff, conduct tactical combat casualty care training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 1, 2023. The education and training team rotate weekly with each unit on base, providing TCCC training using dummies of various sizes equipped with life-like characteristics such as crying for help, a pulse, breathing, blinking and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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International Women's Day at Osan

U.S. Air Force Capt. Oprah Odugbela, 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron family nurse practitioner, uses the vital signs monitor in a patient room at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 2, 2023. Odugbela serves as the only Afro-Latina provider at the Warrior Operational Medical Clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell)
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ISOC

Capt. Maria Fernandez-Gomez, student at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, talks to her classmates, Oct. 21, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Fernandez-Gomez is one of about 20 Department of the Air Force Airmen and Guardians who completed in professional military education classes with partner nation students. IAAFA teaches professional military education, technical training and aircrew training. It is the only Air Force institution that teaches courses in Spanish to more than 24 partner nations across the Western Hemisphere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)
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It’s a New Day: Collaborative medicine saves sickle cell patient

Air Force Master Sgt. Antwan Piper looks at his wife, Alexis, during a video interview about her disease and her recovery at Brooke Army Medical Center. Alexis Piper has had sickle cell anemia since she was 7 years old. She nearly died in 2018 after developing a rare condition called hyperhemolysis. Hyperhemolysis syndrome is a potentially fatal transfusion complication. (U.S. Air Force photo by Corey Toye)
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It’s a New Day: Collaborative medicine saves sickle cell patient

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Lauren Lee, hematology/oncology fellow at Brooke Army Medical Center, reflects on the care BAMC staff members provided Alexis Piper, a patient with sickle cell anemia, who nearly died from a rare condition called hyperhemolysis. Hyperhemolysis syndrome is a potentially fatal transfusion complication. Many BAMC staff members collaborated to find a treatment for the life-threatening condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Corey Toye)
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Japanese Employees Receive 2nd Dose of COVID Vaccine at Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Danielle Smith, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight and operational medical technician, checks the label of a COVID-19 test swab sample at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 31, 2021. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly all international flights currently require proof of a negative COVID-19 test within three days of travel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)
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Japanese Surgeon General visits Travis

A group, including Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, JASDF surgeon general, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Marks, Air Mobility Command Surgeon and Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, tour a building slated to eventually house the 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 9, 2019. Bekku’s visit included a tour of the base’s 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, as well as various sections within the David Grant USAF Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)
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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maria Bandstra, 316th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, places a towel in a patient room at the Aeromedical Staging Facility at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. Prior to the arrival of patients, technicians prepare rooms to ensure cleanliness and comfortability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriela Preciado, 11th Surgical Operations Squadron medical technician, takes the temperature of a patient at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. Protocols such as taking patients’ temperatures and verifying their identities are mandatory before patients can be offloaded from aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Arias, 316th Aeromedical Staging Facility medical technician, wipes off the hatch of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. In addition to tending to patients’ medical needs, technicians ensure the safety of patients and staff by taking extra precautions, such as wiping off potentially slippery surfaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)
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JBAB’s public health team tackles preventative care

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yena Jung, left, occupational health technician with Bolling Medical Squadron Public Health, performs an ear inspection on Senior Airman Enmy Molina Martinez at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026. The examination was just one of multiple, medical procedures given to Airmen prior to deployment for measuring physical and mental readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shanel Toussaint)
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JBER Hospital hosts first K-9 combat medical training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nigel Contaste, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Luis Baptista, an independent duty medical technician assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, participates in a mock dire K-9 rescue scenario at the medical training facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2022. The 673d Medical Group held its first-ever Joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care-K-9 course geared toward exposing military emergency providers, doctors, and independent medical technicians to basic emergency medical care for military working dogs. Students of the course split into two groups during the hands-on portion of the course, which provided them with shock treatment and respiratory distress scenarios for training. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Quatasia Carter)
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JBER Hospital hosts first K-9 combat medical training course

U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Zzakira gets examined by U.S Air Force Maj. Richard Wood, a medical responder assigned to the 673d Medical Group emergency room, at the medical training facility on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 1, 2022. The 673d Medical Group held its first-ever Joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care–K-9 course geared toward exposing military emergency providers, doctors, and independent medical technicians to basic emergency medical care for military working dogs. The hands-on course touched on shock treatment; respiratory distress; blast, burn, and crush injuries and many more. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Quatasia Carter)
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