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U.S. Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, team up for joint MEDEVAC exercise

Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy gather for a safety briefing before a K-9 medical evacuation exercise at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, Sept. 13, 2019. The exercise included veterinarian clinical specialist’s with the 149th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support Unit; medical first responders with the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and more than 15 military working dog teams from various units around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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U.S. Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, team up for joint MEDEVAC exercise

Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy conduct a UH-60 Black Hawk familiarization with their military working dogs at Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, Sept. 13, 2019. The walkthrough was part of an exercise where teams conducted a cold load by boarding the aircraft with the engines off for their dogs to acclimate to the new environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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U.S. Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, team up for joint MEDEVAC exercise

Service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy offload vehicles and prepare military working dogs for a medical evacuation exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 13, 2019. The exercise included veterinarian clinical specialist’s with the 149th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support Unit; medical first responders with the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and more than 15 military working dog teams from various units around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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U.S. Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, team up for joint MEDEVAC exercise

U.S. Army Capt. Amanda Sayers, 149th Medical Detachment Veterinary Service Support veterinarian clinical specialist, speaks about military working dog emergency life-saving procedures at Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 13, 2019. As part of the exercise, U.S. Army veterinary doctors worked with emergency medical responders sharing life-saving measures for MWDs in case of extreme emergencies where veterinary technicians might not be available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)
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17th Medical Group hosts In-Place Patient Decontamination Training

Personnel from the 17th Medical Group receive instructions during their medical in-place decontamination training at the Ross Clinic on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 12, 2019. Personnel train on how to properly don their protective gear and how to communicate to disinfect their patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger)
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18th LRS conducts ATSO training

Airmen demonstrate the one-man carry technique during Ability to Survive and Operate training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 12, 2019. Self-Aid and Buddy Care, an essential part of survival for Airmen, is basic medical care given during loss of life or limb situations until more advanced medical providers arrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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18th LRS conducts ATSO training

An Airman practices bandaging during Ability to Survive and Operate training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 12, 2019. The ATSO training tested Airmen with various emergency situations including chemical attacks, unexploded ordnance and Self-Aid and Buddy Care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Doc, you missed a spot

Instructors and students interact over a ‘wounded’ training mannequin during the Tactical Field Care phase of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. In a continued effort to save lives, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General has mandated that all personnel quickly become TCCC certified. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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Splint me doc

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jeremy Deep, Air Mobility Command aeromedical operations officer, applies a splint to U.S. Air Force Capt. Amaro Mascarenhas, 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron resource management officer, during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 12, 2019. The TCCC is the replacement for the former Self-Aid Buddy Care first aid training and will become the new standard across all U.S. military service branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)
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An AFMS Look Back at September 2019

Members of the Pacific Angel 19-4 dental team tend to young patient at a health services outreach site in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 9, 2019. Pacific Angel is multinational humanitarian assistance civil military engagement, improving military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific through medical health outreach, civic engineering projects and subject matter expert exchanges between U.S. service members, multinational militaries, non-governmental organizations, and PNG military and civilian participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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Wing Leadership Rounds 60th DS

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elsye Bollenberg, 60th Dental Squadron dental laboratory technician, monitors the material for a dental mouth guard as it heats up to the proper temperature at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13, 2019. On an average day, the dental clinic has around 160 dental appointments for active duty service members, including oral and maxillofacial surgical services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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Wing Leadership Rounds 60th DS

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Nelson, left, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, undergoes a dental procedure done by Chief Master Sgt. Derek Crowder, 60th AMW command chief, and Senior Airman Rosemarie Rivera, 60th Dental Squadron dental assistant, as part of Leadership Rounds at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13, 2019. The Leadership Rounds program involves wing leadership interacting with Airmen to get a detailed view of each mission performed at Travis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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'We're your family here'

Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard speaks with a nurse before surgery at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 6, 2019. Blanchard was injured in a workplace violence incident that left third degree burns on her face, head, arms, neck, back and chest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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MHS GENESIS goes live at next wave of military treatment facilities

Sean Harap, Tripler Army Medical Center physician, performs a physical exam for U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Gscheidmeier, 128th Air Refueling Wing, at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 8, 2014. The Nurse Advice Line is set to offer TRICARE beneficiaries an alternative to getting medical care starting May 30. The advice line is designed to offer patients a way to receive medical assessment, information, direction and care before choosing whether or not visiting an emergency room is necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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An AFMS Look Back at September 2019

Members of the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron perform medical equipment function checks prior to deploying in support of Hurricane Dorian relief at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia, Sept. 5, 2019. The West Virginia Air National Guard will be providing a crew of six aeromedical evacuation technicians and flight nurses to assist with hurricane response efforts in affected areas throughout the United States and in the Bahamas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. De-Juan Haley)
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AF Surgeon General discusses reform with service organizations

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, center, leads a discussion with representatives of military and veteran service organizations at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Sept. 4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

U.S. Army personnel assigned to Camp Zama, Japan role play wounded patients for Operation Ascendant Eagle, a joint-patient movement exercise with the 374th Medical Group on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2019. The role-players simulated a swathe of injuries ranging from major head trauma to elevated body temperature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 374th Medical Group, Yokota Air Base, Japan carry simulated patients out of a C-130J Super Hercules, Aug. 28, 2019. They moved and treated more than 30 U.S. Army personnel off the aircraft as part of Operation Ascendant Eagle, a joint patient movement exercise held between Osan Air Base, Korea and Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

Reserve Citizen Airmen participating in Patriot Warrior 2019 conduct a training scenario at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2019. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise, providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

Airmen conduct a training scenario during Patriot Warrior 2019 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2019. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise, providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)
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