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Dental squadron discovery leads to AETC award

The “Trusted Care” badge serves as a reminder for the entire U.S. Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) to provide exemplary patient-centered care at every level. In order to ensure the patient is placed at the center of their care, Trusted Care has teamed up with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to develop an effective training program. Training is aimed at fostering a culture of safety from front-line providers to senior leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt Jensen Stidham)
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Reserve Citizen Airmen provide aeromedical evacuation to hurrican victims

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, carry patients aboard a C-17 Globemaster III in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. Reserve Citizen Airmen conducted humanitarian mission to St. Croix to evacuate victims affected by Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean)
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Military working dogs keep their bite with the help of Air Force dentists

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brent Waldman, left, assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, performs a root canal on Arthur, a military working dog, after he fractured his tooth during a training exercise. U.S. Army Pfc. Landon Kelsey, right, a military working dog handler assigned to the 1st Armored Division, accompanies Arthur during the procedure in an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly)
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Arthur, a military working dog, receives a root canal from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brent Waldman, assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 30, 2017. Air Force dentists, like Waldman, support Army veterinarians to help military working dogs maintain their readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly)
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Medically ready to be mission ready

Air Force Col. (Dr.) Kimberly Pietszak, interim chief, Department of Quality Services, and assistant chief, Department of Medicine, examines Air Force Col. Patrick McCain at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Aug 26, 2015. Getting regular checkups are vital step in maintaining one’s Individual Medical Readiness and aids an Airman’s ability to support the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Corey Toye)
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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Medical personnel prepare Corporal Richard Ramirez, a member of the 1st Marine Division, for medical evacuation by a C-141B Starlifter aircraft from Al-Jubail Airport to Germany for treatment of chest wounds sustained during Operation DESERT STORM. During this time, Aeromedical Evacuation teams were prepared and were able to transport up to 3,600 casualties a day. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Office of Surgeon General Four Pillars
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Ready today, ready tomorrow - Air Force prepares for the future of medical readiness

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams practice integrated operations during a Special Tactics exercise, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 16, 2015. Air Force Medicine is adapting the SOST model for battlefield care, to provide additional support for future combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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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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Don’t put yourself at risk for drug misuse, talk to your doctor

Airmen required to take opioid medication should familiarize themselves with proper usage procedures and understand the associated risks to their health and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Kristin High)
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Ready today, ready tomorrow - Air Force prepares for the future of medical readiness

Members of the of a 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Critical Care Air Transport Team assist patients on a C-17 Globemaster III medical transport flight, out of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. Air Force Medicine is expanding aeromedical evacuation and CCATT capacity as it prepares to deliver medical support in future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

A U.S. casualty of the Korean War arrives in Japan aboard a U.S. Air Force C-47, July 1950. The U.S. Air Force Military Air Transport System took over moving patients. These flights were staffed by trained Air Force AE crews to safely transport casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

U.S. Airmen move a wounded patient during the Korean War. Speedy evacuation by air cut the casualty death rate by half since World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

U.S. Airmen load American and Allied casualties onto a U.S. Air Force C-54D at Taegu, Korea, 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

The U.S. Air Force C-54 and the U.S. Air Force H-5 await their next aeromedical evacuation mission during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

A U.S. Air Force H-5 returns with a patient during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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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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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Flight nurse Lt. Mae Olson takes the name of a wounded American soldier being placed aboard a C-47 for air evacuation from Guadalcanal in 1943. Due to such factors as noise, vibration, and the risk of hypoxia, only very stable patients were able to be transported at this time. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Capt. Lisa Causey, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron second flight nurse, cares for a litter patient on board a C-130J , April 2, 2008. As an Air National Guard member deployed from the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron in Jackson, Miss., she, along with four other medical specialists and a team of pilots and loadmasters, made a 15-hour flight to four cities in Iraq and one air base in the Middle East. They airlifted 19 patients, 16 of whom were ambulatory, to the Persian Gulf, where most of the patients were transferred to a C-17 headed for Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carolyn Viss)
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The evolution of aeromedical evacuation capabilities help deployed medicine take flight

Master Sgt. Theresa Sheheen and Airman 1st Class Bryce Bisho, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) Flight medical technicians, prepare to receive a litter patient during an AE from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The adoption of Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) and the use of converted cargo aircrafts made it possible to move more critical patients. (photo by Staff Sgt. Craig Seals)
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