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Restoring warriors to their full potential

U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrea Shefferly, 17th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical therapy and optometry flight commander, evaluates Staff Sgt. Sydney Raqueno, 17th OMRS unit training manager, at the Ross Clinic, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 21, 2022. The tragic events of 9/11 compelled Shefferly to join the military and help heal service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood)
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Staff Sgt. Jaylin Henderson, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron charge medical technician, collects a set of vitals from Master Sgt. Rihanna Scott, 18th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, during a simulated medical evacuation Oct. 14, 2022, based out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KC-46A Pegasus is equipped with two sets of litter stanchions, oxygen tanks, electrical outlets for medical instruments and a brightly lit cargo area to help assist in medical evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial)
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8th HCOS Pharmacy: Just what the doctor ordered

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Iannicello, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron, pharmacy NCO in charge, scans a container of medicine, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. The 8th Medical Group pharmacy provides pharmaceutical support for over 2000 service members at Kunsan AB. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shannon Braaten)
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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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137th AES trains alongside Air Force total force, ROTC partners

From left, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen Cole, Capt. Angie Clowdus, Maj. TJ Myers, and 1st Lt. Michelle Rariden, crew members with the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Oklahoma National Guard, respond to a medical scenario with Air Force ROTC cadets from Oklahoma State University acting as patients on a training flight Sept. 17, 2022. The 137th AES Airmen worked alongside active-duty counterparts with the 375th Air Mobility Wing and Air Force Reserve Airmen with the 514th Air Mobility Wing to gain flight certifications on a C-17 Globemaster III and included the ROTC cadets in the total-force training event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Moore, center top, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, responds to a simulated seizure on Capt. Wilfred Roman-Otero, 60th AES flight nurse, center bottom, during Exercise Golden Bee, aboard a flight over the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 24, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Karla Parra)
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The 459th AES holds innovative medical exercise with medical squadrons, SFS

The 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently held an innovative exercise that included its sister medical organizations, AMDS and ASTS, as well as the 459th Security Forces Squadron to practice organizational interface, exercise unregulated patient movement, and utilize member Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills.
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The 459th AES holds innovative medical exercise with medical squadrons, SFS

The 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently held an innovative exercise that included its sister medical organizations, AMDS and ASTS, as well as the 459th Security Forces Squadron to practice organizational interface, exercise unregulated patient movement, and utilize member Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Adam Willemssen)
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445th participates in Operation Merciful Valkyrie

(from left to right) Second Lt. Kiley Gerritsen), 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron critical care air transport team member, Army Spc. Scott Hillman, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion flight medic, Fort Knox, and Staff Sgt. Trey Naber, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron AE technician, carry a litter from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on a Fort Campbell, Kentucky flightline, Sept. 13, 2022. More than 180 Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing and members of the 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky, participated in an aeromedical patient movement exercise named Operation Merciful Valkyrie, Sept. 11-14, 2022.
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4th MDG trains to keep flyers safe

Tech. Sgt. Haley Bass, 4th Medical Group flight medicine NCO in charge, checks the vitals of Capt. Karen Rodriguez, 4th MDG flight surgeon at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2022. Some of flight medicine’s responsibilities include checking patients' vitals, oxygen consumption and providing transportation to a hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sabrina Fuller)
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PACAF critical care

Airmen ready a Negative Pressure Conex-Lite for an infected patient on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. The NPCL is designed to treat and transport high-consequence infectious disease patients to minimize the risk of contamination and exposure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)
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U.S. Air Force optometry personnel examines a patient during the health services outreach event as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 12, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)
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U.S. Air Force medical personnel consult with a patient during the health services outreach event as part of Pacific Angel 22-4 in Baucau, Timor-Leste, Sept. 12, 2022. The operation, scheduled Sept. 12-17, focuses on capacity building through health services outreach, engineering civic action program construction projects and subject matter expert exchanges. Pacific Air Forces participate in PAC ANGEL operations in order to advance interoperability and build upon established partnerships between our military forces and our allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)
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Desert Defender Medical Aid Station

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Gomez, an independent duty medical technician at the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Detachment 3 Medical Aid Station, Fort Bliss, Texas, simulates examining a patient. Gomez provides medical care to trainees and cadre at Desert Defender Ground Combat Readiness Training Center in West Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Armando Perez)
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Dover Reservists provide airlift to Westover medics

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, carry AE equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Sept. 11, 2022. The 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., provided the airlift for the 439th AES so they could conduct readiness training, including medical operations before, during and after the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kalee Sexton)
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633d MDG Airmen take on combat medical readiness exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brianna Rojas, 633d Medical Group medical technician, monitors breathing levels of a patient simulator during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 9, 2022. Rojas’ role in the field hospital training section was to track her patient’s vital signs and communicate to her team of any changes in order to provide precise and expedient care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chloe Shanes)
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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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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyong Craddock, right, 60th Inpatient Squadron critical care flight nurse, and Maj. Hiroko Akuzawa, 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency room medical director, perform procedures as a critical care air transport team in a low light environment simulation during a visit from Col. Rudolph Cachuela, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 6, 2022. Cachuela’s visit included a tour of David Grant USAF Medical Center as well as the 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)
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Maj. Hans Amen, 341st Medical Group flight surgeon, is hoisted into an UH-N1 Huey during an exercise at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., July 15, 2022. This multi- agency exercise was the end scenario for the participants of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care-Medical Provider course. This course was the third level of the TCCC program that all hands-on medical providers are required to take. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mary Bowers)
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