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Dental undeterred through COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Montgomery, 17th Medical Group general dentist, discusses an oral care plan with a patient at the Ross Clinic’s dental facility at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 5, 2020. The room was sanitized before and after the patient was seen by the provider. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves) Note: this photo has been edited to blur a medical badge.
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DESERT SHIELD

Tech. Sgt. Juanita Ferrebee, dental technician, works on a patient as Airman Jaqueline Quijada stands by. The two women are assigned to a field hospital during Operation Desert Shield.
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DESERT STORM

Tech. Sgt. Theresa Hillis, front, of the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Norton Air Force Base, Calif.; Senior Master Sgt. James Cundall, right, of the 118th AES, Tennessee Air National Guard, Nashville, Tenn.; and Tech. Sgt. Dennis Mulline, left, of the 137th AES receive a mission briefing during Operation Desert Storm.
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DESERT STORM

Medical personnel use litters to transport Cpl. Richard Ramirez, 1st Marine Division, and other wounded to a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The patients are being medically evacuated from Al-Jubayl Air Base to Germany for treatment of wounds received during Operation Desert Storm.
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DHA to provide integrated health and readiness

An Airman with the 21st Medical group checks a prescription at the Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, pharmacy, Sept. 11, 2019. Airmen who are part of the 21st Medical Group will become integrated with the Defense Health Agency beginning October 1, which has the four-part aim of improved readiness, better health, better care and lower costs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brian Bender)
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Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Laboratory Flight Commander Briefs Air Force Surgeon General

Lt. Col. Ethiel Rodriquez, Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Laboratory Flight Commander and laboratory technician SSgt. John Reeves brief the Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger and the Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, CMSgt. Jason Pace during their visit to the Wright-Patterson Medical Center on Jan. 13, 2015.
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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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Dolli Lane, 96th Medical Group laboratory technician, reviews a sample

Dolli Lane, 96th Medical Group laboratory technician, reviews a sample through the microscope Nov.19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Lane spotted a rare spirally-twisted bacteria when reviewing a sick patient’s malaria smear. The sample provided by the 96th MDG lab was the first-ever human-blood sample of a spirochete bacteria, known to cause tick-borne relapsing fever to be cultured at the Centers for Disease Control.
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EM stays ready

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Stubbs, 90th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of emergency management, activates the air supply for Senior Airman Sierra McKenna, 90th CES emergency management technician, during a training exercise at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, June 7, 2019. Emergency management personnel must know how to properly use a self-contained breathing apparatus for real-world scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Breanna Carter)
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Embracing the uncharted life as an amputee – An Airman’s story of resiliency (Part 2)

Maj. Stephanie Proellochs, a recent amputee, takes some of her first steps in her new prosthesis, Nov. 15, 2017. During her physical therapy appointments, Proellochs engages in various exercises to ensure her comfort and safety with walking in a prosthesis. (U.S. Air Force by Karina Luis)
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EMEDS exercise prepares GRF for emergency operations

Players in the Expeditionary Medical Support exercise operate on a mannequin at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 9, 2019. The complete EMEDS package included about 98 personnel and 11 tents. Personnel included people of all specialties from dental to radiology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsea Caballero)
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EMEDS exercise prepares GRF for emergency operations

An Expeditionary Medical Support exercise player gets medical care, May 9, 2019 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Langley is the only base, state-side, that has the responsibility to determine allowance standards for building an EMEDS package. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsea Caballero)
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EMEDS team deploys to support hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Airmen assigned to the 633rd Medical Group load a bus heading to the passenger terminal to deploy to provide aid to Puerto Rico from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 17, 2017. Approximately 90 JB Langley-Eustis Airmen deployed as a global response force to provide expeditionary medical care to Puerto Rico residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)
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Entering the Decontamination Zone

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 355th Wing is decontaminated after a simulated chemical attack during Exercise Bushwhacker 19-08 at Libby Army Airfield, Arizona, Nov. 6, 2019. The wing is proving the Dynamic Wing deployment concept as it continues to lead the Air Force in operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sari A. Seibert)
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Essential Medicine Experts

U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, pours pills into a medicine counting machine at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. Through teamwork, innovation and efficient utilization of resources, the pharmacy plays an integral part in the 9th Medical Group’s mission to support worldwide operational readiness and the 9th Reconnaissance Wing U-2/RQ-4 high-altitude mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
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Exercise Beverly Morning 17-05

Emergency responders from the 374th Medical Group transport a simulated victim during an active shooter exercise, Aug. 16, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The top priority after an active shooter event is tending to victims to prevent further loss of life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)
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Exercise Cope North 18

U.S. Air Force and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) members perform search and rescue and medical evacuation operations in exercise COPE NORTH 18 on Tinian, U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Feb. 21, 2018. COPE NORTH 18 enables U.S. and allied forces to train humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations from austere operating bases, enhancing our capacity and capability to respond in times of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
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Exercise Frozen Defender: 435 SFS secures airfield

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Sutton, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, leads the way during the simulated casualty exercise, Frozen Defender, in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 14, 2020. Frozen Defender tests the squadron’s capabilities in a contested environment under harsh conditions. The Defenders faced scenarios requiring self-aid and buddy care practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)
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Exercise Vigilant Ace 18: Moulage and Medical Care

U.S. Air Force 51st Medical Group first responders triage patients with simulated injuries during exercise Vigilant Ace 18 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 6, 2017. For exercises like VA18, moulage is applied to personnel during simulated emergency situations to give first responders a sense of realism and urgency to prepare them for wounds they might see in a real-world scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)
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Exercise Vigorous Warrior

Civilian first responders from Romania participate along with Airmen from the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in a multinational medical exercise drill during Vigorous Warrior 19, Cincu Military Base, Romania, April 8, 2019. Vigorous Warrior 19 is NATO’s largest-ever military medical exercise, uniting more than 2,500 participants from 39 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)
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