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USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts the European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Merrell, 10th Air Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, teaches intubation techniques to delegates from Nigeria, North Macedonia and Slovenia during U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa’s European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 10, 2022. The EAMNE targets the formation of partnerships and fosters a sharing culture among partners and Allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. William J. Gómez)
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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, right, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, looks through a phoropter to read an eye chart during his eye examination conducted by U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, right, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, looks into a slit lamp during an eye examination for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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All eyes on the Optometry shop!

Capt. Dominic Rentz, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron optometrist, examines the eyes of 1st Lt. Denise Guiao-Corpuz, 15th Wing Public Affairs chief, during a routine eye exam at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 19, 2022. Optometry technicians aid in the diagnosis of eye disorders and help assist Airmen with glasses, while playing an integral part in helping patients with their eye health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)
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Another day in the lab

Staff Sgt. Kiersten Wirth, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, processes a COVID-19 test in the 332nd EMDG laboratory at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 6, 2022. Wirth helps in the lab and with X-rays as a multi-capable Airman within the expeditionary wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)
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RAC 1 Ready

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Wineman waits for an oxygen system test to begin inside a Research Altitude Chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 15, 2022. The chamber is one of three at the base that were certified in March for manned research up to 50,000 feet, a benchmark found nowhere else in the Department of Defense. Wineman is an aircrew flight equipment research technician assigned to the 711th Human Performance Wing, the Air Force Research Laboratory unit that operates the chambers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Schaap)
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RAC 1 Window

Tech. Sgt. Tyler Wineman sits inside a Research Altitude Chamber during an oxygen system test at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 15, 2022. The chamber is one of three at the base that were certified in March for manned research up to 50,000 feet, a benchmark found nowhere else in the Department of Defense. Wineman is an aircrew flight equipment research technician assigned to the 711th Human Performance Wing, the Air Force Research Laboratory unit that operates the chambers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Schaap)
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332d EMDG Airmen ‘punch above their weight’

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sunil Francis, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group chief nurse, fills a prescription at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 6, 2022. Francis is a multi-capable Airman because he supports the pharmacist, Capt. Asia Sanders, 332d EMDG chief of ancillary services, as the on-call pharmacist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)
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39th MDG conducts TCCC with NATO partners

U.S. Air Force, Army and NATO partners practice loading patients for medical evacuation during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
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39th MDG conducts TCCC with NATO partners

U.S. Air Force, Army, and NATO partners practice carrying simulated casualties during a tactical combat casualty care course at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, March 26, 2022. During the course, participants learned to implement medical care under fire, tactical field care and tactical evacuation during combat situations. The course facilitated partnerships with various NATO and joint forces, improved medical readiness, exposed medics to a unique and challenging environment and prepared both medics and non-medics to care for patients in hazardous conditions. The 39th MDG plans to provide these trainings regularly to continue bolstering partnerships and coordination among diverse teams, further expanding participants’ capabilities in the field and understanding of TCCC operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Derry)
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Travis AFB medics train with UC Davis Health

U.S. Air Force Capt. Judy Hipelius, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, is timed donning fire emergency gear in a C-17 Globemaster III at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2022. The AE mission is to provide trusted care in the air for service members, dependents, veterans and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
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Travis AFB medics train with UC Davis Health

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hui Chong Hutton, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation flight nurse, records AES Airmen training at Travis Air Force Base, California, March 22, 2022. The AE mission is to provide trusted care in the air for service members, dependents, veterans and allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
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Huron-up for MEDEVAC mad-dash

Airmen assigned to the 8th Medical Group carry a mock-casualty to a C-12 Huron during training at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 11, 2022. Casualty scenarios involving aircraft evacuation usually involve larger cargo planes, but training with an unusual airframe ensures Wolf Pack’s medics stay proficient in safe and effective casualty care, no matter the situation or circumstance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Adkins)
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Airlifter of the week achieves high score

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron perform advanced life support training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 14, 2022. U.S. Air Force Capt. Adam Olligschlager, left, 86th Airlift Wing plans and programs action officer, was celebrated as Airlifter of the Week, March 10, 2022, for his outstanding organization and execution of the Secretary of Defense Dispersal Plan. When Olligschlager isn’t working as an action officer, he assumes regular duties as a flight nurse evaluator at the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)
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Senior Airman Abby Reid, a flight medical technician with the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 172nd Airlift Wing, Jackson, Mississippi, prepares her kit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, March 6, 2022. Reid was praised for her swift reaction to a chance motorcycle crash she came upon in February 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds)
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Wolf Pack medics assemble decon shelter systems

An In Place Patient Decon team from the 8th Medical Group stand inside a decontamination shelter system during a routine training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 10, 2022. The IPPD team assembled a decontamination shelter system, safely decontaminating simulated patients before transferring them to a nearby medical facility for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mya M. Crosby)
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Members from 75th Medical Group carry a simulated victim during a Ready Eagle exercise Aug. 13, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Ready Eagle, an Air Force Medical Readiness Agency directed medical readiness training and exercise program, tested the 75th MDG on their response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)
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220218-F-CL785-1180

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 355th Medical Group participate in Ready Eagle at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 18, 2022. The purpose of this exercise was to follow simulated procedures for a mass casualty and chemical or biological disaster response in preparation for a real-world scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish)
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U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Sarah Cook, a registered nurse assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, comforts a patient while supporting COVID response operations at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, Feb.14, 2022. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of-government COVID response. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ashleigh Maxwell)
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Doing his part to save lives

U.S. Air Force Senior John Capasso, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron apheresis flight noncommissioned officer in charge, draws blood from a patient at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 22, 2022. Platelets are used in the healing process in order to stop an injury from bleeding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)
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