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Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

Maj. Daniel Nguyen, anesthesiologist, center, and Tech. Sgt. Lisette Wright, medical technician, right, observe a mock patient at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada’s Trauma Resuscitation Unit in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 24, 2022. Nguyen and Wright are both part of a cadre of Air Force instructors who are part of the Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program, which is one of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s five geographically separated units. The SMART program ensures Air Force medics receive the appropriate clinical currency to retain their readiness. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

The cadre of Air Force medical instructors who are embedded within University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, pose for a photo on Oct. 24, 2022. These medical instructors are part of the Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program, which is one of U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s five geographically separated units. These instructors include operating room technicians, anesthesiologists, emergency room nurse, and administrative specialist to name a few. The SMART program ensures Air Force medics receive the appropriate clinical currency to retain their readiness. (Courtesy photo)
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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

The inside activities of Research Altitude Chamber 1 are monitored from the outside 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jason Schaap)
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RAC 2

Equipment up to the size of a Humvee can fit inside Research Altitude Chamber 2 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Air Force Research Laboratory operates four RACs at the base and three were certified in March, 2022, for manned research up to 50,000 feet, a certification found nowhere else in the Department of Defense. (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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RAC 1 Prep

Maj. Sarah Kercher directs Tech. Sgt. Tyler Wineman in preparation for an oxygen system test 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 and Kercher is an aerospace physiologist. Both are 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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Maj. Nichole Ayers, 27th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations and F-22 Raptor mission commander, removes a cover from the cockpit of an F-22, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Feb. 25, 2021. As a result of Sword Athena 2020, hair regulations for Airmen were changed to allow braids and ponytails in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaylen Molden)
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, Air Mobility Command command chief, right, and Tech. Sgt. Giacomo Zignago, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron independent duty medical tech senior adviser, left, perform tactical combat care on a simulated patient during a tour of the global readiness deployment center at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 1, 2020. Kruzelnick became the command chief for AMC in August. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)
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AF researchers test digital stethoscope for en route care

The digital noise-immune stethoscope, currently being evaluated by researchers with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, connects into existing headsets used by aeromedical evacuation crews and critical care air transport teams. Traditional stethoscopes are difficult to use during en route care due to an aircraft’s noise environment. This noise-immune stethoscope aims to address that issue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brittany Fouts)
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AF researchers test digital stethoscope for en route care

Melissa Wilson (left), a nurse research scientist with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, demonstrates the noise-immune stethoscope to Col. Tami Rougeau, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the director of healthcare operations, Air Force Medical Support Agency, October 2016, Nashville, Tenn. The noise-immune stethoscope would improve on traditional stethoscopes as it would account for the challenging noise environments associated with en route care. (Courtesy photo)
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AF researchers test digital stethoscope for en route care

Dr. David Burch, a research biomedical engineer and the medical technology solutions team lead for En Route Care Medical Technology Solutions Research Group with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, collects data on vibration profiles while flying aboard a C-130J Super Hercules with the support of the 146th Airlift Wing Air National Guard, Feb. 9, 2018. This data will help improve and tailor noise-immune stethoscope technologies to ensure they can function during patient transport. Prior to such devices, use of a traditional stethoscope did not function as it was intended due to the dynamic, high-noise environment of an aircraft. (Courtesy photo)
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AF researchers test digital stethoscope for en route care

Researchers with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, evaluate the noise-immune stethoscope on mock patients, Sept. 15, 2016. Prior to noise-immune stethoscope technologies, traditional stethoscope would not function properly due to the dynamic, high-noise environment of an aircraft. (Courtesy photo)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Air Force researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, test a compression undershirt called PHYSIO, which allows continuous monitoring of aircrews. The compression shirt monitors multiple vital signs while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Air Force researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, test a compression undershirt called PHYSIO, which allows continuous monitoring of aircrews. The compression shirt monitors multiple vital signs while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Anthony Turner, a research consultant with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, wears PHYSIO, a compression undershirt, during lab testing. The undershirt is designed to provide continuous monitoring of multiple vital signs while in flight to enhance aircrew safety. (Courtesy photo illustration)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Researchers with 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio worked jointly with a private company, to develop a small, soft, injectable tissue oxygenation sensor that would let medics get a patient’s clinical information from the point of injury and throughout the continuum of care. The idea behind such wearable medical technology is to advance deployed medical capabilities while minimizing adding burden on Airmen (Courtesy photo)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Air Force researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, test a compression undershirt called PHYSIO, which allows continuous monitoring of aircrews. The compression shirt monitors multiple vital signs while in flight. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force Digital Biobank wins Federal Health IT Innovation award

An Air Force Medical Service project to host, manage and analyze health data received a 2018 FedHealthIT Innovation Award, June 12, 2018. The AFMS Digital Biobank seeks to link genomic data collected by the Air Force to other Military Health System and Department of Veteran Affairs heath databases, using a cloud solution. This enables precision medicine and integrate genomic data in health care, helping AFMS researchers and clinicians improve patient care, reduce medical costs, and improve health and readiness of service members and beneficiaries. The FedHealthIT Innovation Awards recognize federal health innovation, technology and consulting sector programs across multiple federal agencies. Awardees are selected by their peers for driving innovation and results in federal health information technology. (Courtesy photo by FedHealthIT)
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Air Force researchers test device capable of detecting dangerous pathogens

The mobile pathogen detection device was demonstrated at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va., Oct. 4, 2017. Staff Sgt. Lee Young shows how a PCR analysis can be completed in a combat setting and in real time. Relying on a small, portable device and a smart phone application makes it possible to easily detect dangerous pathogens downrange and make quicker life-saving decisions.
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