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Air Force Majors Timothy Williams, left, and Lucas Neff, right, perform bench top testing of balloon catheters at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., using a custom-made blood flow simulator. The Clinical Investigation Facility, located at David Grant USAF Medical Center, is the research facility where the REBOA catheter came to fruition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Carter)

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Senior Airman Kevin Moynihan

Senior Airman Kevin Moynihan, 31st Medical Support Squadron diet therapy technician, collects menu items, March 9, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. A 31st MDSS dietitian approves daily menus and diet therapy technicians make individualized adjustments to suit inpatients’ needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)

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Wartime Innovation: Battleborn medical device saves lives at home

The REBOA catheter is a device that is inserted into a hemorrhaging vessel and stops or slows the blood flow to that injury while allowing blood flow to continue to vital organs and body parts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Carter)

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Air Force Surgeon General visits Grand Forks AFB

Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Gen. Mark Ediger, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Pace, middle, chief medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, speak with Airmen from the 319th Medical Group March 4, 2016, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. General Ediger and Chief Pace received a tour of the medical facilities and recognized the many 2015 award winners from the 319th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/Released)

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Air Force Surgeon General visits Grand Forks AFB

Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Gen. Mark Ediger, right, presents Capt. Christine Persinger, 319th Medical Operations Squadron family health physician, with a coin for her contributions to the 319th Medical Group March 4, 2016, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Gen. Ediger visited with many Airmen during his tour of the medical facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/Released)

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Air Force Surgeon General visits Grand Forks AFB

Brig. Gen. Kory Cornum, right, Air Mobility Command surgeon general, presents Senior Airman Joshua Fleek, 319th Medical Support Squadron radiology technician, with the Air Mobility Command Surgeon General “Real Pro” Award March 4, 2016, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Fleek was presented with the award for exemplifying excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Sparks/Released)

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Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tanya Tsosie draws blood from a simulated Ebola patient during a week-long training course at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas. Tsosie is a nurse assigned to a 30-member medical response team designed to support civilian medical professionals in the event of an Ebola outbreak in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Martha Muon

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ER Nurses in SMART Training

An emergency room nurse and a medical technician from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., work in the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Emergency Department during their training via the Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained (SMART) program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Mission brief

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Lee E. Payne, Air Force Medical Operations Agency commander, receives a wing mission brief in the 47th Medical Group Clinic on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2015. The 47th Medical Group is Laughlin Air Force Base's outpatient clinic providing primary and specialty care for Tricare beneficiaries in a patient centered medical home with a mission to deliver excellent health services to improve the health, readiness, and safety of the clinics customers and employees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)

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Connecting with the Airmen

Airman 1st Class Mychaela Cammack, 47th Medical Operations Squadron pediatrics technician, bottom left, briefs Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Lee E. Payne, Air Force Medical Operations Agency commander, at the 47th Medical Group Clinic on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2015. The pediatrics clinic was one of twelve units Payne visited during his visit to Laughlin to gain a better perspective of the mission and challenges faced by the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)

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Out in front

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Lee E. Payne, Air Force Medical Operations Agency commander, poses with members of the 47th Medical Group on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2015. Payne is responsible for leading consultative support of 75 military treatment facilities, over 44,000 personnel and with a $5.9 billion budget, ensuring a cost-effective, modern and prevention-based healthcare continuum for 2.6 million beneficiaries worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)

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Office call

From left, Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Lee E. Payne, Air Force Medical Operations Agency commander, Col. Darrell Judy, 47th Flying Training Wing vice commander, and Col. Mike Patronis, 47th Medical Group commander, conduct an office call on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 15, 2015. Laughlin Air Force Base hosted the commander of AFMOA to provide an in-depth look into its mission and to offer an opportunity to interact with the Airmen of the 47th Medical Group Oct. 14-15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Steven R. Doty)(Released)

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