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Air Force medical personnel attend to notional patients during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 28, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command and Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) patches are displayed during the “Vapor Trails” exercise at Kelly Airfield, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. CCATT is a three-person medical team, usually consisting of a physician, a critical care nurse, and a respiratory therapist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

Airmen gather around medical simulation mannequins on a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft during “Vapor Trails” at Kelly Airfield, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. The aircraft’s reconfigurable design allowed aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport teams to practice loading patients, operating medical equipment, and coordinating care in-flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicole Small, Tinker Air Force Base 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, sets up in-flight medical equipment on a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft at Kelly Airfield, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. The equipment was prepared to support simulated patient care, allowing medical teams to train alongside aircrew during the “Vapor Trails” exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio, carry a medical simulation mannequin onto a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. The mannequin was used to simulate a critically ill patient, giving aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport teams the opportunity to practice patient movement and in-flight care procedures during the “Vapor Trails” exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Danika Vance, 56th Air Refueling Squadron instructor boom operator, leads the loading of a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. The aircraft was being loaded with medical equipment and personnel to conduct the “Vapor Trails” exercise, an exercise usually performed on larger cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft sits on the flightline during sunrise at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 20, 2025. The aircraft was staged to support “Vapor Trails”, a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise

Airmen secure medical tubing on a medical simulation mannequin during the “Vapor Trails” exercise at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025. The training scenario allowed aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport teams to practice patient care procedures in a simulated in-flight environment aboard a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lauren Torres)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

375th Medical Group personnel care for a simulated aggravated patient during a public health emergency exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 14, 2025. During the exercise, the high-stakes environment highlighted both strengths and areas for improvement, particularly in patient throughput and resource distribution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Washington, 375th Healthcare Operations Squadron allergy and immunization technician, directs a simulated patient during a public health emergency exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 14, 2025. During the exercise, the high-stakes environment highlighted both strengths and areas for improvement, particularly in patient throughput and resource distribution. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Collins, 375th Air Mobility Wing commander, writes during a public health emergency tabletop exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 13, 2025. During the exercise, participants responded to a simulated anthrax threat to practice decision-making, identify potential challenges, and coordinate responses for their respective agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Turner, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of operations element, speaks during a public health emergency tabletop exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 13, 2025. During the exercise, participants responded to a simulated anthrax threat to practice decision-making, identify potential challenges, and coordinate responses for their respective agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

Airman 1st Class Delaynie Dearmond, 375th Healthcare Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, assesses a patient during a public health emergency exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 14, 2025. The exercise tested the 375th Medical Group’s ability to rapidly establish and operate a mass prophylaxis Point of Dispensing (POD) after a simulated anthrax release on the installation that produced multiple positive cases and hundreds of potential exposures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

Senior Airman Briana Rubio, 375th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, sorts medication during a public health emergency exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 14, 2025. The exercise tested the 375th Medical Group’s ability to rapidly establish and operate a mass prophylaxis Point of Dispensing (POD) after a simulated anthrax release on the installation that produced multiple positive cases and hundreds of potential exposures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Brandi Washington, 375th Medical Support Squadron practice manager, hands out identification cards during a public health emergency exercise on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug 14, 2025. Throughout the exercise, Medical Group Airmen practiced dispensing countermeasures, managing patient flow, and operating the medical processing point to meet critical patient care objectives under pressure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Violette Hosack)

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Paraguayan, U.S. surgeons restore sight, rebuild face during AMISTAD 2025

Paraguayan surgeons close the surgical site following a six-hour reconstructive operation at General Hospital of Luque in Paraguay, Aug. 9, 2025. The case highlighted collaboration and knowledge sharing between Paraguayan and U.S. medical professionals in restoring a patient’s face and vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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Paraguayan, U.S. surgeons restore sight, rebuild face during AMISTAD 2025

Dr. Lourdes Servián Jara, a Paraguayan oral and maxillofacial trauma surgeon, works alongside U.S. Air Force and Paraguayan specialists during reconstructive surgery at General Hospital of Luque in Paraguay, Aug. 9, 2025. The international team partnered through AMISTAD 2025 to restore both the face and vision of a trauma patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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Paraguayan, U.S. surgeons restore sight, rebuild face during AMISTAD 2025

Surgical instruments and a 3D-printed model of a patient’s skull sits on a table during a joint Paraguayan-U.S. operation at General Hospital of Luque in Paraguay, Aug. 9, 2025. The model was used to plan reconstruction of severe facial trauma injuries during AMISTAD 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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Paraguayan, U.S. surgeons restore sight, rebuild face during AMISTAD 2025

Paraguayan and U.S. surgeons operate together during AMISTAD 2025 at General Hospital of Luque in Paraguay, Aug. 9, 2025. The six-hour surgery reconstructed the orbital and maxillary defects of a young man injured in a machete attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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Paraguayan, U.S. surgeons restore sight, rebuild face during AMISTAD 2025

A Paraguayan surgical team member places a custom titanium mesh designed to rebuild the orbital floor of a trauma patient during AMISTAD 2025 at General Hospital of Luque in Paraguay, Aug. 9, 2025. The mesh was created using 3D-printed modeling to restore the patient’s facial structure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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