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Air Force medical history of POWs; Operation Homecoming

When the aircraft left the ground, the Prisoners of War knew they really were free and on their way to the U.S. Air Force Base Hospital at Clark Air Base. (Courtesy photo)

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Tech. Sgt. Robert Cassidy, from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. prepares to move a mock wounded soldier during a simulated combat zone scenario at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 17, 2022. The Medic Rodeo, hosted by the 27th Special Operations Wing, creates a ready medical force by testing the knowledge and skills of medics across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Brandon DeBlanc)

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Air Force District of Washington medics litter carry a mock wounded soldier during a simulated combat zone scenario at the 2022 Medic Rodeo at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Aug. 17, 2022. The Medic Rodeo, hosted by the 27th Special Operations Wing, creates a ready medical force by testing the knowledge and skills of medics across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Brandon DeBlanc)

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The Air Force District of Washington team speaks with Brig. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Air Force Medical Readiness Agency commander, after the 2022 Medic Rodeo opening ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 15, 2022. The Medic Rodeo, hosted by the 27th Special Operations Wing, creates a ready medical force by testing the knowledge and skills of medics across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Brandon DeBlanc)

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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program

Airman 1st Class Renan Arredondo (left) and Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, 2d Audiovisual Squadron, film Tech. Sgt. Opal Poullard, Department of Defense culinary instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Senior Airman Quion Lowe, 49th Wing Public Affairs, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 9, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 2d AVS produced a Nutrition Kitchen series for the Air Force Surgeon General about making healthy cooking choices and the science behind those choices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program

Staff Sgt. Franklin Harris and Jon Zanoe, 2d Audiovisual Squadron, discuss the script with Tech. Sgt. Opal Poullard, Department of Defense culinary instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, Aug. 9, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 2d AVS produced a Nutrition Kitchen series for the Air Force Surgeon General about making healthy cooking choices and the science behind those choices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, right, poses for a photo with Staff Sgt. Colleen Mitchell, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the Air Force District of Washington, center during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. Mitchell was recognized as one of Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Keynote speaker, SEAC Ramón Colón-López, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke on the Department of Defense’s current challenges and the future of readiness during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 8, 2021. SEAC, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, is a distinct military position and rank and is designated the most senior enlisted service member, by position, in the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, right, shakes hands with Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Long, a medical technician at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on the second day of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 8, 2021. Long shared her experience being the only medic deployed with an Army unit in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, the Joint Staff Surgeon, presents on future operational readiness requirements on the first day of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Air Force Medical Service leaders meet in between sessions on the second day of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 8, 2021. The workshop was held both in-person and virtually this year. AFMS leaders met to discuss key priorities, ongoing missions and the future of operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsay Mahon)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Maj. Gen. John DeGoes, U.S. Air Force Deputy Surgeon General, answers questions from Air Force Medical Service leaders during the the AFMS’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. The workshop was held both in-person and virtually this year. AFMS senior leaders met to discuss key priorities, ongoing missions and the future of operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsay Mahon)

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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, provided opening remarks as part of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. The workshop was held both in-person and virtually this year. AFMS leaders met to discuss key priorities, ongoing missions and the future of operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force adoption of water fluoridation in 1954 led to dental improvements

Dental survey from crew member of B-29, Deacon’s Disciples II. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)

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Air Force adoption of water fluoridation in 1954 led to dental improvements

Crewmembers of Lt. Col. Charles “Deacon” Miller’s B-29, Deacon’s Disciples II, whose last flight in World War II, set a record for the fastest non-stop trip from Hawaii to Washington D.C. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)

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Growing the Flowers family business

Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, speaks during his promotion ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, September 7, 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Growing the Flowers family business

Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr. (center), Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, gets his brigadier general rank pinned on by his sons, Kendell Flowers (left), a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Ayden Flowers, a cadet at Texas A&M, during his promotion ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington Virginia, September 7, 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Growing the Flowers family business

Retired Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Sr. (left), the longest-serving Airman, stands next to his son, Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, during Flowers, Jr.’s promotion ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, September 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Growing the Flowers family business

Retired Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Sr. (left), the longest-serving Airman, poses for a photo next to his son, Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., Air Force Medical Service Manpower, Personnel and Resources director, before Flowers, Jr.’s promotion ceremony at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, September 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shireen Bedi)

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Air Force Surgeon General outlines priorities, future of USAF medicine

Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, discusses the future of the Air Force Medical Service and his priorities at the Pentagon, July 7, 2021. Miller assumed his role on June 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Shireen Bedi) (This image was cropped to emphasize the subject)

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