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The Hawley Board and the establishment of the Air Force Medical Service

(From left) Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow, Maj. Gen. David N. W. Grant, Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley, and Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk pose for a photo in England in 1944. (Photo by U.S. Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History)

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The Hawley Board and the establishment of the Air Force Medical Service

General Paul R. Hawley, circa 1955. (Photo by American College of Surgeons Archives)

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Air Force Surgeon General’s annual workshop concludes, focuses on “refusing to lose”

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, speaks with Gen. Charles Brown, Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass via video teleconference during the third day of the Air Force Surgeon General’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop at Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, Dec. 9, 2020. The workshop was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown and Bass spoke about leadership and the challenges for the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Rohin Kasudia) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out text panels)

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Air Force Surgeon General focuses on leadership at annual workshop

Senior leaders from across the Air Force Medical Service conducted a virtual panel during the first day of the annual Senior Leadership Workshop, Dec. 7, 2020. Panelists discussed what courageous leadership means to them. (Photo illustration from combined computer screen shots)

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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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435th AEW surgeon general office doesn’t skip a beat

435th Air Expeditionary Wing Surgeon General Airmen walk into a warehouse at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 22, 2020. The Surgeon General office has oversight of all medical operations conducted for the wing throughout Africa, and is the primary resource for medical personnel, supplies, maintenance and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madeline Herzog)

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19th MDG conducts mass casualty exercise

Airmen are triaged based on the severity of their injury and receive care at a quick and steady pace following a simulated aircraft crash during an all-hazard response exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Sept. 17, 2020. The 19th Medical Group demonstrated timely response and life-saving capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)

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Neo-natal medical evacuation

Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan’s 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepare to transport Nehemiah, son of Davion and Rejeya Miller, during a specialized neo-natal care medical evacuation at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2020. Nehemiah was being transported to Hawaii’s Tripler Army Medical center for specialized neo-natal care due to complications from a premature birth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan)

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AMC leadership visits Travis, nurtures innovation

U.S. Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, second from the left, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, right, try on a hood for an oxygen treatment inside the 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron hyperbaric chamber at David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 1, 2020. Van Ovost is currently the highest-ranking female in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Pilch)

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379th EAES among first to train on new NPC-L

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Stuart, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, checks his personal protective equipment before training on the Negatively Pressurized Conex- Lite at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 6, 2020. The 379th EAES is among the first to train on this new asset, created to safely isolate patients during aerial transportation on a C-130 Hercules. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Perdue)

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Reservists conduct training for AE operations

Members of the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and the 45th AES, carry a litter of medical supplies onboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware, at MacDill AFB, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The 908th AES teamed up with the 927th Air Refueling Wing’s 45th AES to conduct on-the-ground and aerial medical training to maximize mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adam R. Shanks)

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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Arias, 316th Aeromedical Staging Facility medical technician, wipes off the hatch of a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. In addition to tending to patients’ medical needs, technicians ensure the safety of patients and staff by taking extra precautions, such as wiping off potentially slippery surfaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)

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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriela Preciado, 11th Surgical Operations Squadron medical technician, takes the temperature of a patient at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. Protocols such as taking patients’ temperatures and verifying their identities are mandatory before patients can be offloaded from aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)

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JBA Aeromedical Staging Facility continues mission during COVID-

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maria Bandstra, 316th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, places a towel in a patient room at the Aeromedical Staging Facility at Joint Base-Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 13, 2020. Prior to the arrival of patients, technicians prepare rooms to ensure cleanliness and comfortability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Slocum)

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COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tessa Campanella, 96th Medical Group, completes a COVID-19 test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 10, 2020. Campanella and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more than 330 tests in a two-day span to 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers returning from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)

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COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kokou Dekadjevi, 96th Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 10, 2020. Dekadjevi and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more than 330 tests in a two-day span to 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers returning from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)

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U.S. Air Force medical professionals provide care at Adventist Health Hanford

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chandra Alegria, left, nurse, and Air Force Capt. Paul Reed, read a medical procedure at Adventist Health Hanford, Hanford, California, August 4, 2020. Reed is wearing a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health face shield approved for use by medical providers when full face protection is needed. Alegria and Reed are members of a medical support team deployed from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, which integrated with hospital staff to provide additional medical support. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Charles Calio)

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Brogan Lane, a simulated victim in an airplane crash scenario, is helped out of an airplane that was simulated to be on fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Medical Personnel course at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 4, 2020. A total of 22 Airmen participated in the TCCC-MP course to learn trauma care in an uncontrolled environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

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ARMS-Mission Training

Airmen with 923nd Airlift Wing, Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, conduct Aero Medical Evacuation Readiness Mission training on a C-130J from the 314th Airlift Wing, Aug. 6, 2020. ARMS-Mission training is required for AES Airmen to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Spenner)

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Dental undeterred through COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Montgomery, 17th Medical Group general dentist, discusses an oral care plan with a patient at the Ross Clinic’s dental facility at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 5, 2020. The room was sanitized before and after the patient was seen by the provider. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves) Note: this photo has been edited to blur a medical badge.

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