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75th Anniversary of the First Body Armor Suits Delivered to Eighth Air Force

Brig. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow (left), designer of protective equipment for combat fliers, and Brig. Gen. Leon Johnson (right) look over a modified vest and new helmet worn by Staff Sgt. Ambrous T. Hansen (center), a gunner on a B-24 Liberator. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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From Flight Surgeon to Astronaut: Air Force Colonel (Dr.) Yvonne Cagle

Astronaut Yvonne D. Cagle, a retired U.S. Air Force flight surgeon. (Photo courtesy of U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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February 2018 marks 75th anniversary of the first formal graduation of U.S. Air Force flight nurses

Members of the U.S. Army Flight Nurse Corps in 1943, displaying the various types of Army Nurse Corps uniforms. From left to right, 2nd Lt. Wilma Vinsant, in regulation blue winter uniform, Army Nurse Corps; 2nd Lt. Edith M. Roe; 2nd Lt. Ethel Guffey; 2nd Lt. Jane Orme, winter flying suit and 2nd Lt. Adela Besse, the gray flying suit with slacks. (Photo courtesy of the National Archives)
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February 2018 marks 75th anniversary of the first formal graduation of U.S. Air Force flight nurses

U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Geraldine L. Curtis; 2nd Lt. Geraldine F. Dishroon, and 2nd Lt. Irene McMullen, getting into their winter flying suits for a training flight in 1943. (Photo courtesy of the National Archives)
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February 2018 marks 75th anniversary of the first formal graduation of U.S. Air Force flight nurses

Brig. Gen. David N.W. Grant, Air Surgeon of the Army Air Forces, pins the wings on the blouse of 2nd Lt. Geraldine F. Dishroon, honor graduate of the flight nurse’s school at Bowman Field, Kentucky, during the school’s first formal flight nurse graduation on Feb. 18, 1943. Brig. Gen. Fred S. Borum, Commanding General, 1st Troop Carrier Command, is in the center. (Photo courtesy of the National Archives)
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February 2018 marks 75th anniversary of the first formal graduation of U.S. Air Force flight nurses

A Medical Corps Soldier gets last-minute instructions from the pilot and flight nurse before loading casualties aboard a Douglas C-47 air evacuation plane in France. (Photo courtesy of Air Force Medical Service Historian)
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Lt Elsie Ott and the First Official Aeromedical Evacuation Flight

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Elsie Ott, the first woman to receive the Air Medal. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the USAF)
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Lt Elsie Ott and the First Official Aeromedical Evacuation Flight

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Elsie Ott of Long Island, NY, left, lands at Chabua, Upper Assam, India, after evacuating patients to a hospital in Calcutta, India, March 9, 1944. (Photo courtesy of NARA)
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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Army medic Jess Johnson of A Co., 1st Bn., 501st Inf., 101st Abn. Div., cradles an M60 machine gun in 1971 in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley. A recipient of the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, Johnson says providing a wounded soldier hope that he or she will survive can be as important as tending the injury. (Photo by Jess Johnson)
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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Navy corpsman Steve Vineyard displays the Purple Heart and Navy Commendation Medal he earned on July 30, 1969, while serving with the Marine 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in Quang Nam province. To train for his job in the war zone, Vineyard attended 16 weeks of Hospital Corps School, twice the time Army medics were provided. (Photo by Steve Vineyard)
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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Army medic and article author Jerry Chandler of D Co., 2nd Bn., 501st Inf., 101st Abn. Div., prepares to move to his next base camp in late June or early July 1970 while at Camp Evans near Phu Bai. Chandler was later wounded on Hill 805 near Fire Base Ripcord, an incident in which some 70 percent of his unit was either wounded or killed. (Photo by Jerry Chandler)
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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Kuklenski receives a Silver Star in April 1970 at the Albany, Ga., Naval Air Station, for his actions during a May 29, 1969, firefight in Quang Nam province while serving with Alpha Co., 1st Bn., 7th Marines. Kuklenski, who was wounded three times in the engagement, “fearlessly crawled across the fire-swept terrain to reach wounded Marines and administer first aid.” He “continued to provide medical care to the other casualties” before accepting treatment for himself, according to his Silver Star citation. (Photo by Michael Kuklenski)
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Their brothers' keepers: Medics & corpsmen in Vietnam

This rectangular canvas rucksack contains large internal space for storing various assorted medical equipment. It has several inner pockets and ties to keep an M5 aid bag secure. The M5 bag contained all the medical supplies a platoon would need. (Photo courtesy of Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage, U.S. Army Medical Command)
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Caribbean Air Command Emblem

Insignia of the Caribbean Air Command. During its 20-plus years of existence as a U.S. Air Force Major Command, medical personnel from the Caribbean Air Command were responsible for delivering health care in a wide variety of challenging environments across dozens of different nations in one of the largest geographic Air Commands in the world.
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Albrook Air Force Base Dispensary

The Albrook Air Force Base Dispensary (Building 865), which provided medical service to not only Air Force personnel and dependents, but also to Latin American personnel in attendance at the Air Force School for Latin America (later known as the School for the Americas). (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress)
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23d Tactical Hospital out of England AFB, Louisiana during Operation Desert Storm

23d Tactical Hospital out of England AFB, Louisiana during Operation Desert Storm.
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Dental clinic during Operation Desert Storm

Dental clinic during Operation Desert Storm.
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Dental technicians provide care at a field hospital during Operation Desert Shield

Dental technicians provide care at a field hospital during Operation Desert Shield.
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Medical personnel respond to a mass casualty event during Operation Desert Storm

Medical personnel respond to a mass casualty event during Operation Desert Storm.
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This Month in AFMS History: 60th anniversary of Lackland Air Force Base hospital dedication

Typical example of the cantonment-style buildings used as hospitals at Lackland Air Force Base prior to the construction of Wilford Hall Medical Center in 1957. Building 3528 was located on the east side of 14th St. (now Ladd St.), north of Ave E (now Kenley Ave), and was also known as Ward A14. (Courtesy photo)
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