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On this edition of Down to Earth, we’re checking in with Space Delta 1 to meet U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Koye Tsosie, 21st Medical Group health administrator, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

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The madness we survive

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matilyn Million, 6th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, stands next to her coworkers during a chemotherapy appointment in Tampa, Florida, Aug. 21, 2023. Million was diagnosed with stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma in March 2023. She completed her 12th and final chemotherapy treatment on Sept. 18, 2023 and is currently cancer free. (courtesy photo)

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The madness we survive

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matilyn Million, 6th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, poses for a photo at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 9, 2023. After battling stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that affects the lymphatic system, Million completed her 12th and final chemotherapy treatment on Sept. 18, 2023. Million is currently cancer free and has returned to work at the 6th MDSS laboratory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen assigned to the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron deliberate during an aeromedical Evacuation training scenario from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

U.S. Air Force Maj. Olatokunbo Fayemiwo, an aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, acts as a patient during an aeromedical evacuation training scenario from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to the 137th AES with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons execute an aeromedical Evacuation training scenario from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Senior Airman Christopher Vinson, an aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares for an aeromedical evacuation training scenario from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristina Peck, an aeromedical evacuation flight nurse assigned to the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares for an aeromedical evacuation training scenario from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Senior Airman Dan Tran, an aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, monitors equipment before an aeromedical evacuation training scenario from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Senior Airman Nicholas Hayes, an aeromedical evacuation technician assigned to the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares equipment for an AE training scenario at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airman 1st Class Ivan Casey, an in-flight refueling specialist assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron, latches a door to a KC-135 Stratotanker during an Aeromedical Evacuation training event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 7, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd ARS assisted a medical team assigned to the 137th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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Fairchild Supports Aeromedical Evacuation Mission

Airmen assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons train on an in-flight aeromedical evacuation scenario out of Travis Air Force Base, California, Nov. 6, 2023. Airmen assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron assisted a medical team assigned to multiple aeromedical evacuation squadrons with in-flight training. Aeromedical evacuation crews provide time-sensitive and mission-critical care to patients en route to and between medical treatment facilities. AE crews and critical care transport teams execute patient movements using Mobility Air Forces aircraft as well as sister service, contracted and international partner airframes. (U.S. photo by Airman 1st Class Haiden Morris)

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LOE Modernization: Nuclear

Senior Airman Zion Hill and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Daniels, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron maintenance support team members, pose in front of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle before providing security for the first operational mission supporting maintenance at a launch facility near Harrisburg, Nebraska, on April 24, 2023. This is the first step in modernizing the security forces vehicle fleet to provide more lethality and security for the nuclear enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Coslett Jr.)

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Operational Support Teams Embeds Into 92nd Maintenance Squadron

William Saultes, the team specialist assigned to 92nd Medical Group’s Operational Support Team, instructs an Aerospace Ground Equipment Airman on how to correctly perform a stretch during an injury prevention class at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 19, 2023. Saultes and the OST taught this class to help Airmen assigned to the 92nd Maintenance Squadron become more aware of common injuries relating to their job field and how to prevent them. This class was a part of the embedment of the OST into the 92nd MXS that began in July of 2023. This embedment was the first to occur at Fairchild AFB as a part of a newly implemented program to decrease work related injuries to ensure Airmen are continuously ready to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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Operational Support Teams Embeds Into 92nd Maintenance Squadron

Dali Phillips, the strength and conditioning specialist assigned to 92nd Medical Group’s Operational Support Team, coaches a group of Aerospace Ground Equipment Airmen on how to perform a stretch during an injury prevention class at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 19, 2023. Phillips and the OST taught this class to help Airmen assigned to the 92nd Maintenance Squadron become more aware of common injuries relating to their career field and how to prevent them. This class was a part of the embedment of the OST into the 92nd MXS that began in July of 2023. This embedment was the first to occur at Fairchild AFB as a part of a newly implemented program to decrease work related injuries to ensure Airmen are continuously ready to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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Operational Support Teams Embeds Into 92nd Maintenance Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 92nd Maintenance Squadron sample healthy meals during a nutrition class at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. The OST taught this class to help Airmen assigned to the 92nd MXS learn how easy meal preparation can be along with how simple it can be to make healthier food choices. This class was a part of the embedment of the OST into the 92nd MXS that began in July of 2023. This embedment was the first to occur at Fairchild AFB as a part of a newly implemented program to decrease work related injuries to ensure Airmen are continuously ready to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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Operational Support Teams Embeds Into 92nd Maintenance Squadron

Capt. Natalie Garrett, chief of physical prevention for the 92nd Medical Group’s Operational Support Team, shows Airmen assigned to the 92nd Maintenance Squadron healthy versions of food she prepared during a nutrition class at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. The OST taught this class to help Airmen assigned to the 92nd MXS learn how easy meal preparation can be and how simple it can be to make healthier food choices. This class was a part of the embedment of the OST into the 92nd MXS that began in July of 2023. This embedment was the first to occur at Fairchild AFB as a part of a newly implemented program to decrease work related injuries to ensure Airmen are continuously ready to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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Operational Support Teams Embeds Into 92nd Maintenance Squadron

Left to right: Dali Phillips, strength and conditioning specialist, William Saultes, team specialist, and Capt. Natalie Garrett, chief of physical prevention, all assigned to 92nd Medical Group’s Operational Support Team, pose for a photo at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. The OST taught a nutrition class to help Airmen assigned to the 92nd Maintenance Squadron learn how easy meal preparation can be along with how simple it can be to make healthier food choices. This class was a part of the embedment of the OST into the 92nd MXS that began in July of 2023. This embedment was the first to occur at Fairchild AFB as a part of a newly implemented program to decrease work related injuries to ensure Airmen are continuously ready to complete the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Clare Werner)

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Buckley stands up Operational Support Team

Operational Support Team members shown left to right - Matt Boettcher, OST team lead, Capt. LeAnne Mullinax, clinical social worker, Capt. Hannah Rizley, physical therapist, Maj. Stephen Grabner, psychologist - pose for a group photo at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Oct. 26, 2023. The OST ensures Airman readiness is being taken care of by providing essential resources. (U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aleece Williams)

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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swears in Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin as the Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff at Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 2, 2023. The brief ceremony took place soon after Senate confirmation while Allvin was attending the CORONA Fall executive conference at the Academy. The location was particularly relevant to Allvin since he swore his commissioning oath at the Academy 37 years ago as a graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

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