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Eyes on it: optometry clinic ensures mission readiness

Dr. Courtney Humphrey, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, holds a lens used to look into a patient’s eye at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 27, 2020. Humphrey is one of three doctors in the Langley AFB optometry clinic, treating active duty personnel from all branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)
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21st Space Wing leadership visits Schriever

U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Savage, 21st Medical Squadron general dentist, demonstrates the Sirona Unit Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Milling Crown unit to Col. Thomas Falzarano, 21st Space Wing commander, during his visit to the 21st MDS at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 22, 2020. With the help of the unit, the 21st MDS is able to provide patients who need crowns the same day at Schriever AFB. This technology reduced the amount of Schriever Airmen on dental profiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Amanda Lovelace)
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Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syndi Breitenbach, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental technician, left, and 2nd Lt. Rebecca Smith, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Deputy Flight Commander of Bioenvironmental Engineering, conduct HazMat ID training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 24, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jenell Brown)
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19th AW conducts ATSO Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jajuan Erby, 19th Medical Group bioenvironmental technician, is inspected for simulated radiation during a radiological aircraft recovery training exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan. 23, 2020. The decontamination line allows for any member who has possibly been exposed to radiation to be safely checked then decontaminated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)
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47th Medical Group participates in Ready Eagle exercise at Laughlin

47th Medical Group medics wearing powered, air-purified respirator suits roll a stretcher carrying a volunteer patient to the in-place patient decontamination during the Ready Eagle exercise at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 17, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)
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Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gregory Rackley, 56th Occupational Medicine Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, instructs Senior Airman Joseph Bowden, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, on the procedure to tighten a gas mask during a fit test at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 14, 2020. The technicians administer fit tests for individuals who are deploying, and individuals perform various movements while wearing the gas mask to test how well it fits to their face. Bioenvironmental engineering’s mission is to provide reliable health risk expertise to optimize human performance and prevent adverse health effects of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)
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Exercise Frozen Defender: 435 SFS secures airfield

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Sutton, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, leads the way during the simulated casualty exercise, Frozen Defender, in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 14, 2020. Frozen Defender tests the squadron’s capabilities in a contested environment under harsh conditions. The Defenders faced scenarios requiring self-aid and buddy care practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)
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AF surgeon general speaks to JBSA medics

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, speaks to doctors, nurses and technicians during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 9, 2020. Airmen from BAMC and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center gathered for a town hall to hear Hogg’s perspective on the future of military medicine and ask questions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Essential Medicine Experts

U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, pours pills into a medicine counting machine at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. Through teamwork, innovation and efficient utilization of resources, the pharmacy plays an integral part in the 9th Medical Group’s mission to support worldwide operational readiness and the 9th Reconnaissance Wing U-2/RQ-4 high-altitude mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
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Walking Blood Bank

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Duncan, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, performs a blood typing test at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Dec. 20, 2019. The 332 EMDG started the first walking blood bank for military members to provide blood in case of an emergency medical care incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)
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Aeromedical Evacuation knows no bounds

Airmen from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment one perform medical operations on U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Earl, 43rd AES Detachment one director of operations, who simulates having a heart attack to test the team’s capabilities on a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 18, 2019. The 43rd AES and the 60th Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team practiced their AE capabilities during their first integrated mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
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Aeromedical Evacuation knows no bounds

U.S. Air Force Capt. Amy Badillo, 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment one flight nurse, monitors vitals on a simulated patient on a C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 18, 2019. The 43rd AES and the 60th Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team practiced their AE capabilities during their first integrated mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathon Carnell)
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Laboratory: heart of 20th MDG clinic

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Savinon, 20th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, holds a blood plate in the medical clinic at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dec. 9, 2019. Purchased bacteria is grown on the plates and tested on machines to ensure they can identify the correct bacteria for quality control purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathryn R.C. Reaves)
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Japanese Surgeon General visits Travis

A group, including Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, JASDF surgeon general, and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Marks, Air Mobility Command Surgeon and Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, tour a building slated to eventually house the 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California, Dec. 9, 2019. Bekku’s visit included a tour of the base’s 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, as well as various sections within the David Grant USAF Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)
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Airlifter of the Week: 86th MDS Airman lauded for excellence

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicolas Bertuna, 86th Medical Squadron aerospace medical technician, gathers instruments for drawing and testing blood at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Dec. 13, 2019. The 86th Airlift Wing named Bertuna Airlifter of the Week. The Airlifter of the Week program recognizes Ramstein Airmen who show hard work and dedication to help make the 86th AW the “World’s Best Wing.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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23d MDG hosts annual mass flu line

U.S. Air Force Capt. Shantal Leversedge, 23d Medical Group nurse, administers the flu shot during a mass flu line at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 6, 2019. The 23d MDG annually hosts the mass flu line to help protect active duty Airmen against influenza. The 23d MDG vaccinated 1,476 Airmen during this year’s event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jasmine M. Barnes)
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An AFMS Look Back at December 2019

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Welch, physician’s assistant assigned to the 149th Medical Group, participated in a response evaluation exercise during the Texas National Guard’s 6th CERFP Task Force in Round Rock, Texas, Dec. 7, 2019.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Agustin Salazar)
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Texas National Guard's 6th CERFP Task Force participates in evaluation exercise

U.S. Air Force Kathryn Klein, right, an aerospace medical service specialist with 182nd Medical Group, Illinois Air National Guard, administers an influenza vaccination during drill weekend at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Dec. 8, 2019. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses, and the best prevention is getting a flu vaccine each year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Paul R. Helmig II)
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An AFMS look back at the 2019 Senior Leadership Workshop

Senior leaders from across the Air Force Medical Service gathered together at the Air Force Medical Service 2019 Senior Leadership Workshop at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 2-5, 2019. Leaders discussed the readiness, relevance, and resilience of the medical force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)
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An AFMS look back at the 2019 Senior Leadership Workshop

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sean Murphy, Air Force Deputy Surgeon General, left, and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Medical Enlisted Force Chief and Enlisted Corps Chief, speak during a question and answer session at the Air Force Medical Service 2019 Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 5, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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