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New training prepares Airmen to be lifesavers

Staff Sgt. Taylor Lopez Boodooram, Active Duty Clinic Office manager, demonstrates tourniquet placement on a manikin’s arm during a National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Tactical Combat Casualty Care course in the 366th Medical Group Simulation Lab Room at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, February 2019. TCCC is a standardized course offered across the military to equip warfighters with basic skills to save lives in combat operations. (Courtesy photo)
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An AFMS look back at April 2019

A patient looks through a phoropter during an eye examination training session at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 11, 2019. The training session taught optometry personnel how to properly use a phoropter to determine the prescription of glasses a patient needs in order to correct their vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)
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Patient air evacuation training

374th Medical Group personnel practice loading patients onto a C-130J Hercules on the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline April 18, 2019, as part of patient movement air evacuation training. The training took place as part of a larger, group-wide training day that included various potential crises. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)
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An AFMS look back at April 2019

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joseph Anthony, medical technician with the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, administers a vaccination to a member of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 336 Engineering Company Command and Control, Chemical Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise Team at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 11, 2019. Department of Defense issued vaccinations are used to prevent a variety of diseases that military members may encounter in the course of their duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)
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Vigorous Warrior 2019: Strengthening readiness and building partnerships

Airmen from the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participate in a multinational medical evacuation exercise drill with a Polish Mi-17 helicopter during Vigorous Warrior 19, Cincu Military Base, Romania, April 9, 2019. About 50 Airmen from the 86th MDG participated in Vigorous Warrior 19, NATO’s largest-ever military medical exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)
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Vigorous Warrior 19 ensures readiness, strong partnerships for U.S. Air Force medics

U.S. Air Force Maj. Florin Buia, general and vascular surgeon, Cluj-Napoca Emergency Military Hospital, Romania, left, Capt. Hendrik van de Krol, trauma surgeon, Royal Netherlands Navy, center, and Maj Daniel Hatz, orthopedic surgeon, 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participate in a multinational surgical exchange drill at the Romanian Role 3 medical unit during Vigorous Warrior 19, Cincu Military Base, Romania, April 11, 2019. Vigorous Warrior 19 is NATO’s largest-ever military medical exercise, uniting more than 2,500 participants from 39 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)
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Vigorous Warrior 2019: Strengthening readiness and building partnerships

Maj. Lindsey Marquez, certified registered nurse anesthetist, 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Maj. Florin Buia, general and vascular surgeon, Cluj-Napoca Emergency Military Hospital, Romania, participate in a multinational surgical exchange drill at the Romanian Role 3 medical unit during Vigorous Warrior 19, Cincu Military Base, Romania, April 11, 2019. The utility of the surgical exchange was to mitigate the potential complications of working with a multinational team, such as communication barriers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton).
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An AFMS look back at April 2019

The 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron train in flight for a number of different scenarios. They prepared and loaded a C-130 Hercules for multiple teams and patients, then conducted operations once under way. The training focused on pediatric and obstetrics, but included multiple scenarios with other team members serving as patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Lowe)
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An AFMS look back at April 2019

An Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew prepares to hoist Air Force pararescuemen from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during joint training at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 5, 2019. The rescue Airmen and Soldiers work and train together regularly to be prepared to save lives across the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
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An AFMS Look Back at April 2019

Firefighters carry an explosion victim to safety during an exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 3, 2019. Team Eglin held a two-day base readiness exercise that included force protection conditions, a fuel spill, explosion and active assailant scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)
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Exercise Vigorous Warrior

Civilian first responders from Romania participate along with Airmen from the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in a multinational medical exercise drill during Vigorous Warrior 19, Cincu Military Base, Romania, April 8, 2019. Vigorous Warrior 19 is NATO’s largest-ever military medical exercise, uniting more than 2,500 participants from 39 countries to exercise experimental doctrinal concepts and test their medical assets together in a dynamic, multinational environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)
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Robotic system advances minimally invasive surgery

(left to right) U.S. Air Force Majs. (Drs.) Megan Bing, Rachel Nemcic and William Scott, 99th Surgical Operations Squadron surgeons, stand next to the da Vinci Surgery System at the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 3, 2019. Scott said the da Vinci is beneficial for surgeon satisfaction and the overall readiness of the 99th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailee A. Darbasie)
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JBER Warfighters optimize readiness during Polar Force 19-4

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen conduct self-aide buddy care in a simulated chemical environment during Polar Force 19-4 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2019. Polar Force is a two-week exercise designed to test JBER’s mission readiness and strengthen and develop the skills service members require when facing adverse situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Crystal A. Jenkins)
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Residency program provides Airmen dental implant options

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Sherwood, 2nd Dental Squadron dental resident, makes preparations to install a prosthetic molar in the lower jaw of Staff Sgt. Mozer Da Cunha, 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, at the Barksdale Dental Clinic, Louisiana, April 4, 2019. The dental implant consists of a metal post implanted into the jaw, an abutment that serves as an extension of the post, and the prosthetic tooth and attaches to the abutment piece. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)
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Residency program provides Airmen dental implant options

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Sherwood, 2nd Dental Squadron dental resident, uses a cast dental impression to demonstrate how a prosthetic tooth will replace the right mandibular second molar and align with the other teeth of the lower jaw at the Barksdale Dental Clinic, Louisiana, April 4, 2019. Dental implants consist of a surgically implanted metal post in the jaw, an abutment that serves as an extension of the post, and the prosthetic tooth and attaches to the abutment piece. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)
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Getting bloody

Blood is added to a fake cut over a victim’s eye prior to an active assailant exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 3, 2019. The Moulage team, made of medical Airmen, create injuries, burns and gore on simulated victims for Eglin’s major exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)
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African Lion 2019

Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., U.S. Africa Chief of Staff and other distinguished guests tour the field hospital in Tata during the humanitarian civic assistance component of exercise African Lion 2019 in Tata, Morocco, March 30, 2019. African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity for participation in a multinational exercise to enhance professional relationships and allow support for interoperability of forces.(U.S. AIr Force illustration)
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2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange

Medical professionals from around Europe and Africa receive small-group training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2019. The 2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange is the 6th iteration of its kind, with extensive planning and coordination to connect partner nations in a collaborative environment that promotes hands-on training scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Hines)
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2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange

Medical professionals from around Europe and Africa receive small-group training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2019. Representatives from 23 countries around Europe and Africa gathered at to share and collaborate best practices in military medicine during the 2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Hines)
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2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange

Medical professionals from around Europe and Africa receive small-group training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 3, 2019. The 2019 European African Military Nursing Exchange is the 6th iteration of its kind, with extensive planning and coordination to connect partner nations in a collaborative environment that promotes hands-on training scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Hines)
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