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56th Medical Group

A dentist from the 56th Dental Squadron cleans a patient’s teeth June 5, 2017 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 56th DS promotes safety and wellness through great dental care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams)

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56th Medical Group

Sarah Fewkes, 56th Medical Support Squadron phlebotomist, takes a blood sample from a patient June 5, 2017, at the Luke Air Force Base laboratory. The laboratory sees approximately 150 to 200 Airmen, family members and retirees a day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Hensley)

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56th Medical Group

Staff Sgt. David Pegg, 56th Medical Support Squadron computed tomography technologist, reviews a CT scan June 5, 2017, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. CT scans differ from X-rays because they offer three dimensional images, showing tissue more in depth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Hensley)

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56th Medical Group

Staff Sgt. Matthew Lyons, 56th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, tests a decontamination water heater’s functionality June 5, 2017, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Biomedical equipment technicians maintain all medical equipment in the clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Hensley)

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56th Medical Group

Capt. Lindi Kirland, 56th Medical Operation Squadron physical therapy officer in charge, observes a patient’s running form June 5, 2017 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 56th MDOS provides comprehensive medical care to uniformed personnel and civilians by promoting health, maintaining wellness and minimizing the impact of illness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams)

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56th OMRS provides care for Luke patients

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Penn, 56th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron advanced oral hygiene technician, performs an annual dental cleaning on Airman 1st Class Angel Baker, 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, at the 56th Medical Group dental clinic on Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 13, 2019. The 56th OMRS is attached to the 56th Medical Group, which has a mission of providing health care, promoting safety wellness and military wellness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Brooke Moeder)

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571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, JTF-Bravo train together on lifesaving skills with Honduran military

A team with the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, based out of Travis Air Force Base, California, and Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel train on elements of Tactical Combat Casualty Care with Honduran military members at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Aug. 3, 2021. U.S. and Honduran forces trained together over a five-day period and focused on emergency care, tourniquet placement, carrying patients, trauma assessments, hemorrhage control, airway and respiratory management, splints for different types of injuries including burns and fractures, and evacuation procedures. (Courtesy photo)

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59 MDW cares for the warfighter

Lt. Col. Kenneth Dwyer, receives a new prosthetic eye at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 17, 2016. Dwyer wanted the iris of his prosthetic eye to be his unit's crest as a way of paying tribute his unit and the service members who never made it back home. (Courtesy photo)

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59 MDW cares for the warfighter

Lt. Col. Kenneth Dwyer, patient and Special Forces officer assigned to U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), get his new prosthetic eye with his unit's crest checked at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 17, 2016. Dwyer commands an elite unit of Army green berets and rangers at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Courtesy photo)

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59 MDW cares for the warfighter

Retired Master Sgt. William Vance, 59th Medical Wing graphics illustrator, presents one of his famous artworks, the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder art piece, to Lt. Col. Kenneth Dwyer, patient and Special Forces officer assigned to the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 18, 2016. The PTSD art piece has been reproduced and seen all over the world and is currently part of the Pentagon's Air Force Art Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

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59 MDW cares for the warfighter

Robert Shelley, 59th Medical Wing graphics illustrator, explains some of the projects the medical illustrations department has done to Lt. Col. Kenneth Dwyer, patient and Special Forces officer assigned to U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), and Lt. Col. (Dr.) Ketu Lincoln, 59th MDW maxillofacial prosthodontic fellow, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 18, 2016. Shelley also sketched the unit crest for Dwyer's prosthetic eye. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Steven Handel (right), maxillofacial prosthodontist, presents Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams with a compression mask and facial prosthetic, Sept. 2, 2021 at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Compression masks are used to reduce swelling. In this case, Handel and a team of medical staff added facial contours and other touches to create a mask that was more representative of Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams tries on a compression mask which also serves as a facial prosthetic at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 2, 2021. U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Steven Handel, maxillofacial prosthodontist, and a team of medical staff custom-made a mask to better resemble Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams observes his reflection in a mirror while trying on a compression at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 2, 2021. U.S. Army Maj. (Dr.) Steven Handel, maxillofacial prosthodontist, and a team of medical staff custom-made the mask to better resemble Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. According to Adams, the mask is “a morale booster and makes me more comfortable with going out.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

U.S. Army Major (Dr.) Steven Handel (right), maxillofacial prosthodontist, photographs Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams’ compression mask and facial prosthetic, Sept. 2, 2021 at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Compression masks are used to reduce swelling. In this case, Handel and a team of medical staff added facial contours and other touches to create a mask that was more representative of Adams’ pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

Sergeant 1st Class Randolph Adams speaks with his care team while trying on a compression mask at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, Sept. 2, 2021. Adams’ medical care team created a pressure mask that also serves as a prosthetic that closely resembles Adams' pre-surgical anatomy. According to Adams, the mask is “a morale booster and makes me more comfortable with going out.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

William Vance, 59th Medical Wing medical illustrator, airbrushes a compression mask at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Vance uses his artistic skills to support the creation of a custom-made pressure mask and facial prosthetic. Normally, compression masks are standard, but in this case, the mask is tailored to the patient’s facial counters to more closely resemble their pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Art, medicine merge in patient care

William Vance, 59th Medical Wing medical illustrator, applies paint to a compression mask at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas. Vance uses his artistic skills to support the creation of a custom-made pressure mask and facial prosthetic. Normally, compression masks are standard, but in this case, the mask is tailored to the patient’s facial contours to more closely resemble their pre-surgical anatomy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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59 MDW: Life-saving program hits milestone

U.S. Air Force Capt. Travis Burchfield, 59th Medical Wing critical care nurse, and U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Wood, Brooke Army Medical Center staff nurse, discuss transporting a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Va., Feb. 7, 2022. ECMO requires a heart-lung machine that removes carbon dioxide and oxygenates the blood before pumping it back through the body allowing the heart and lungs to heal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Rosario)

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