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Air Force Reservists support medical assistance mission, strengthen medical readiness during LAMAT 2024

U.S. Air Forces Capt. Miranda Schmidt, a pediatric intensive care unit nurse assigned to the 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, assists a family in holding their baby for the first time in Paramaribo, Suriname, Feb. 26, 2024. LAMAT stands as a symbol of partnership through medical readiness, offering real-world benefits to achieve positive outcomes through collaboration with partner nations. The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s support of LAMAT was a powerful opportunity for practicing expeditionary medical skills and force retention. (Courtesy photo)
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Suriname Armed Forces Maj. Sonsja Pinas, applies a tourniquet during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care training hosted by U.S. Air Force reservists during the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission at the Paramaribo Military Hospital in Suriname, Feb. 22, 2024. LAMAT is representative of the United States’ commitment to its partners through medical assistance and mutual exchange of knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell)
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Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability

Lt. Gen. Dato’ Dr Zulkeffeli bin Mat Jusoh, Director General of the Malaysian Armed Forces Health Services, awards U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Paulson, 374 medical group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, for her poster presentation on “Efficacy of VTE Prophylaxis in Trauma Patients with Elevated BMI” at the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, or IPMHE, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on partnership and interoperability and co-hosted by the armed forces of a country in the Indo-Pacific region together with the United States Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Richard Trowbridge)
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Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability

CDR Joseph Stastny, Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine, left, and Lt. Col. Richard Trowbridge, International Health Specialist at Pacific Air Forces, middle, tour the Malaysian field hospital at the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, or IPMHE, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on partnership and interoperability and co-hosted by the armed forces of a country in the Indo-Pacific region together with the United States Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon. (Courtesy photo)
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Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability

Capt. Audrey “Frankie” Belmonte, Critical Care Air Transport Nurse from the Washington Air National Guard, presents her brief entitled ‘Early Inclusion and Collaboration Among Partners to Enhance En Route Patient Care’ during a symposium at the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, or IPMHE, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on partnership and interoperability and co-hosted by the armed forces of a country in the Indo-Pacific region together with the United States Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Elizabeth Erickson)
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Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability

CDR Jason Brill, U.S. Indo Pacific Command Combatant Command Trauma System Medical Director, demonstrates tactical care during a hands-on clinical training workshop at the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, or IPMHE, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on partnership and interoperability and co-hosted by the armed forces of a country in the Indo-Pacific region together with the United States Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Timothy Hughes)
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Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability

Col. Gregory Richert, U.S. Forces Japan Command Surgeon, listens to a symposium presentation at the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, or IPMHE, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on partnership and interoperability and co-hosted by the armed forces of a country in the Indo-Pacific region together with the United States Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Timothy Hughes)
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Collaboration at Indo-Pacific military health exchange enhances interoperability

Lt. Col. Richard Caballero, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command co-chair for the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange, welcomes personnel to the medical exchange on the first day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The IPMHE is a multilateral military event focused on partnership and interoperability and co-hosted by the armed forces of a country in the Indo-Pacific region together with the United States Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon. (U.S. Army photo by SFC Timothy Hughes)
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2 MMS Curriculum Committee Meeting

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Cowden, Infectious Disease Programs chief with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, poses for a photo with the NATO Mission Iraq Embedded Training Team during the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, June 25, 2019. The team, which included military members from Iraq, Australia, and Denmark, participated in a meeting to discuss standardized combat lifesaver training and standard equipment lists for training. Cowden deployed as an International Health Specialist, providing a foundation for improved medical security cooperation in Iraq. (Courtesy photo)
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USU Masters in Public Health prepares International Health Specialists

From left, U.S. Air Force Maj. Adam Hebdon, Maj. Cherielynne Gabriel, and Lt. Col. Kristen Soltis-Tyler pose after receiving their Master in Public Health degrees from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, June 20, 2019. The graduates will go on to be International Health Specialists at U.S. Air Force Air Component Commands. USUHS’s MPH program offers a concentration in Global Health, equipping graduates with the skills they need as IHSs. (Courtesy photo)
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USAFE IHS NATO partnership and training

Then-Capt. Jason Mommaerts (center), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa International Health Specialist, teaches a class of 25 Romanian Land Forces medics on the different types of training objectives at a military medical center in Cluj Napoca, Romania, December 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. Peter Vekszler)
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International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

U.S. Air Force Flight Medicine International Health Specialists (IHSs) worked with the Guatemalan air force build and develop their Flight Medicine Clinic in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 2015. IHSs often engage in subject matter expert exchanges to build strong partnerships with such countries as Guatemala. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

Maj. Linda Jones, U.S. Air Force Pediatric Medical Director with the 628th Medical Operations Squadron works with a patient in Nepal in July 2017. Jones is just one of the International Health Specialists (IHSs) supporting U.S. Pacific Command’s (PACAF) capacity-building efforts by providing medical, dental, optometry, and engineering assistance to their citizens. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

A group of U.S. Air Force Medical International Health Specialists (IHSs) pose for a group photo at the 2017 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) conference, Nov 30, 2017. IHSs are made up of health care professionals who bring their diverse intercultural, medical, and military operations experiences together to build partnership capabilities in allied countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)
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Leaders discuss global health collaboration as powerful tool

At an AMSUS session, Dr. Terry Rauch describes how global health activities help facilitate readiness, security and international collaboration. (Courtesy photo)
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Leaders to discuss Defense Health Agency in AMSUS panel session this week

This year, the AMSUS conference theme emphasizes force health protection from the battlefield to home, with 15 countries represented by international delegates and military medical officers. DHA leaders are expected to discuss the ongoing Military Health System (MHS) transformation. (Courtesy photo)
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Col Antonio Delgado at training for Mexican Navy Medical Residents

Col Antonio Delgado (pictured center), current Interim Director of AFMS International Health Specialist program, at an intubation station at CASEVAC training for Mexican Navy Medical Residents in Mexico City, Mexico. July 2016.
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Col Chambers speaking with Global Health Engagement Summit attendees

Col Alan Chambers (pictured center), former Director of AFMS International Health Specialist program, at an Acupuncture Exchange between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Chinese military, at the Uniformed Services University (USU). On his left is Maj Andre Mach, IHS liaison, and on his right, a Senior Chinese Army official. (Bethesda, MD, December 2015.) Partnership exchanges like these are at the core of IHS program activities, sharing different approaches to medical practices and building relationships.
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