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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

Dr. Sunil Kumar, Department of Veterans Affairs Biorepository assistant director, monitors biospecimens inside one of 28 storage freezers at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. Biospecimens from the Air Force Health Study were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Blanchard, Air Force Research Laboratory Air and Space Biosciences Division superintendent, transfers biospecimens into one of 28 storage freezers at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

Rows of storage freezers line one of two rooms outfitted to maintain the Air Force Health Study biospecimens at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

A U.S. Air Force representative from the 711th Human Performance Wing demonstrates proper handling of a biospecimen sample from the Air Force Health Study at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

Ian Lee-Chang, Department of Veterans Affairs laboratory associate, and Chan Jeong, VA inventory specialist, label and digitize biospecimen samples from the Air Force Health Study into an electronic information system at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Cannon, Air Force Health Study noncommissioned officer in charge, and Adam Irvin, quality assurance director, from the 711th Human Performance Wing prepare Air Force Health Study biospecimens for storage in freezers at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Air Force senior medical leaders preview a demonstration of the Operational Medicine Care Delivery Platform during a site visit hosted by the Air Force Medical Command’s A5T, the operational test division under the Capability Development Directorate, at a testing location, Fort Detrick, Maryland, July 24, 2025. Attended by Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, AFMEDCOM Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Eveline Yao, and Director of Policy and Resources Brig. Gen. Jason Lennen, the site visit exhibited technological capabilities for battlefield care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force, speaks with Airmen during a site visit showcasing technological capabilities to enhance expeditionary medical care, hosted by the Air Force Medical Command’s A5T, the operational test division under its Capability Development Directorate, at a testing location, Fort Detrick, Maryland, July 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, accesses the Battlefield Assisted Distributed Observation Kit on a designated mobile device to test the application’s user interface in entering patient data during a simulated trauma scenario. The Air Force Medical Command’s operational test division under its Capability Development Directorate, A5T, hosted an Air Force medical leadership site visit to demonstrate technological capabilities for battlefield care at a testing location, Fort Detrick, Maryland, July 24, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Notional patients lay in gurneys during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 28, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Air Force medical personnel attend to notional patients during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 28, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Testing patient transport, energy capabilities for the battles of tomorrow

A team from Air Force Medical Command’s operational test organization, A5T, runs a steep incline test on the Silent Tactical Energy Enhanced Dismount at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Feb. 26, 2025. The STEED is designed to enhance expeditionary medical support and could serve as innovative technology to improve rapid mobility and minimize musculoskeletal injuries during patient evacuations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Testing patient transport, energy capabilities for the battles of tomorrow

A team from the Air Force Medical Command’s operational test organization, A5T, simulates a patient load to test the Silent Tactical Energy Enhanced Dismount at Fort Detrick, Maryland, Feb. 26, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Testing patient transport, energy capabilities for the battles of tomorrow

A team member from the Air Force Medical Command’s operational test organization, A5T, secures a solar canopy panel onto a mobile medical unit tent at a testing location, Fort Detrick, Maryland, Feb. 27, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Medic-X Training

Medics from the 49th Medical Group troubleshoot a beeping IV during MEDIC-X training at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 15, 2025. Once medics determined the issue, they had to solve a puzzle to win a prize. The group has transformed its MEDIC-X training from a series of task-driven stations to interactive, adrenaline-fueled challenges - incorporating props, prizes, and, most importantly, high-quality training. (Courtesy photo)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Diego Weithoener, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, uses the prototype Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit, or BATDOK, application during a C-17 Globemaster III AE training flight to Prestwick-Glasgow Airfield, Scotland, June 27, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick O'Reilly)
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240512-F-BT522-1410

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexandra Cunningham, right, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, evaluates mock patient, Senior Airman Hailey Bullock, 445th AES medical technician, while using the prototype Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit, or BATDOK, application during a training flight returning back to Ohio after annual tour in California and Hawaii, May 12, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick O'Reilly)
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200509-F-EB138-1110

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Lovingshimer, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, uses the prototype Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit, or BATDOK, application during a training flight on a C-17 Globemaster III from Ohio on their way to annual tour in Hawaii, May 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations

Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, poses for a photo with her mother. (Courtesy photo)
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Research Altitude Chamber 1

A pilot trains in the Research Altitude Chamber 1 at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711 Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The RAC can simulate altitudes of up to 1,000 feet and is one of four chambers used to study the effects of high altitudes on humans and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis)
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