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Air Force medical student called to work as translator for Afghan evacuees

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences medical school student U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop helped to translate for Afghan refugees arriving at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Bishop was previously enlisted in the Air Force as an Airborne Linguist and flew on a Boeing RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft before pursuing a medical degree. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force medical student called to work as translator for Afghan evacuees

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop is fluent in speaking several languages, including Persian Farsi and Dari, which she used during her rotations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Bishop is seen assisting during an orthopedic surgery in October. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

A hovering 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53 helicopter lowers a U.S. Air Force pararescueman during a rescue mission in Southeast Asia, June 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

An HH-53 Huskie, a specialized helicopter designed for search and rescue, of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron as seen from the gunner's position, in Vietnam, October 1972. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)
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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

The C-9A Nightingale, the first plane designed for aeromedical evacuation, became part of the Air Force inventory in August 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

Pararescuemen do a "fast rope" from a hovering HH-53, used extensively during the Vietnam War for rescue of combat personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

U.S. Airmen load American and Allied casualties onto a U.S. Air Force C-54D at Taegu, Korea, 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

The U.S. Air Force C-54 and the U.S. Air Force H-5 await their next aeromedical evacuation mission during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

A U.S. Air Force H-5 returns with a patient during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

U.S. Airmen move a wounded patient during the Korean War. Speedy evacuation by air cut the casualty death rate by half since World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force Medicine leaders enhance Lithuanian medical partnership at International Scientific Conference

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brooke Billman, left, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Parry and U.S. Air Force Col. Mary Anne Kiel, center, and Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, right, pose with two Lithuanian military officers at the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine and Rehabilitation in Druskininkai, Lithuania, April 5, 2024. As members of the Air Force Medical Service Lifestyle & Performance Medicine team, they shared information about the benefits of incorporating the medical specialty into military rehabilitation efforts. (Courtesy photo from U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Yang)
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Air Force Medics Partner With Iraqi Ministry of Defense Hospital

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group unload a patient from an Iraqi helicopter during medical evacuation training for the Iraqi Air Force Dec. 21, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)
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Air Force medics partner with University of Nebraska to sharpen biocontainment care skills

Lt. Gen. Robert I Miller, center, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, gets an overview on the Isolation System for Treatment and Agile Response for high-risk Infections, or ISTARI, from Dr. James Lawler, right, executive director of international programs and innovation at the Global Center for Health Security at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, August 18, 2021. The ISTARI is located in the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center in the Davis Global Center at UNMC. (Photo by Kent Sievers, University of Nebraska Medical Center)
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Air Force medics support US and UAE medical capabilities, partnership, readiness

Members of the 2023 Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team pose for a team photo. From the left to right: Army Lt. Col. Jeremy Trescott, Army Col. Carl Skinner, Army Col. Rob Hennessy, Army Lt. Col. Nolan Brandt, Army Lt. Col. Ruth Browne, Army Col. Thane McCann, Air Force Maj. Zachary Brady, Air Force Lt. Col. Erik DeSoucy, Army Reserve Lt. Col. Elwood Conaway, Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Gavitt. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to United Arab Emirates medical forces, the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and referral facilities within the medical network while enhancing TBRM capabilities that could someday benefit U.S. forces in the region. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force medics support US and UAE medical capabilities, partnership, readiness

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erik DeSoucy, the U.S. Air Force Trauma Deputy Director for the Trauma, Burn, and Rehabilitative Medicine team, briefs fellow civilian and military medical experts at the first annual Emirates Military Health Conference in Abu Dhabi, January 2023. The TBRM mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to United Arab Emirates medical forces, the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and referral facilities within the medical network while enhancing TBRM capabilities that could someday benefit U.S. forces in the region. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force Nurse Corps celebrate Nurse and Tech Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine

Air Force Medical Service Nurse Corps members celebrate Nurse and Tech Week with a tour of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, May 8, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Air Force Nurse Corps celebrate Nurse and Tech Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine

Nurses from the Air Force Medical Service Nurse Corps express interest as a National Museum of Health and Medicine collections manager displays historical bones preserved at the museum during a specialized tour, May 8, 2024. The nurses toured the museum to celebrate Nurse and Tech Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Air Force Nurse Corps celebrate Nurse and Tech Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine

Nurses from the Air Force Medical Service Nurse Corps watch as a collections manager at the National Museum of Health and Medicine shares historical images during a tour, May 8, 2024. The nurses toured the museum to celebrate Nurse and Tech Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Air Force Nurse Corps celebrate Nurse and Tech Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine

The service dress cap worn by Col. Verena Zeller, the first Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, is on display at the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, May 8, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Air Force Nurse Corps celebrate Nurse and Tech Week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine

Nurses from the Air Force Nurse Corps view a display containing historical artifacts at the National Museum of Health and Medicine during a specialized tour, May 8, 2024. The nurses toured the museum to celebrate Nurse and Tech Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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