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Beyond the uniform: AFMS veterans’ commitment to service

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sharon Bannister who served as Air Combat Command surgeon general, attends as a guest panelist for a Leadership Reimagined event at the Military Women’s Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, May 31, 2025. (Courtesy photo from retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Shannon Bannister)
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Beyond the uniform: AFMS veterans’ commitment to service

Cristina Simmers, medical standards program manager for the U.S. Space Force Medical Operations Directorate, poses with U.S. Space Force Col. Lidia Ilcus, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sean Collins, U.S. Air Force Maj. Cory Henderson, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Getahun Mhiretie during a team meeting, Falls Church, Virginia, June 2025. (Courtesy photo from Cristina Simmers) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring out a badge)
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Beyond the uniform: AFMS veterans’ commitment to service

Cristina Simmers, U.S. Space Force medical standards program manager, poses with the Space Force Medical Operations Directorate team during a celebration for U.S. Space Force Col. Lidia Ilcus, June 2025. (Courtesy photo from Cristina Simmers)
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BH 26-1: Aeromedical Evacuation: Taking Critical Care To The Skies

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Shamp, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron senior enlisted leader, prepares an IV during a training flight in support of BH 26-1, a base-wide operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2025. Members of the 18th AES undergo extensive training to respond to various emergency medical scenarios, ensuring they are prepared to evacuate, treat and transport wounded military and civilian personnel at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Currie)
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BH 26-1: Aeromedical Evacuation: Taking Critical Care To The Skies

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Leshia Pledger, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron clinical management flight chief, left, secures an IV for U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Elena Cordova, 18th AES aeromedical evacuation technician, during a training flight in support of BH 26-1, a base wide operational readiness exercise, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2025. Readiness training like this is essential to generating credible deterrence in an increasingly complex and highly demanding security environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Currie)
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Bioenvironmental Engineering

Col. Kirk Phillips, Associate Chief for Bioenvironmental Engineering, consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General for Bioenvironmental Engineering (left), partners with Dr. Richard Hartman, Ph.D. (right), Chief Health Strategist, Total Exposure Health, Air Force Medical Support Agency, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. Col. Phillips developed the concept of Total Exposure Health to support the Air Force Surgeon General’s commitment to the healthiest performance population, under the better health initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Prerana Korpe, AFMS Public Affairs)
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Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gregory Rackley, 56th Occupational Medicine Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, instructs Senior Airman Joseph Bowden, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, on the procedure to tighten a gas mask during a fit test at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 14, 2020. The technicians administer fit tests for individuals who are deploying, and individuals perform various movements while wearing the gas mask to test how well it fits to their face. Bioenvironmental engineering’s mission is to provide reliable health risk expertise to optimize human performance and prevent adverse health effects of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)
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Bioenvironmental engineering flight key to PPE development

60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight technicians perform N95 mask fit tests on aircrew at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 10, 2020. The bioenvironmental engineering flights conduct respirator and gas mask fit tests to protect Airmen and maintain a healthy workforce. They also perform environmental, occupational and radiological surveillance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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Bioenvironmental immerses commander

Col. Thomas Kunkel, 23d Wing commander, attempts to place a solution of a simulated chemical into a tester during an immersion tour Dec. 12, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The immersion tour allowed wing leadership to experience a day in the life of Airmen from the bioenvironmental flight. The bioenvironmental flight uses these tools to test for hundreds of chemical compounds during crisis situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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Bioenvironmental immerses commander

Staff Sgt. Bryana Hodge, 23d Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight NCO in charge of environmental health, helps Chief Master Sgt. Jarrod Sebastian, 23d Wing command chief, into a hazardous material suit during an immersion tour, Dec. 12, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The immersion tour allowed wing leadership to experience a day in the life of Airmen from the bioenvironmental flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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Bioenvironmental immerses commander

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Williams, 23d Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight NCO in charge of occupational health and safety, receives a coin from Col. Thomas Kunkel, 23d Wing commander Dec. 12, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Williams was recognized for her hard work and leadership in the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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Bioenvironmental immerses commander

Members of the 23d Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight give a briefing about their occupation to Col. Thomas Kunkel, 23d Wing commander, during a commander’s immersion tour, Dec. 12, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The immersion was a way to inform the commander of the many resources the flight provides. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
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Bioenvironmental protects medical staff from COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Beth Kenney, 56th Dental Squadron dental assistant, wears a N95 respirator mask while misted with a sensitivity and fit test solution at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, April 1, 2020. The outer hood isolates the spray, and if the N95 mask is properly fitted, the individual wearing the mask will not smell or taste the solution. Bioenvironmental personnel are fitting masks to protect medical personnel from COVID-19 so they can care for patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)
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Bioenvironmental: protecting our Airmen

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Enzo Guastavino, 48th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental technician, demonstrates how to use an ADM-300 radiation detection device at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 4, 2019. The ADM-300 can be used in all environments to detect Gamma and Beta radiation (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rhonda Smith)
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Biomedical equipment technician upholds occupational safety excellence at Andersen AFB

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Bickelhaupt, section chief of Healthcare Technology Management, 36th Healthcare Operations Squadron, leads an occupational safety training session at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 2025. (Photo courtesy of Col. Elizabeth Gibby)
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Biomedical equipment technician upholds occupational safety excellence at Andersen AFB

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Bickelhaupt, healthcare technology management section chief, 36th healthcare operations squadron, smiles with his wife, Tech. Sgt. Monica Bickelhaupt, a U.S. Air Force physical therapist technician, after his second reenlistment ceremony at the Andersen Air Force Base overlook, Yigo, Guam, April 2024. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Robert Bickelhaupt)
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Biomedical Science Corps: Optometry

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicholas Bem, 35th Health Performance Flight optometrist, examines a patient’s eyes through a slit lamp during Biomedical Science Corps appreciation week at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022. The slit lamp is used to check the anatomy and health of an eye and optic nerve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leon Redfern)
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Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syndi Breitenbach, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental technician, left, and 2nd Lt. Rebecca Smith, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Deputy Flight Commander of Bioenvironmental Engineering, conduct HazMat ID training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 24, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jenell Brown)
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Biomedical Sciences Corps provides life-saving care in Afghanistan

The U.S. Air Force recognizes January 28 through February 1 as Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week. With 15 different career fields composed of officers and enlisted Airmen, BSC is the most diverse corps in the Air Force. Seven of these career fields are represented at Bagram’s Craig Joint Theater Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rito Smith)
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Biomedical Sciences Corps Week highlights strength of branch

Evan Frantz, biomedical engineer, left, applies a cervical transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation device to Staff Sgt. Madison Stoner-Dixon’s neck as Emma MacNeil, research scientist, right, adjusts an EEG cap in the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Neural Interfaces Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 19, 2023. Researchers with the AFRL Human Effectiveness Directorate then introduced a target verification task and recorded Stoner-Dixon’s brain waves via the EEG cap to measure judgment and decision-making skills. This research aims to enhance decision superiority and performance in Airmen and Guardians. The Human Effectiveness Directorate is part of AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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