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AFRICOM hosts Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop

The AFRICOM Office of the Command Surgeon hosted various U.S. agencies during the first ever Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, from Sept. 4-6, 2019. The workshop was developed to discuss U.S. government efforts pertaining to infectious disease prevention and response in Africa and included interagency support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State and combat support agency, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The workshop will better enable U.S. AFIRCOM to operationalize the U.S. AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan by modifying their Security Force Assistance strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Megan Crusher)
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AFRICOM hosts Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop

Maureen Bartee, associate director for Global Health Security, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shares information during a group discussion at the Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 6, 2019. The CDC was one of several U.S. government organizations in attendance during the three day event where they discussed AFRICOM's intermediate objective for the AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan. With suggestions from the interagencies, Bartree said they then walked through how AFRICOM can achieve their goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Megan Crusher)
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Wing Leadership Rounds 60th DS

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elsye Bollenberg, 60th Dental Squadron dental laboratory technician, monitors the material for a dental mouth guard as it heats up to the proper temperature at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13, 2019. On an average day, the dental clinic has around 160 dental appointments for active duty service members, including oral and maxillofacial surgical services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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Wing Leadership Rounds 60th DS

U.S. Air Force Col. Jeffrey Nelson, left, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, undergoes a dental procedure done by Chief Master Sgt. Derek Crowder, 60th AMW command chief, and Senior Airman Rosemarie Rivera, 60th Dental Squadron dental assistant, as part of Leadership Rounds at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13, 2019. The Leadership Rounds program involves wing leadership interacting with Airmen to get a detailed view of each mission performed at Travis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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TBI conference targets assessments, capabilities on front lines

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Cox, chief of medical staff and internal medicine physician, 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy, practices acupuncture as a form of pain management during Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Traumatic Brain Injury and Rehabilitation Clinic’s TBI Champion Training Conference, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 6. The three-day conference assembled medical professionals across Europe and Western Asia to promote standardization of TBI clinical care by sharing knowledge, current recommendations and best practices. (Photo by Marcy Sanchez)
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'We're your family here'

Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard speaks with a nurse before surgery at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 6, 2019. Blanchard was injured in a workplace violence incident that left third degree burns on her face, head, arms, neck, back and chest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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MHS GENESIS goes live at next wave of military treatment facilities

Sean Harap, Tripler Army Medical Center physician, performs a physical exam for U.S. Air Force Capt. Joshua Gscheidmeier, 128th Air Refueling Wing, at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 8, 2014. The Nurse Advice Line is set to offer TRICARE beneficiaries an alternative to getting medical care starting May 30. The advice line is designed to offer patients a way to receive medical assessment, information, direction and care before choosing whether or not visiting an emergency room is necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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An AFMS Look Back at September 2019

Members of the 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron perform medical equipment function checks prior to deploying in support of Hurricane Dorian relief at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, West Virginia, Sept. 5, 2019. The West Virginia Air National Guard will be providing a crew of six aeromedical evacuation technicians and flight nurses to assist with hurricane response efforts in affected areas throughout the United States and in the Bahamas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. De-Juan Haley)
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AF Surgeon General discusses reform with service organizations

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, center, leads a discussion with representatives of military and veteran service organizations at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Sept. 4, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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Trusted Care team showcases campaigns at national conference

Col. Michele Shelton, U.S. Air Force Medical Service Trusted Care lead, stands next to a poster showcasing the effects of their three most recent campaigns at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media in Atlanta, Georgia, August 14, 2019. The poster presentation highlighted the impact their three campaigns - What’s Your Why, How Do You C.A.R.E., and Trusted Care Heroes – have had on Airmen behavior and, ultimately, patient outcomes. (Courtesy photo)
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A change in leadership for the Defense Health Agency

Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, the incoming director of the Defense Health Agency, previously served in DHA as director of the National Capital Region Medical Directorate, the transitional Intermediate Management Organization, and the interim assistant director for health care administration. (MHS photo)
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

U.S. Army personnel assigned to Camp Zama, Japan role play wounded patients for Operation Ascendant Eagle, a joint-patient movement exercise with the 374th Medical Group on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 28, 2019. The role-players simulated a swathe of injuries ranging from major head trauma to elevated body temperature. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 374th Medical Group, Yokota Air Base, Japan carry simulated patients out of a C-130J Super Hercules, Aug. 28, 2019. They moved and treated more than 30 U.S. Army personnel off the aircraft as part of Operation Ascendant Eagle, a joint patient movement exercise held between Osan Air Base, Korea and Yokota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)
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Wright-Patterson medics deploy to Guyana

Col. Greg Malone, an anesthesiologist assigned to the 88th Medical Group from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prepares medical equipment for a hysterectomy surgery during New Horizons exercise 2019 at the Linden MacKenzie Hospital in Linden, Guyana, May 27, 2019. U.S. military members provided women’s health surgical services to reduce a backlog of patients awaiting care due to Guyana’s limited medical resources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Derek Seifert)
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Military health care consolidation moves to next phase

Mark Marsico, an occupational therapist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., cares for a patient who has a wrist injury, March 28, 2019. (Department of Defense photo by Mark Oswell)
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Saving lives since '72

Jeffrey Barbour, 633rd Medical Group same day surgery and post anesthesia unit, monitors a patient's vitals at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2019. Barbour’s interest in medical care began when he was very young and joined the Fire Department. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)
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Saving lives since '72

Jeffrey Barbour, 633rd Medical Group same day surgery and post anesthesia unit, poses for a photo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2019. Barbour became a first responder when he was 15-years-old and has been a nurse for over 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)
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Saving lives since '72

Jeffrey Barbour, 633rd Medical Group same day surgery and post anesthesia unit, prepares a needle at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2019. Barbour has provided dedicated care to patients at Langley Hospital since 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)
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Three Air Force Wounded Warrior Program Ambassadors

Three Air Force Wounded Warrior Program Ambassadors (pictured left to right), Master Sgt. (Ret.) Adam Boccher, Staff Sgt. Kevin Greene, and Maj. (Ret.) Emily Elmore, discuss their unique experiences on the road to recovery and resiliency during an event conducted at U.S. Transportation Command, Aug. 21.
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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

Reserve Citizen Airmen participating in Patriot Warrior 2019 conduct a training scenario at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 16, 2019. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command's premier exercise, providing Airmen an opportunity to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. The exercise builds on capabilities for the future fight, increasing the readiness, lethality and agility of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)
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