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Keesler sees efficiencies, improved care under Defense Health Agency

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ronald Place, director of the National Capital Region and interim Defense Health Agency assistant director for health care administration, discusses the capabilities of the genetics lab with U.S. Air Force Col. Beatrice Dolihite, 81st Medical Group director and service commander, during an immersion tour inside the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 12, 2019. The purpose of Place's two-day visit was to become more familiar with the medical center's mission capabilities and to receive the status of the 81st MDG's transition under DHA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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Keesler's 8th annual health expo has sucessful outcome

U.S. Air Force Capt. Stephan Javaheri, 81st Dental Squadron general dentist, conducts a dental exam on retired Tech. Sgt. Raymond Klein during the 81st Medical Group Health Expo inside Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Oct. 4, 2019. The 81st Medical Group hosted the walk-in event, which included screenings for multiple types of cancer and chronic diseases in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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Kendall talks PTSD, mental health with medical leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall is briefed about PTSD Awareness Month and the Learning and Engagement System, or LENS, from Tech Sgt. Jennifer Garrison, 316th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health noncommissioned officer in charge, during a visit to Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 24, 2022. LENS is a tool that enables ready, reliable care and a new method of communication between providers and patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isabelle Churchill) (The meeting was conducted in an area not providing patient services and was in compliance with public health guidance)
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Kendall talks PTSD, mental health with medical leaders

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, speaks with Joint Base Andrews senior leaders to learn about mental health care during PTSD Awareness Month at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 24, 2022. Kendall and the medical team discussed the importance of normalizing mental health care, and the ways the Air Force can improve the systems in place for service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isabelle Churchill) (The meeting was conducted in an area not providing patient services and was in compliance with public health guidance)
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Kentucky Air Guard supports Critical Care Air Transport Team course

.S. Air Force Airmen participating in a Critical Care Air Transport Team training course offload patient mannequins from a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 27, 2012. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron began providing C-130s to use as a CCATT training platform in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)
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Kentucky medical staff share knowledge with Djiboutian hospital

Col. Madian Mohamamed Said, medical doctor and director of the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital talks to his staff and the contingent from the Kentucky National Guard during the planning meeting for the two-day mass casualty exercise held at the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital in Djubouti, Africa, as part of the states partnership program, March 30, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Crane)
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Kentucky medical staff share knowledge with Djiboutian hospital

A contingent of Soldiers and Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard pose with staff of the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital after a two-day mass casualty exercise held in Djubouti City, Djibouti, April 2, 2019, as part of the State Partnership Program. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Crane)
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Kenya to Arizona: An Airman’s perspective on diversity

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Winnie Adipo, 56th Medical Group noncommissioned officer in charge of personnel administration, poses for a photo in front of the 56th MDG building at Luke Air Force Base, Jan. 17, 2023. Adipo enlisted in the United States Air Force, with the hope of one day becoming a Chief Nursing Officer or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and is working to make that happen through the Nursing Enlisted Commissioning Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger)
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Kick Butts Day 2015

For Kick Butts Day 2015, the Coast Guard hosted 60 events at Coast Guard Exchanges in 22 different states where active duty and retired members of the US Coast Guard and their families signed a pledge card to "quit or commit not to use tobacco." The signed pledge cards were posted inside the CGX store to create a pledge wall. (Courtesy photo)
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Kirtland Super Clinic

Pictured from left: Albuquerque Mayor Kenneth Schultz; Andrew Montano, recently retired director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Albuquerque Medical Center; Lt. Gen. Monte B. Miller, Air Force Surgeon General; Col. Warner J. W. Fan, Kirtland hospital commander; Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Plugge III, Military Airlift Command command surgeon, and U. S. Reps. Bill Richardson and Steve Schiff, cut the ribbon at a joint Air Force and VA “super clinic” at Kirtland Air Force Base, Sept. 8, 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julie Zuffelato)
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KMC medics implant AF's 1st Micra TPS

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Matthew Hann, an 81st Medical Operations Squadron interventional cardiologist, inserts a Micra Transcatheter Pacing System at the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., April 13, 2017. The Micra TPS is a new type of heart device that provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology at one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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Korean War

Airmen carry litter patients up truck ramps and into transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Korean War

C-47s carried casualties from forward airstrips to air bases further south. These patients are being evacuated from the front near Hagaru-ri in late 1950 during the Chosin retreat. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Kunsan AB medics, U.S. Army aviators train medevac procedures

Airmen from the 8th Medical Group carry a medical training mannequin onto a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook while participating in a joint medical evacuation training with the 3-2D General Support Aviation Battalion during Beverly Pack 23-3 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 21, 2023. Skilled Air Force medics are finite resources with dual wartime and garrison mission-sets and must be capable of integrating with medical teams from all branches of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick)
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Kunsan AB medics, U.S. Army aviators train medevac procedures

Airmen from the 8th Medical Group exit a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook while carrying a medical training mannequin upon conclusion of a joint medical evacuation training with the 3-2D General Support Aviation Battalion during Beverly Pack 23-3 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 21, 2023. During the event, members practiced how to transport patients in and out of a running CH-47 Chinook safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Earick)
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Lab technicians are here to support Airmen

A 48th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician compares slides at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 14, 2019. Laboratory technicians provide accurate medical tests and appropriately diagnose illnesses to ensure the readiness of Liberty Wing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)
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Lab testing COVID-19 samples

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Harris, a laboratory technician with the 96th Medical Group, handles a patient sample that will be tested for COVID-19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 1, 2020. All samples are handled within the biological safety cabinet, known as the “hood,” to ensure no particles come into the room. It takes about 70 minutes to process each panel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ilka Cole)
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Lab Week, launching rockets one test at a time

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carlos Berrera, 30th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, adjusts slides in a microscope at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, April 24, 2019. As one of the first steps in effective care, the 30th MDSS Laboratory provides diagnostic information to improve diagnoses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)
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Lab Week, launching rockets one test at a time

Jeremy Johnson, 30th Medical Support Squadron medical technologist, fills a vial of blood at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, April 24, 2019. Members working in the 30th MDSS Laboratory perform critical testing in chemistry, hematology, and urinalysis, aiding in various diagnoses, such as urinary tract infections, high cholesterol, diabetes and more serious diseases that directly coincide to the 30th Space Wing’s Individual Medical Readiness, flight physicals, and occupational health readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie)
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Laboratory Airman leads by example, receives award

Staff Sgt. Eileen Grizzard, 56th Medical Support Squadron NCO in charge of specimen processing, poses for a portrait March 9, 2017, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Grizzard was recently awarded ‘Laboratory Airman of the Year,’ an Air Force Medical Service Award that recognizes top medical service performers Air Force-wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Cook)
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