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Combat Challenge

31st Security Forces Squadron Airmen perform aid on a training dummy to test their first aid abilities during the Police Week Combat Challenge that pit security forces Airmen against Joint International Non Commissioned Officers Development Course on May 15, 2019 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Participates were tested on treating wounds, applying a tourniquet and other forms of first aid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caleb House)
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An AFMS Look Back at May 2019

U.S. Air Force Maj. Carli Murphy, 436th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry flight commander, performs a test on Staff Sgt. Courtney Herrera, 436th Medical Support Squadron radiologic technologist, during a routine eye examination May 8, 2019, at the Optometry Clinic on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The test allowed Murphy to refine Herrera’s contact lens prescription. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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EMEDS exercise prepares GRF for emergency operations

Players in the Expeditionary Medical Support exercise operate on a mannequin at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 9, 2019. The complete EMEDS package included about 98 personnel and 11 tents. Personnel included people of all specialties from dental to radiology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsea Caballero)
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EMEDS exercise prepares GRF for emergency operations

An Expeditionary Medical Support exercise player gets medical care, May 9, 2019 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. Langley is the only base, state-side, that has the responsibility to determine allowance standards for building an EMEDS package. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelsea Caballero)
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8 MDG partners with local Korean hospital, tests emergency medical response

Medical staff perform surgery on a simulated patient at Wonkwang University Medical Center, Republic of Korea, May 8, 2019. The 8th Medical Group coordinated with Wonkwang to test out an emergency medical flight transporting a patient from Kunsan Air Base to the hospital in Iksan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)
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8 MDG partners with local Korean hospital, tests emergency medical response

Medical staff perform surgery on a simulated patient at Wonkwang University Medical Center, Republic of Korea, May 8, 2019. The 8th Medical Group coordinated with Wonkwang to exercise emergency medical flight transport procedures and transfer a simulated patient from Kunsan Air Base to the hospital in Iksan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)
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An AFMS Look Back at May 2019

A medical technician checks the blood pressure on a patient during Golden Thunder 19-02 at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 6, 2019. This joint exercise between the 349th Air Mobility Wing and 60th AMW was designed to assess AEF deployment, employment, and redeployment processes, evaluate wartime readiness, and identify resource-to-requirement gaps, to accurately report on the ability to meet mission directives and designed operational capability requirements. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Phelps)
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628th MDG conducts decomtamination exercise

Airmen from the 628th Medical Group prepare to move a simulated casualty during an exercise May 9, 2019, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The 628th MDG conducted a joint certification course, including an intensive patient decontamination exercise, to prepare Air Force medical responders to save lives, provide shelter and protect facilities in times of crisis. The exercise was conducted to train and prepare members of the 628th MDG and to maintain a first-response team ready to confront chemical related emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Sullivan)
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An AFMS Look Back at April 2019

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Sherwood, 2nd Dental Squadron dental resident, evaluates his patient for the insertion of a prosthetic molar at the Barksdale Dental Clinic, Louisiana, April 4, 2019. A dental implant consists of a metal post surgically implanted into the jaw, an abutment that serves as an extension of the post, and the prosthetic tooth and attaches to the abutment piece. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)
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Weston Brothers deployed to ADAB

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Weston, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group dental element noncommissioned officer-in-charge, X-rays a patient’s teeth at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 23, 2019. Garrett is deployed with his brother U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Weston, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron F-35 Lightning II Egress technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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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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Nurses Week 2019

U.S. Air Force Capt. Shauna Sokolowski, 359th Medical Group Family Health clinical nurse, checks the inside of a simulated patient’s mouth at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 23, 2019. National Nurses Week takes place May 6-12, Florence Nightingale's birthday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
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PJs sharpen skills during Razor’s Edge

U.S. Air Force Capt. Moses Mhayamaguru, 943rd flight surgeon, prepares medical supplies while in flight during exercise Razor’s Edge, April 17, 2019. During the exercise, combat search and rescue team members honed their skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Giovanni Sims)
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An AFMS look back at April 2019

U.S. Air Force 52nd Medical Group personnel perform decontamination procedures on a mock victim during a week-long base readiness exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, April 17, 2019. Exercise victims are decontaminated and moved to the medical building for more hands-on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Branden Rae)
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Moody MOPPs up for FT 19-04

A simulated-wounded personnel lays on a stretcher during in-flight patient care training during exercise FT 19-04, April 18, 2019. The training involved performing a medical evacuation and recovering simulated-wounded personnel from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, followed by doing in-flight patient care for multiple categories of wounds. The exercise focused on high operations tempo and the ability to survive and operate in a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear environment to meet Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Commander of Air Combat Command’s intent for readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)
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Moody MOPPs up for FT 19-04

Airmen from the 347th Rescue Group carry a simulated-wounded personnel during in-flight patient care training during exercise FT 19-04 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 18, 2019. The training involved performing a medical evacuation and recovering simulated-wounded personnel from Maxwell AFB, followed by in-flight patient care for multiple categories of wounds. The exercise focused on high operations tempo and the ability to survive and operate in a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear environment to meet Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Commander of Air Combat Command’s intent for readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)
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Moody MOPPs up for FT 19-04

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Mace, 23rd Security Forces Squadron flight chief, left, assists wounded personnel to a Humvee after responding to a simulated ground attack during exercise FT 19-04 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 17, 2019. The 23rd SFS responded to a surface-to-air site through a ground attack and ambush, resulting in the Airmen providing self-aid buddy care and escorting wounded personnel to a medical facility. The exercise focused on high operations tempo and the ability to survive and operate in a chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear environment to meet chief of Staff of the Air Force and the commander of Air Combat Command’s intent for readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erick Requadt)
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An AFMS look back at April 2019

A patient looks through a phoropter during an eye examination training session at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 11, 2019. The training session taught optometry personnel how to properly use a phoropter to determine the prescription of glasses a patient needs in order to correct their vision. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)
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Patient air evacuation training

374th Medical Group personnel practice loading patients onto a C-130J Hercules on the Yokota Air Base, Japan, flightline April 18, 2019, as part of patient movement air evacuation training. The training took place as part of a larger, group-wide training day that included various potential crises. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson)
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