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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Air Force researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, test a compression undershirt called PHYSIO, which allows continuous monitoring of aircrews. The compression shirt monitors multiple vital signs while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Anthony Turner, a research consultant with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, wears PHYSIO, a compression undershirt, during lab testing. The undershirt is designed to provide continuous monitoring of multiple vital signs while in flight to enhance aircrew safety. (Courtesy photo illustration)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Researchers with 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio worked jointly with a private company, to develop a small, soft, injectable tissue oxygenation sensor that would let medics get a patient’s clinical information from the point of injury and throughout the continuum of care. The idea behind such wearable medical technology is to advance deployed medical capabilities while minimizing adding burden on Airmen (Courtesy photo)
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Lighter, leaner, lifesaving

Air Force researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, test a compression undershirt called PHYSIO, which allows continuous monitoring of aircrews. The compression shirt monitors multiple vital signs while in flight. (Courtesy photo)
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107th AW, New York ANG Photos

Master Sgt. Joseph Molzen, an Airman assigned to the 107th Security Forces Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. gets to see his newborn daughter for the first time. Molzen was one of more than 30 Airmen from the 107th SFS to return from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia, Feb. 4-5, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell/Released).
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Airman from the 62nd Medical Squadron, wearing his Garmin Connect fitness monitor

An Airman from the 62nd Medical Squadron, wearing his Garmin Connect fitness monitor, conducts push-ups Jan. 7, 2016, at the McChord Fitness Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The 90-day BE WELL Health Improvement Program, which utilizes this device and has helped 125 Airmen so far, works to improve the scores on their fitness tests and to help those who are struggling to maintain fitness standards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Katie Jackson)
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Lt. Col. (Dr.) Maria Lahti, the 96th Medical Operations Squadron’s chief cardiologist, manipulates a catheter

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Maria Lahti, the 96th Medical Operations Squadron’s chief cardiologist, manipulates a catheter under X-ray into a patient’s heart’s arteries during a cardiac catheterization Jan. 14 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eglin Hospital’s newest invasive imaging procedure allows doctors to identify how well a patient’s blood flows to the artery that feeds the heart. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
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Dental Squadron from the 779th Medical Group went to the Child Development Center on Joint Base Andrews

On Feb. 5, members of the Dental Squadron from the 779th Medical Group went to the Child Development Center on Joint Base Andrews to teach the kids about good dental health. Captain (Dr.) Melissa Holt, an Air Force dentist was the toothbrush; her daughter Samantha was the tooth; and Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Smith, a dental assistant, was the toothpaste. (AF photo by Melanie Moore/Released)
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DESERT SHIELD

Tech. Sgt. Juanita Ferrebee, dental technician, works on a patient as Airman Jaqueline Quijada stands by. The two women are assigned to a field hospital during Operation Desert Shield.
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Staff Sgt. Christina Begeal, 22nd Medical Group aerospace medical technician

Staff Sgt. Christina Begeal, 22nd Medical Group aerospace medical technician, poses for a photo, Jan. 13, 2016, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Begeal saved the life of an individual at a local restaurant who suffered a seizure during his work shift.
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Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Laboratory Flight Commander Briefs Air Force Surgeon General

Lt. Col. Ethiel Rodriquez, Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Laboratory Flight Commander and laboratory technician SSgt. John Reeves brief the Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger and the Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, CMSgt. Jason Pace during their visit to the Wright-Patterson Medical Center on Jan. 13, 2015.
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Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger coins Maj. (Dr.) David Bereda

Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, the Air Force Surgeon General, coins Maj. (Dr.) David Bereda, the Family Health Element Leader, during his visit to the Wright-Patterson AFB Medical Center on Jan. 163, 2015.
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Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger meets Airmen at Wright-Patterson

Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, the Air Force Surgeon General, meets Airman 1st Class Cody Sellick, Capt. Michelle Kiger and Lt. Col. (Dr.) while during his visit to the Wright-Patterson Medical Center on Jan. 13, 2015.
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Mr. Kiley Gerritsen, Simulation Coordinator, demonstrates the laproscopic simulator to Air Force Surgeon General

Mr. Kiley Gerritsen, Simulation Coordinator, demonstrates the laproscopic simulator to Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen Mark Ediger at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center's Simulation Center during his visit to Wright-Patterson AFB on Jan. 13, 2015.
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DESERT STORM

Medical personnel use litters to transport Cpl. Richard Ramirez, 1st Marine Division, and other wounded to a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The patients are being medically evacuated from Al-Jubayl Air Base to Germany for treatment of wounds received during Operation Desert Storm.
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DESERT STORM

Tech. Sgt. Theresa Hillis, front, of the 68th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES), Norton Air Force Base, Calif.; Senior Master Sgt. James Cundall, right, of the 118th AES, Tennessee Air National Guard, Nashville, Tenn.; and Tech. Sgt. Dennis Mulline, left, of the 137th AES receive a mission briefing during Operation Desert Storm.
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Dolli Lane, 96th Medical Group laboratory technician, reviews a sample

Dolli Lane, 96th Medical Group laboratory technician, reviews a sample through the microscope Nov.19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Lane spotted a rare spirally-twisted bacteria when reviewing a sick patient’s malaria smear. The sample provided by the 96th MDG lab was the first-ever human-blood sample of a spirochete bacteria, known to cause tick-borne relapsing fever to be cultured at the Centers for Disease Control.
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human-blood sample of a spirochete bacteria, borrelia turicatae

The 96th Medical Group’s laboratory provided the first-ever human-blood sample of a spirochete bacteria, borrelia turicatae, known to cause tick-borne relapsing fever to be cultured at the Centers for Disease Control.
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Maj. Gen. Bart Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander

Maj. Gen. Bart Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander, gives command of the 59th Training Group to Col. Steven Caberto during an activation ceremony Jan. 4, 2016, at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The 59th TRG supports military medical service and medical readiness training at the Medical Education and Training Campus for 12,100 students annually, and at two operating locations, one detachment and 17 sites around the world.
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Air Force Dental Assistant training program at the Medical Education and Training Campus

Tech. Sgt. Christy Nixon, NCO in charge of the Air Force Dental Assistant training program at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, instructs students on how to properly give an oral examination Dec. 17, 2015. Formerly part of the 37th Training Wing, Air Force medical service and medical readiness training programs are now with the 59th Medical Wing's newest unit – the 59th Training Group.
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