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David Grant Medical Group Air Force lab techs

David Grant Medical Group Air Force lab techs deployed to Afghanistan in 2021 to support Operation Allies Refuge. (Courtesy photo)

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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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A reason to smile: 18th DS keeps PACAF mission ready

Airman 1st Class Faith Tuttle, 18th Dental Squadron dental laboratory technician, fabricates a crown wax-up for a patient at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 22, 2022. A diagnostic wax-up is a procedure in which planned restorations are developed in wax on a cast to determine the optimal laboratory procedures needed to achieve the desired fit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sebastian Romawac)

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U.S. Air Force Pascal Thomas (middle), 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron aerospace medical technician, helps El Salvadorian hospital staff get the simulation victim ready for transport back to the emergency room at the Hospital Militar Central in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 8, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is an exercise designed to prepare military medical professionals to deploy and conduct joint operations under austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stuart Bright)

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Airmen assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Wing assess and treat the injuries of a simulated combat casualty for a medical readiness exercise during Agile Rage 22 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan, June 6, 2022. Airmen conducted numerous mission-essential tasks during Agile Rage 22, including joint intelligence operations, airspace control, search and rescue coordination, intra-theater airlift, joint fires, close air support, interdiction of enemy capabilities, and Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Shane Hughes)

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Spc. Seth Sabisch, a combat medic with the 120th Medical Company Area Support, shadows paramedics, Lonnie Comstock and Derrick McNugg with Emergency Medical Services Authority in Tulsa, Okla., June 8, 2022. Guardsmen get hands-on experience and an exchange of information, knowledge, and capabilities with the civilian paramedics during a 12-hour ride along shift in their ambulance. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Nelson)

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Capt. Lucas Borg, a dentist with the 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron and Senior Airman Vitoria Sheptor, a dental technician with the 157th Medical Group prepare for a teeth cleaning at Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Okla., June 7, 2022. The IRT gives Guardsmen a chance to work with military members from six different service branches and the opportunity to give no cost health care to local community members. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Victoria Nelson)

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332d Public Health and Bioenvironmental Engineering combine forces

Master Sgt. Justin Sims, Expeditionary Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering craftsman, oversees Senior Airman Kevin Thompson, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection and public health journeyman, taking a water sample at an on-base coffee shop to test for acceptable ranges in pH and chlorine at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

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332d Public Health and Bioenvironmental Engineering combine forces

Senior Airman Kevin Thompson, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection and public health journeyman, gathers a water sample at an on-base coffee shop to test for acceptable ranges in pH and chlorine at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 11, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

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332d Public Health and Bioenvironmental Engineering combine forces

Maj. Allison Bradford, Expeditionary Medical Group preventative and aerospace medicine flight commander, takes a sample of ice cubes to test for acceptable ranges in pH, chlorine, and bacteriological presence at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 11, 2022. Members from the bioenvironmental engineering and public health teams work together in a deployed location to form the Preventive and Aerospace Medicine team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Parr)

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332d Public Health and Bioenvironmental Engineering combine forces

Senior Airman Kevin Thompson, 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection and public health journeyman, and Capt. M. Husein Dharas, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering officer-in-charge, look on as Master Sgt. Justin Sims, EMDG bioenvironmental engineering craftsman, takes a volatile organic compound sample at the 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fuels yard at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 10, 2022. The samples are used to ensure that breathing air is safe for the base population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lauren M. Snyder)

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From left, Tech. Sgt. Quinton Wright, and Capt. Christ Bennett assist Staff Sgt. Olivia Oxford, all members of the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron with the 908th Airlift Wing, Alabama, in boarding the 20-person sized floatation device at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 4th, 2022. Once on the raft the members were instructed to follow the five A’s; air, assist, accessory kit, anchor, and assess as part of their training to refresh Airmen on what to do in the event of a water-related emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shelby Thurman)

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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program

Airman 1st Class Renan Arredondo (left) and Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, 2d Audiovisual Squadron, film Tech. Sgt. Opal Poullard, Department of Defense culinary instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Senior Airman Quion Lowe, 49th Wing Public Affairs, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 9, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 2d AVS produced a Nutrition Kitchen series for the Air Force Surgeon General about making healthy cooking choices and the science behind those choices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program

Staff Sgt. Franklin Harris and Jon Zanoe, 2d Audiovisual Squadron, discuss the script with Tech. Sgt. Opal Poullard, Department of Defense culinary instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, Aug. 9, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 2d AVS produced a Nutrition Kitchen series for the Air Force Surgeon General about making healthy cooking choices and the science behind those choices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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‘Small but Mighty’ 97 MDG celebrates National Nurse, Medical Technician week

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trinity Randall, 97th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) medical technician, checks the blood pressure of Senior Airman Alexzandria Body, 97th OMRS front desk clerk, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 9, 2022. Randall said her favorite thing about being a medical technician is helping patients and she has always dreamed of being part of the medical field. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Kayla Christenson)

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USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts the European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Merrell, 10th Air Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, teaches intubation techniques to delegates from Nigeria, North Macedonia and Slovenia during U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa’s European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 10, 2022. The EAMNE targets the formation of partnerships and fosters a sharing culture among partners and Allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. William J. Gómez)

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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, right, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, looks through a phoropter to read an eye chart during his eye examination conducted by U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)

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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, right, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, looks into a slit lamp during an eye examination for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)

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All eyes on the Optometry shop!

Capt. Dominic Rentz, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron optometrist, examines the eyes of 1st Lt. Denise Guiao-Corpuz, 15th Wing Public Affairs chief, during a routine eye exam at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 19, 2022. Optometry technicians aid in the diagnosis of eye disorders and help assist Airmen with glasses, while playing an integral part in helping patients with their eye health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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