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Patrick hosts joint medical readiness exercise

Maj. Derek Brumley, Kentucky Air National Guardsman assigned to the 123rd Medical Group and Staff Sgt. David Rudd, 920th Rescue Wing aeromedical staging squadron, check life support equipment on a C-130/H rescue aircraft during MEDBEACH 2015 joint service exercise at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., July 11, 2015. This exercise prepares military medical personnel for deployments by providing realistic scenarios that they may see during a wartime situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Means)
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Patriot Files: 30 compressions

Brittany, a key spouse with the 501st Combat Support Wing, smiles and talks about her commitment to maintaining her CPR and first aid certification at RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom, Feb. 29, 2016. Thanks to her training, she was able to save the life of a runner who collapsed at the finish line of the Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon, February 28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jarad A. Denton/Released)
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Paul W. Myers Award awarded during AFA to medical corps officer

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Vikhyat S. Bebarta, Director, Enroute Care Research Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is awarded the Air Force Association Paul W. Myers Award by George Muellner, AFA Chairman and Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas Travis, Air Force Surgeon General, on Sept. 15, 2014 at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. The Paul W. Myers Award is awarded to an Air Force Medical Corps Officer who has made the most significant contribution to the continued good health of the men and women of the USAF. (Courtesy Photo)
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Paws and Stripes helps injured troops regain their life by pairing them with therapeutic canines.

Yes, they're undeniably adorable, however, these pups serve a very important role in the #military community. Studies indicate that working... with dogs releases oxytocin, a hormone that promotes bonding. New research, including a $5 million study at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seeks to scientifically test whether training service dogs helps with post-traumatic stress disorder. (Courtesy Photo) Read more by visiting the #AFMS webpage: http://1.usa.gov/1y5G1OE
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Pediatrician cares for kids at Scott Air Force Base

Capt. Chauncey Tarrant, 375th Medical Operations Squadron general pediatrician, examines a patient at the 375th Medical Group at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois on April 1, 2015. Tarrant, along with four other pediatricians, takes care of the health needs of military children at Scott. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Hall-Kirchner/Released)
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Pediatrician cares for kids at Scott Air Force Base

Capt. Chauncey Tarrant, 375th Medical Operations Squadron General Pediatrician, examines a patient at the 375th Medical Group at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, April 1, 2015. Tarrant, along with four other pediatricians, takes care of the health needs of military children at Scott. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah Hall-Kirchner/Released)
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Pharmaceuticals arm the docs

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcus Hollins, a pharmacy technician with the 35th Medical Support Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, smiles for the camera as he reviews pharmaceutical inventories during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. The pharmacy provides all the medications participating health care professionals require to treat patients who come to the health services site seeking care. PACANGEL 17-3 builds partnerships between the US, Fiji, and several regional nations by conducting multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, promoting regional military-civilian-nongovernmental organization cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Physical Therapist

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Cody Butler, a physical therapist and commander of the 78th Medical Group Clinical Medicine Flight, poses in the clinic set up in the government community center in Tam Ky, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, Nov. 30, 2017. Butler was in Vietnam as part of a team seeing patients and building relationships with local physicians during the humanitarian assistance engagement Operation Pacific Angel Vietnam 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Bell)
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Physical Therapist

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Cody Butler, a physical therapist and commander of the 78th Medical Group Clinical Medicine Flight, poses with other members of his engagement team in Tam Ky, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, Nov. 30, 2017. Butler was in Vietnam as part of a team seeing patients and building relationships with local physicians during the humanitarian assistance engagement Operation Pacific Angel Vietnam 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Bell)
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Physical Therapy goes to the source

U.S. Air Force Maj. Adam Frost, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group physical therapist, uses joint manipulation on a patient at the beginning of a treatment at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, May 17, 2019. Fry involves dry needling, a form of acupuncture, and cupping into his treatments. He has found both to be extremely effective at targeting trigger points, releasing muscle spasms and alleviating pain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Thornbury)
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Physical Therapy keeps pilots right for flight

A U.S. Air Force Airman performs a physical therapy exercise with an elastic band at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 12, 2019. The 51st Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy office implemented a post-flight checklist to minimize the effects of flying. This includes aiding recovery for pilots due to the prolonged sitting while flying aircraft and dealing with gravitational forces from maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sergio A. Gamboa)
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Physical therapy team assist in rehabilitation of injured Airmen

Tech Sgt. Crissy Sharpe, 36th Medical Operations Squadron physical medicine technician, helps Senior Airman Adrianna Doty, 36th Communications Squadron postal specialist, with knee exercises July 8, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The clinic serves approximately 36 patients a day for musculoskeletal pain and a number of other injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arielle Vasquez/Released)
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Physical therapy team assist in rehabilitation of injured Airmen

Maj. Michael Curtin, 36th Medical Operations Squadron Health Promotion Flight commander, instructs a group aquatic class July 7, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The class is designed for post-operation patients who need a lower impact exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Arielle Vasquez/Released)
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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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Polar Force 20-1

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Draven Graves, 773rd Logistics Readiness Squadron household goods technician, applies a tourniquet to Senior Airman James Poe, 773rd LRS outbound cargo technician, in a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course during Polar Force 20-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 7, 2019. Designed to test JBER’s mission readiness, Polar Force 20-1 is a two-week exercise that hones Airmen’s skills and experience when facing adverse situations. Airmen refined their contingency tactics, techniques and procedures in support of the Pacific Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment concept of operations. Agile Combat Support excellence yields multi-domain operations success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Emily Farnsworth)
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Police Week

Participants of the Raider Challenge perform a casualty evacuation carrying fifty pounds of sandbags through an obstacle course at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, May 15, 2019. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated on May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kendra Williams)
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Prairie Vigilance COVID-19 testing

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anna Smith, 5th Medical Group medical technician, tests a patient for COVID-19 during the Prairie Vigilance exercise at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 9, 2020. Medical technicians take precautions by wearing masks, gloves and aprons, while also sanitizing after every individual. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon J. Audit)
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Precious cargo

U.S. Air Force Maj. Margaret Dodd, a 18th Medical Operations Squadron neonatal intensive care unit nurse from Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists in lifting Oliver McKeown, son of Capt. Connor McKeown, during an aeromedical evacuation in Aomori, Japan, June 15, 2017. The coordination process also had to filter through the Aomori Airport Management Office, Theater Patient Movement Requirements Center, which builds the evacuation mission, source the aircraft and assign the aircrew and medical team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Deana Heitzman)
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Program supports execeptional families and their needs

Suzanne Campos, licensed clinical social worker, 779th Medical Group, explains the forms required for enrollment and PCS in the Exceptional Family Member Program to Master Sgt. Jennifer Buzanowski and her husband, Tech. Sgt. JG Buzanowski.
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Program teaches parents to PLAY with autistic child

Licensed social worker Erin Sullivan interacts with PLAY Project participant Sebastian 'Yuri’ Mandtanavonsin. (Contributed photo)
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