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Lt. Merritt receives flight training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danielle Merritt, currently serving as the 9th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, tries on a fighter pilot jumpsuit as she is instructed on what fighter pilots experience during flight while deployed to Iraq, 2009. Merritt was a lieutenant at the time. (Courtesy photo provided by Lt. Col. Danielle Merritt)
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Lt. Merritt holds baby she delivered

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Danielle Merritt, currently serving as the 9th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron commander, holds Charlotte Nowlin, a baby she delivered when she was a lieutenant at Wilford Hall Birthing Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, 2009. Wilford Hall was Merritt’s first assignment in the Air Force. (Courtesy photo provided by Lt. Col. Danielle Merritt)
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A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, and a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, stand by for combat air medical operations training during Southern Strike 2024 at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, in Gulfport, Miss., March 13, 2024. The team participating in the training included the 146th Aeromedical Evacuation Group, 146th Airlift Wing, California ANG; and the 114th Medical Group, 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota ANG. Southern Strike focuses on strengthening joint military partnerships to enhance collaborative contingency response operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Derek Harkins)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Billotti, 177th Security Forces Squadron, 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, pulls security while conducting downed aircraft response training during Southern Strike 2024, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., March 11, 2024. Southern Strike 2024 allows participants the opportunity to build partnerships and maintain combat readiness for future missions. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tomlinson)
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Medical readiness at the forefront at Air Force Mental Health Leadership conference

Col. Christian Smith, Air Force Director of Psychological Health, and Chief Master Sgt. Tangyenniika Clemmons, Air Force Mental Health Career Field Manager, give their opening remarks at Air Force Medical Agency’s 2024 Mental Health Flight Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 5, 2024. Presenters welcomed U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force to discuss medical readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maristela Romero)
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Medical readiness at the forefront at Air Force Mental Health Leadership conference

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, discuss medical readiness at the Air Force Medical Agency’s 2024 Mental Health Flight Leadership Conference held in Orlando, Florida, March 5, 2024. The conference was attended by medical personnel where speakers discussed mental health implications of medical readiness regarding great power competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maristela Romero)
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A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, lands beside a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, in preparation for combat air medical operations training during Southern Strike 2024 at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, March 13, 2024. The team participating in the training included the 146th Aeromedical Evacuation Group, 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard; and the 114th Medical Group, 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard.
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U.S. Air Force Col. Gwendolyn Foster, outgoing Defense Health Agency Sacramento Market director and 60th Medical Group commander, speaks during the DHA Sacramento Market change of directorship and the 60th MDG change of command ceremony at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, July 13, 2022. The change of command ceremony is rooted in military history, dating back to the 18th century, where the command flag is passed to the individual assuming command in the presence of the entire unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karla Parra)
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Dr. Brian Lein, left, Defense Health Agency assistant director of healthcare administration, and U.S. Air Force Col. Gwendolyn Foster, 60th Medical Group commander, tour several clinics and interact with Airmen throughout David Grant U.S. Medical Center during the Market Transition Ceremony visit Nov. 16, 2021, at Travis Air Force Base, California. The DHA is responsible for officially establishing the synchronization of health care delivery in military communities integrating health care delivered to active-duty service members and military families in both military medical facilities and the civilian community in the Sacramento area of California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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Col. Gwendolyn Foster, 60th Medical Group commander, receives California’s 3rd Congressional District’s “Women of the Year” award Nov. 9, 2021, at Woodland Community College. Also receiving the award was Col. Erin Cook, 349th Maintenance Group commander. Both women are senior leaders stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Grant Okubo)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Gwendolyn Foster, 60th Medical Group commander, delivers remarks during a unit redesignation ceremony Sept. 28, 2020, at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California. The 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron was redesignated to the 60th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron and the 60th Medical Operations Squadron was redesignated to the 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)
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Perfect Triad: Local medical community provides innovative train

U.S. Airman 1st Class Ashlynn Wiggins, 307th Medical Squadron aerospace medical technician (AMT), performs auscultation on a medical manikin during a training session at the Willis Knighton Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 13, 2024. Wiggins was part of a unique collaborative training effort between civilian and medical personnel. Trainers from Willis Knighton Health System put AMTs from Barksdale Air Force Base through three realistic medical scenarios to improve readiness and advance upgrade training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Perfect Triad: Local medical community provides innovative train

U.S. Air Force Maj. Aquila Haney, 2nd Medical Group primary care flight commander, applies a dressing to a medical manikin during a training session at the Willis Knighton Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 13, 2024. U.S. Airmen assigned to the 2nd MDG and the 307th Medical Squadron trained with civilian medical staff from the Willis Knighton Health System in a unique collaborative effort designed to enhance readiness for military members and expand patient protocol awareness between the local civilian and medical personnel at Barksdale Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Perfect Triad: Local medical community provides innovative train

A trainer at the Willis Knighton Innovation Center provides audial and haptic feedback to aerospace medical technicians assigned to the 2nd Medical Group and the 307th Medical Squadron during a training session in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 13, 2024. Civilian medical trainers with Willis Knighton Health System used advanced medical manikins to assist in training the Airmen in three real-life scenarios. The training was part of a collaborative effort between the civilian and military medical communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Perfect Triad: Local medical community provides innovative train

U.S. Air Force aerospace medical technicians assigned to the 307th Medical Squadron and the 2nd Bomb Group train together at the Willis Knighton Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 13, 2024. Medical staff at the center provided realistic, hands-on training to the Airmen as part of a unique collaborative effort between local civilian and military medical communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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Perfect Triad: Local medical community provides innovative train

A U.S. Air Force aerospace medical technician (AMT) assigned to the 2nd Medical Group administers an intravenous fluid line into the arm of a medical manikin at the Willis Knighton Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 13, 2024. Active-duty and Air Force Reserve AMTs from Barksdale Air Force Base trained together in real-life scenarios to further updgrade training and sharpen deployment readiness skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle)
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AF medical leaders held inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Summit

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, share closing remarks during the Air Force Medical Service’s inaugural Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Summit on March 1, 2024 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Medical leaders attended the summit from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2024, to discuss the future direction of lifestyle medicine within the Military Health System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AF medical leaders held inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Summit

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General presents Col. Mary Anne Kiel, Chair, Air Force Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Working Group, with his U.S. Air Force coin as a show of appreciation for her efforts in organizing the Air Force Medical Service’s inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Summit on March 1, 2024 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Medical leaders attended the summit from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2024, to discuss the future direction of lifestyle medicine within the Military Health System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AF medical leaders held inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Summit

Attendees approach the live cooking demo for sample tastings of the salad prepared by Caryn Dugan, chef and founder of the Center for Plant-Based Living on March 1, 2024, at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Medical leaders gathered for the Air Force Medical Service’s inaugural Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Summit from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2024, to discuss the future direction of lifestyle medicine within the Military Health System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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AF medical leaders held inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Summit

Dr. James Loomis, Barnard Medical Center medical director, and Caryn Dugan, chef and founder of the Center for Plant-Based Living, conduct a live demonstration of making a nutrient-full salad after a presentation on the benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet on March 1, 2024 at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. The cooking demonstration was held on day three of the Air Force Medical Service’s inaugural Lifestyle & Performance Medicine Summit, which was held from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2024, and focused on the future direction of lifestyle medicine within the Military Health System. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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