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Individuals, teams honored at MHSRS for exemplary research

Navy Vice Adm. Raquel C. Bono and Navy Rear Adm. Mary C. Riggs join individual and team award winners honored at the 2019 Military Health System Research Symposium on Monday, August 19th in Kissimmee, Florida. (MHS photo)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Lt. Cmdr. Katie Jones, assigned to Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton, tends to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rob Johnston, an instructor assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Medicine Education and Training Command and selected for the rank of chief, evaluates U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mariela Rodriguez tending to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Connor Bitterman applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brian Jones, an instructor assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Medicine Education and Training Command and selected for the rank of chief, evaluates U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Connor Bitterman tending to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

U.S. Air Force Maj. Vinay Gupta moves a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rob Johnston, an instructor assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Medicine Education and Training Command and selected for the rank of chief, evaluates U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kristin Trujeque tending to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Safety first...participants are given a safety brief before a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Chief Hospital Corpsman Sammy Willis, an instructor assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, evaluates U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jose Chaires tending to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rob Johnston, an instructor assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Medicine Education and Training Command and selected for the rank of chief, evaluates U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kristin Trujeque tending to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

Maj. Joshua Metzger, optometrist, 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., examines a patient during Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. Gillian Claveria-Oooms, optometrist, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Ft. Worth, Texas, examines a patient at Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

Lt. Gillian Claveria-Oooms, optometrist, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Ft. Worth, Texas, examines a patient at Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. Cdr. Derrick Call, dentist, Operational Heath Support Unit San Diego, Ca., examines a patient during Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Metzger, optometrist, 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, examines a patient during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care IRT takes place Aug. 16-29 to provide medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs in Wise, Virginia, while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the United States. During Appalachian Care IRT, medical operations are staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in times of crisis, conflict or disaster. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Appalachian Care 2019: Michigan ANG leads joint medical training mission serving Virginia community

U.S. Army Capt. Sadia Kalsoom, optometrist, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Ft. Worth, Texas, examines a patient at Innovative Readiness Training Appalachian Care 2019 at Wise County Fairgrounds, Wise, Va., Aug. 18, 2019. Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training 2019 takes place Aug. 16-29, 2019, to care for the medically underserved communities of Wise, Virginia while simultaneously conducting deployment and readiness training for military personnel. Innovative Readiness Training is the only hands-on training opportunity authorized to operate within the U.S. During Appalachian Care IRT 2019, medical operations will be staged at one physical location at Wise County Fairgrounds. The Appalachian Care IRT 2019 team provides medical, dental, optometry and veterinary care to assist local health and municipal authorities in addressing underserved and unmet community health and civic needs. Units also conduct critical mission training and logistical movement in order to simulate hands-on deployment readiness operations and health care delivery in the time of crisis, conflict or disaster. (Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Andrew Layton)

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Lab technicians are here to support Airmen

A 48th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician compares slides at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 14, 2019. Laboratory technicians provide accurate medical tests and appropriately diagnose illnesses to ensure the readiness of Liberty Wing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

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Warrior Day

90th Mission Support Group Airmen carry an injured dummy for emergency helicopter evacuation in a tactical convoy exercise during Warrior Day at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Aug. 15, 2019. The training allowed Airmen an opportunity to experience simulated convoy operations in a controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbigayle Williams)

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Warrior Day

An Airman looks at her simulated wound after the conclusion of the 90th Mission Support Group’s Warrior Day at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Aug. 15, 2019. The purpose of the training day was to provide 90th Force Support Squadron Airmen with convoy operations knowledge, allowing them to fulfill a supporting role. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbigayle Williams)

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An AFMS Look Back at August 2019

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emma Grove, left, and Senior Airman Soloman Ivy, 908th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering assistants, put on mission-oriented protective posture gear during exercise Patriot Warrior 2019 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, Aug. 10, 2019. Patriot Warrior is Air Force Reserve Command’s premier exercise, providing an opportunity for Airmen to train with joint and international partners in airlift, aeromedical evacuation and mobility support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Mekkri)

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