An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
HomeNewsPhotos

 

 

 

Clear Filters | 1801 - 1820 of 2909 results

Dental lab: Behind the scenes artists

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Conklin, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory NCO in-charge, prepares to fill an impression with stone at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 30, 2018. The impression needs to be filled within minutes, or it will expand and can’t be used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Details Download

Dental lab: Behind the scenes artists

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Conklin, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory NCO in-charge, finishes making a cast of a patient’s teeth at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 30, 2018. Lab technicians use casts to create crowns, retainers, night guards and more to fit the patient’s teeth perfectly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Details Download

Dental lab: Behind the scenes artists

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Conklin, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory NCO in-charge, finishes creating a cast of teeth at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 30, 2018. Technicians use a material called “stone” to fill impressions. When the stone hardens, it creates a mold of the patient’s teeth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Details Download

Dental lab: Behind the scenes artists

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Conklin, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory NCO in-charge, creates a dental cast of a patient’s teeth at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 30, 2018. Casts are molds of people’s teeth, which are used to create dental gear that will fit the patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Details Download

Dental lab: Behind the scenes artists

Staff Sgt. Kimberly Conklin, 2nd Dental Squadron dental laboratory NCO in-charge, works on making a retainer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 30, 2018. When dentists bring new impressions to the lab, technicians must stop what they are doing and immediately fill the impression before it can no longer be used. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stuart Bright)
Details Download

Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sits on the runway at McMurdo Station, the Antarctic. The 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron supported an emergency medical evacuation of two patients on August 25, 2018. (Courtesy photo)
Details Download

David Grant Medical Center tests advance cancer treatment

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) David Gover and Maj. (Dr.) Jason Hoskins, 60th Medical Group interventional radiologists at David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center conduct an Yttrium-90 radioembolization procedure for a patient with liver cancer, Sept. 7, 2018, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Y-90 radioembolization is an advanced and minimally invasive method utilized for this disease by delivering millions of tiny radioactive beads inside the blood vessels that feed a tumor. The high dose of targeted radiation prospectively kills the tumor while sparing normal tissue. This was the first time the treatment was performed at DGMC. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Heide Couch)
Details Download

Air Force leadership visits Keesler Medical Center

U.S. Air Force Col. Beatrice Dolihite, 81st Medical Group director and service commander, delivers the 81st MDG mission brief to Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force; Matthew Donovan, Under Secretary of the Air Force; Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Keesler Leadership at the Keesler Medical Center auditorium at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 10, 2018. The purpose of the visit was to become more familiar with the 81st MDG's mission capabilities prior to Keesler Medical Center's transition to the Defense Health Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
Details Download

Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adejoke Akodu, 60th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, treats a simulated patient during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Mather Airport, Sacramento, California, Aug. 23, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
Details Download

Exercise Ultimate Caduceus

U.S. Airmen from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, transport a simulated patient during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2018 at Mather Airport, Sacramento, California, Aug. 23, 2018. Ultimate Caduceus 2018 is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Louis Briscese)
Details Download

Kirtland Super Clinic

Pictured from left: Albuquerque Mayor Kenneth Schultz; Andrew Montano, recently retired director of the Department of Veterans Affairs Albuquerque Medical Center; Lt. Gen. Monte B. Miller, Air Force Surgeon General; Col. Warner J. W. Fan, Kirtland hospital commander; Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Plugge III, Military Airlift Command command surgeon, and U. S. Reps. Bill Richardson and Steve Schiff, cut the ribbon at a joint Air Force and VA “super clinic” at Kirtland Air Force Base, Sept. 8, 1989. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julie Zuffelato)
Details Download

US, UK partner on surgical practices

Tech. Sgt. Amy Templeton (left), noncommissioned officer in charge of the operating room for the 48th Surgical Operations Squadron, examines medical data with fellow surgical team members of the West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds, England, Aug. 23, 2018. WSH and the 48th Medical Group have expanded a partnership program to allow surgical technicians into rotations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)
Details Download

Kansas ANG and TUKHS partnership

Maj. Penny Glenn (center), a critical care nurse with the 190th Medical Group and education specialist with The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS), trains a guard member during a clinical rotation at TUKHS, June 20, 2017. The 190th Medical Group, part of the 190th Kansas Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing, has an established partnership with TUKHS to ensure Airmen maintain their clinical currency to deliver care downrange. (Courtesy photo)
Details Download

Operational Support Teams work inside “beating heart” of USAF

U.S. Air Force Dr. Alyssa Wu, a physical therapist, Staff Sgt. Travis McAdams, a diet technician, Dr. Natasha Swan, a psychologist, and Capt. Carissa Bartlett, a nutritionist, members of the Operational Support Team that recently stood up at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 6, 2018. OSTs embed in units throughout the base to evaluate unit health and recommend policies to improve health and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dr. Alyssa Wu)
Details Download

Operational Support Teams work inside “beating heart” of USAF

Members of the 673rd Security Forces Squadron during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 27, 2015. A new Air Force medical unit called an Operational Support Team is embedded with the base guard squadron to improve unit health and readiness by studying and addressing issues specific to the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)
Details Download

Operational Support Teams work inside “beating heart” of USAF

Airmen 1st Class Mathew Rozean (left) and Theodore Dykstra, 673rd Security Forces Squadron, participate in training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2015. A new Air Force medical unit called an Operational Support Team is embedded with the base guard squadron to improve unit health and readiness by studying and addressing issues specific to the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)
Details Download

99th MDG: The backbone of AF spine surgery

Luis Contreras, a contractor orthopedic technician with the U.S. Air Force 99th Medical Group, performs a lumbar microdiscectomy surgery at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2018. A lumbar microdiscectomy surgery is performed to remove a portion of a herniated disc in the lower back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Details Download

99th MDG: The backbone of AF spine surgery

Airmen assigned to the 99th Medical Group perform in an orthopedic spine surgery at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2018. Having in-house surgeons allows patients to bypass referrals downtown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Details Download

99th MDG: The backbone of AF spine surgery

Airmen assigned to the 99th Medical Group perform in an orthopedic spine surgery at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2018. Having in-house surgeons allows patients to bypass referrals downtown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Details Download

99th MDG: The backbone of AF spine surgery

Airman 1st Class Kayla Vait, 99th Medical Group aerospace medical student, observes a team of Airmen perform orthopedic spine surgery at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2018. Students get the opportunity to observe surgeries to give them a better understanding of their job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)
Details Download