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Eyes on it: optometry clinic ensures mission readiness

Dr. Courtney Humphrey, 633rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometrist, holds a lens used to look into a patient’s eye at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Jan. 27, 2020. Humphrey is one of three doctors in the Langley AFB optometry clinic, treating active duty personnel from all branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sarah Dowe)
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21st Space Wing leadership visits Schriever

U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Savage, 21st Medical Squadron general dentist, demonstrates the Sirona Unit Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Milling Crown unit to Col. Thomas Falzarano, 21st Space Wing commander, during his visit to the 21st MDS at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 22, 2020. With the help of the unit, the 21st MDS is able to provide patients who need crowns the same day at Schriever AFB. This technology reduced the amount of Schriever Airmen on dental profiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Amanda Lovelace)
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Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Syndi Breitenbach, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Bioenvironmental technician, left, and 2nd Lt. Rebecca Smith, 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Deputy Flight Commander of Bioenvironmental Engineering, conduct HazMat ID training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 24, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jenell Brown)
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19th AW conducts ATSO Rodeo

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jajuan Erby, 19th Medical Group bioenvironmental technician, is inspected for simulated radiation during a radiological aircraft recovery training exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan. 23, 2020. The decontamination line allows for any member who has possibly been exposed to radiation to be safely checked then decontaminated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford)
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47th Medical Group participates in Ready Eagle exercise at Laughlin

47th Medical Group medics wearing powered, air-purified respirator suits roll a stretcher carrying a volunteer patient to the in-place patient decontamination during the Ready Eagle exercise at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 17, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anne McCready)
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Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gregory Rackley, 56th Occupational Medicine Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, instructs Senior Airman Joseph Bowden, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, on the procedure to tighten a gas mask during a fit test at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 14, 2020. The technicians administer fit tests for individuals who are deploying, and individuals perform various movements while wearing the gas mask to test how well it fits to their face. Bioenvironmental engineering’s mission is to provide reliable health risk expertise to optimize human performance and prevent adverse health effects of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)
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Exercise Frozen Defender: 435 SFS secures airfield

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Sutton, 435th Security Forces Squadron ground combat readiness training center instructor, leads the way during the simulated casualty exercise, Frozen Defender, in Grostenquin, France, Jan. 14, 2020. Frozen Defender tests the squadron’s capabilities in a contested environment under harsh conditions. The Defenders faced scenarios requiring self-aid and buddy care practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)
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AF surgeon general speaks to JBSA medics

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, speaks to doctors, nurses and technicians during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 9, 2020. Airmen from BAMC and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center gathered for a town hall to hear Hogg’s perspective on the future of military medicine and ask questions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Essential Medicine Experts

U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, pours pills into a medicine counting machine at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. Through teamwork, innovation and efficient utilization of resources, the pharmacy plays an integral part in the 9th Medical Group’s mission to support worldwide operational readiness and the 9th Reconnaissance Wing U-2/RQ-4 high-altitude mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Valentina Viglianco)
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SOF medical element strengthen capabilities in exercises

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Thompson, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron SOF medical element, participates in a joint exercise with 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 18, 2019. Responsibilities for SOFME include ensuring the health and well-being of operational members, conducting casualty evacuations, and providing medical expertise and advice to commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)
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AF Surgeon General tours Langley

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, tour medical facilities at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 9, 2019. They spoke about readiness revitalization at various stops, which included Langley’s intensive care unit, flight medicine unit, logistics warehouse, and dental and family medicine clinics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)
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Biomedical Sciences Corps provides life-saving care in Afghanistan

The U.S. Air Force recognizes January 28 through February 1 as Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week. With 15 different career fields composed of officers and enlisted Airmen, BSC is the most diverse corps in the Air Force. Seven of these career fields are represented at Bagram’s Craig Joint Theater Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rito Smith)
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Melting pot of the medical group

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jennifer Carver, 49th Medical Group optometrist, conducts a vision exam for Maj. Christopher Vance, 9th Attack Squadron instructor pilot, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 23, 2019. The 49th MDG Optometry Clinic’s primary mission is to perform annual eye exams for the base community, as well as screenings for diabetics and fittings for glasses and contact lenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Wilford Hall Warfighter Laser Surgery Center

A patient receives small incision lenticule extraction treatment at the Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Jan. 15, 2019. SMILE treatment is one of three laser surgeries performed to enhance a warfighter’s vision. Surgeons at WHASC Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center executed the center’s 50,000th surgery since opening in 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Mancuso)
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19th MDG practices aeromedical evacuation tactics

Airmen from the 19th Medical Group litter-carry a simulated patient onto a C-130J during an aeromedical evacuation training mission at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 24, 2019. The training provided 19th MDG Airmen with hands-on training of airlift and aeromedical evacuation tactics, supporting rapid global mobility to respond to humanitarian or wartime requests to safeguard lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
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Little Rock warriors return from deployment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Rugliese, 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, gets his blood drawn as part of the in-processing checklist at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 22, 2019. In-processing after deploying allows Team Little Rock staff to ensure Airmen are fit to fight, as well as identify any new concerns prior to having time to reintegrate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Irvin)
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A U.S. Air Force special operations force medical element works with Royal Danish Air Force medical personnel to treat patients aboard a C-146 Dornier aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during flight operations for casualty evacuation and critical care training as part of exercise Emerald Warrior 19, Jan. 17, 2019. Emerald Warrior provides annual realistic and relevant pre-deployment training, encompassing multiple joint operating areas. This training prepares special operations forces, conventional force enablers, partner nations, and interagency elements to integrate with and execute full-spectrum special operations in a complex and uncertain irregular warfare security environment, and uses aspects of live, virtual, and constructive training assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yannick Sharras (left), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Senior Airman Larry Nice, 86th AES medical technician, prepare a patient for medical evacuation aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker, Jan. 23, 2019. During the training, members underwent emergency medical scenarios, including treatment for patients suffering worsening health conditions, cardiac emergencies, aircraft decompression, and emergency ditching. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)
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Fighting enamel cruelty

U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Walter, a 354th Dental Flight dentist, inspects a patient’s teeth at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 16, 2019. Dentistry is a vital part of keeping Airmen fit to fight, as dental conditions likely to result in a dental emergency within a year can prevent Airmen from deploying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eric M. Fisher)
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SOF medical element strengthen capabilities in exercises

Security Forces Airmen from the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron prepare to move a wounded Soldier to a safe location during a mass casualty exercise at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Jan. 14, 2019. The 27th SOSFS participated in a mass casualty exercise with medical personnel to train on clearing hostile locations, while escorting wounded Soldiers to safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gage Daniel)
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