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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

From left: Brig. Gen. Robert K. Bogart, commander of the 711th Human Performance Wing; Col. Valerie Sams, director of C-STARS Cincinnati, U.S. Air Force, and trauma surgeon at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center; and Col. Ric Speakman, commander of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, stand in the entrance to the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The program’s new 30,000-square-foot facility represented the next generation of military trauma training, medical readiness, response and research capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

From this control room, instructors monitor students training in patient care at the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10 million facility expansion prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

A sign is posted outside the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10 million facility expansion prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

A patient simulator lies on a gurney at the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. Manikins like this are used to provide realistic, hands-on training for medical personnel in a controlled environment. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10-million facility expansion, funded initially by Congress, prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

A patient simulator lies on a gurney at the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. Manikins like this are used to provide realistic, hands-on training for medical personnel in a controlled environment. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10-million facility expansion, funded initially by Congress, prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

Dr. Vincent Michaud, NASA deputy chief health and medical officer, provides insight into the agency’s civil space medical standards during the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, Medical Readiness Command - Bravo commander and Defense Health Network Continental director, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Dunn, MRC-B command chief, answer questions regarding AFMEDCOM support to Space Force installations during the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Nick Hague, assistant deputy chief of Space Operations and former NASA astronaut, shares his experiences about cognitive training as an astronaut and its applications to Guardian resilience in similar high-stress operational environments. Hague was a keynote speaker for the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kieran Dhillon, director of USSF psychological health, describes her role in developing mental health policies to support unique operational demands of Guardians during the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lara Mansilungan, a bioenvironmental engineer at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, describes how risk assessments help determine occupational health policies for Guardian missions sets during the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Space Force Capt. Kathryn Odom, Space Delta 5 Future Operations Division synchronization section chief, shares her experience with telehealth during a medical panel at the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

Dr. Rena Nicholas, clinical health psychologist at the 711th Human Performance Wing, shares ongoing efforts to develop fatigue mitigation tools while speaking at the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Air Force Maj. Erin Regan, executive officer, International Health Specialist Program Office, participates in a breakout session at the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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DAF space medicine leaders, civilian partners strategize policy at inaugural Space Force Medicine Summit

U.S. Space Force Senior Master Sgt. Ky Covert, senior enlisted advisor for the Combat Forces Command’s Training and Force Generation Directorate, speaks about the command’s Guardian Heartbeat Initiative during the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit in Falls Church, Virginia, Feb. 24, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFRL invention deployed by Maryland State Police

An Airman uses a mobile medical documentation tool called Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit during a demo at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2025. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing developed this application to improve battlefield care. After extensive military testing, BATDOK is being tested by Maryland State Police flight paramedic crews as they transport injured civilian patients to hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis)
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AFRL invention deployed by Maryland State Police

An Airman uses a mobile medical documentation tool called Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit during a demo at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2025. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing developed this application to improve battlefield care. After extensive military testing, BATDOK is being tested by Maryland State Police flight paramedic crews as they transport injured civilian patients to hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

Dr. Sunil Kumar, Department of Veterans Affairs Biorepository assistant director, monitors biospecimens inside one of 28 storage freezers at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. Biospecimens from the Air Force Health Study were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Patrick Blanchard, Air Force Research Laboratory Air and Space Biosciences Division superintendent, transfers biospecimens into one of 28 storage freezers at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

Rows of storage freezers line one of two rooms outfitted to maintain the Air Force Health Study biospecimens at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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Air Force, VA preserve vital Vietnam, Korean War veteran biospecimens for future study

A U.S. Air Force representative from the 711th Human Performance Wing demonstrates proper handling of a biospecimen sample from the Air Force Health Study at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, Aug. 21, 2025. The samples were transferred to the medical center from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, in a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and VA SHIELD. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)
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