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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelley McLean, 104th Medical Group aerospace medical technician, performs a DNA test at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 18, 2019. McLean recently received her Community College of the Air Force degree in Aerospace Medicine after taking classes at Holyoke Community College. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Randy Burlingame)

    104th Medical Group Airmen further their education, expertise

    Staff Sgt. Kelley McLean, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Duncan, Senior Airman Daniela Rizzari and Senior Airman Ana Decarvalho, 104th Medical Group aerospace medical technicians, recently graduated college with degrees related to the medical career field. The training the four aerospace medical technicians received through the Air National Guard helped prepare them for their studies, and their desire to further their education helps make them more confident and competent with their ANG medical duties.
  • Col. Madian Mohamamed Said, medical doctor and director of the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital talks to his staff and the contingent from the Kentucky National Guard during the planning meeting for the two-day mass casualty exercise held at the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital in Djubouti, Africa, as part of the states partnership program, March 30, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Crane)

    Kentucky medical staff share knowledge with Djiboutian hospital

    Soldiers and Airmen from Kentucky National Guard medical units joined together to offer their expertise to the military medical staff at the Ah-Bashir Military Hospital March 29-Apr. 4 as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program. Several times a year Kentucky Guardsmen visit the small African country building rapport and share training opportunities with the local nationals.
  • Civilian first responders from Romania participate along with Airmen from the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in a multinational medical exercise.

    Medical logistics Airmen enable enhancement of lifesaving skills at NATO exercise in Romania

    Approximately 50 Airmen from the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrived April 3 at Cincu Military Base, Romania, to participate in the NATO-led medical exercise Vigorous Warrior 19.
  • A diabetes specialists with the Diabetes Center of Excellence at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, conducts a diabetes and prevention ECHO session, using telehealth to provide virtual consultation and mentorship for Air Force primary care providers at different military treatment facilities, Nov. 19, 2018. Project ECHO (short for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was originally developed by the University of New Mexico. The AFMS began using a modified version of Project ECHO in 2012 to improve the ability to connect medical Airmen with specialty providers at other military treatment facilities using telehealth capabilities. U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Project ECHO: Using telehealth to maintain a ready medical force

    The Air Force Medical Service uses telehealth to make it easier for primary care providers to consult with specialists, creating additional learning opportunities for medical Airmen and improving patient care. Project ECHO (short for Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was developed by the University of New Mexico. The AFMS began using a modified version in 2012 to improve the ability to connect medical Airmen with specialty providers at other military treatment facilities.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen lift a CPR mannequin in a C-17 Globemaster III from Thompson Field Air National Guard Base, Mississippi for Operation Foremost Endeavor at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Feb. 20, 2019. The goal of the exercise was to give officials, observers, media personnel and players from participating organizations information they need to observe or participate in a National Disaster Medical System hospital evacuation, aeromedical evacuation and patient reception exercise. The exercise focuses on participants’ emergency response plans, policies and procedures as they pertain to a medical surge incident resulting from a disaster in the state of California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie)

    Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness

    The 99th Medical Group (MDG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) took part in an exercise called Operation Foremost Endeavor where injured individuals in a simulated disaster were airlifted to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 19.
  • 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)

    Virtual training platform maintains, improves military surgeon’s skills

    It is vital for medical Airmen to continuously maintain and improve their skills. To access more training opportunities, military surgeons are looking to virtual training platforms. The Air Force is working with sister services to study a virtual training platform called Crowd-Sourced Assessment of Technical Skills, or C-SATS. C-SATS provides specialized training for surgeons to further improve their specialized skills.
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    920th RQW Airmen prepare for human spaceflight

    To prepare for the arrival of human space flight tests next year, the 920th Rescue Wing along with the DoD Human Space Flight Support Office, NASA and SpaceX personnel joined forces to plan and execute a realistic medical evacuation exercise at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 25.
  • Tech. Sgt. Michael Tryon, non-commissioned officer in charge, Aeromedical Operational Psychology at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prepares to teach a course for Integrated Operational Support mental health care providers, technicians and social workers, Aug. 30, 2018. The IOS mental health care training program prepares providers going into IOS positions, focusing on how to support the entire squadron to improve performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)

    USAFSAM readies operational mental health care providers

    The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine has set up Air Force’s first operational training program for embedded mental health care providers and technicians, preparing them to join Integrated Operational Support teams.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Tyler, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program director, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Maj. Scott Thallemer, InDoRSE program coordinator, pose for a photo inside the robotics surgery training room at the clinical research lab on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Kemberly Groue)

    Robotics key to medical Airmen recruitment, retention, readiness

    With surgical robots becoming the standard of care across many specialties, the Air Force Medical Service is keeping up with the latest advancements to provide the best patient care and maintain Airman readiness.
  • 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)

    ANG medics maintain readiness with University of Kansas Health System

    Air National Guard Airmen are key to supporting Total Force readiness. Training agreements with civilian hospitals are vital to helping them achieve this support.
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