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From left, LMT Shavi Locu-Enderage RN, U.S. Air Force Capt. Carlo Lobato, an anesthesiologist with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Omar Carrasco, an operating room nurse with the 379th EMDOS, conduct a full body survey of a Royal Marine with simulated injuries onboard the HMS Ocean, Jan. 26, 2017. Members of the Royal Navy and 379th EMDOS came together during coalition exercise Azraq Serpent to simulate receiving casualties in a maritime environment. (Courtesy photo, Royal Navy) Forging partnerships: AF, Royal Navy medical teams train onboard HMS Ocean
HMS OCEAN, Persian Gulf — Over the course of five days, medical personnel from the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron and Royal Navy worked together to test their capabilities during coalition exercise Azraq Serpent, Jan. 23 – 27.  In a joint effort between U.S. Central Command components, the United Kingdom Maritime Component Command
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Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer Bruce, 379th Expeditionary Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron biomedical equipment repair technician, does a maintenance check on a anesthesia machine at the emergency room Sept. 8, 2016, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Bruces is also the facilities manager for the medical group and is in charge of 11 buildings here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. CarlosJ. Treviño/Released) Meet AUAB medical group's MacGyver
“You’re like MacGyver,” the doctor enthusiastically told Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer Bruce, a biomedical equipment repair technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, after he was told by Bruce a broken piece of dental equipment could be repaired.The doctor was comparing Bruce to a popular American action-adventure television
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The barrier in front of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron mental health clinic depicts a bird from Greek mythology called the phoenix.  The mythical winged creature would disentegrate into flames then come back to life from the ashes. One of the goals of the clinic is the regeneration of patients to get them back into the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released) Deployed preventive health series: Strengthening mental health on a deployment
When you pass by what looks like a small home in the Coalition Compound by the 24-hour-coffee-shop, you will see the words ‘mental health’ on the barrier with a the mythical phoenix flying out of fire. Some service members might have the wrong idea that a visit to the mental health clinic will ruin their career, but the 379th Expeditionary Medical
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Lt. Col. Chris Hull (right), flight commander of the 379th Enroute Patient Staging Facility, leads his medical team during the loading of a stretchered patient onto an ambulance for evacuation July 18, 2016 from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.  The team moved 14 patients, including a military working dog, onto a C-17 Globemaster III flight to U.S. military facilities in Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño) Enroute Patient Staging Facility gets warriors on the road to recovery
In a small building tucked behind the hospital at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the staff of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Enroute Patient Staging Facility care for patients from across the region transiting to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, or back to other home station locations to receive a higher level of care than what is
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