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The newly freed American hostages arrive by bus at

The newly freed American hostages arrive by bus at

The newly freed American hostages arrive by bus at the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 20, 1981. They spent 444 days in Iranian captivity and stopped at the Wiesbaden hospital for medical an... More

Patrick Miller, 628th Medical Group Deily Dental Clinic

Patrick Miller, 628th Medical Group Deily Dental Clinic

Patrick Miller, 628th Medical Group Deily Dental Clinic chief of preventative dentistry, dental hygienist, has been in the dental field for 34 years. He completed 20 of those years while serving in the U.S. mil... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston makes its final approach to Rinas Airport in Albania during Operation Shining Hope, April 23, 1999. Medical Airmen provided humanitarian support ... More

Senior Airman Lindsey McKee, a medical technician with

Senior Airman Lindsey McKee, a medical technician with

Senior Airman Lindsey McKee, a medical technician with the 15th Medical Group (MDG) family health clinic, briefs Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, on the story of Army Air Corps 1st Lt. William ... More

E-cigarette - A man in a military uniform smokes an electronic device

E-cigarette - A man in a military uniform smokes an electronic device

An Airman holds an electronic cigarette at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 13, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the more than 2,000 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, pro... More

Malmstrom Air Force Base pharmacy

Malmstrom Air Force Base pharmacy

Tech. Sgt. Shontell Nelson, 341st Medical Support Squadron pharmacy flight chief, selects a bottle from the Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., pharmacy’s Pyxis CII Safe narcotics vault as she fills a prescription... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency Response Group independent duty medical technician-paramedic, walks to a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey for a casualty evacuation mission at the Tribhuvan... More

Capt. Jennifer Roper, 90th Medical Operations Squadron

Capt. Jennifer Roper, 90th Medical Operations Squadron

Capt. Jennifer Roper, 90th Medical Operations Squadron family physician, poses in the 90th Medical Group Medical Treatment Facility Aug. 18, 2015, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Roper offered advice on how... More

Tech. Sgt. Leonardo Mora, 341st Medical Support Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Leonardo Mora, 341st Medical Support Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Leonardo Mora, 341st Medical Support Squadron NCO in charge of medical maintenance, tests an automatic external defibrillator Oct. 26, 2015, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. As the only 4A2 biomedi... More

Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and

Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and

Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing perform their jobs at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. An Airmen Resiliency Team stays embedded with the 480th ISR Wing during the CO... More

The multi-channel wound vacuum system is tested on

The multi-channel wound vacuum system is tested on

The multi-channel wound vacuum system is tested on a simulated patient in a C-130 static aircraft display at the 59th Medical Wing, San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 1, 2016. The multi-channel wound vacuum system, which... More

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airman Justin

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airman Justin

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airman Justin Morris, 88th Medical Group Dental Assistant Technician apprentice, places barrier tape on an examination light while prepping a dental treatment room for a ... More

A Texas Air Guard C-130H Hercules prepares to taxi

A Texas Air Guard C-130H Hercules prepares to taxi

A Texas Air Guard C-130H Hercules prepares to taxi at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, after dropping off critical supplies in support of the relief efforts following Hurricane Harvey. Al... More

USAFE IHS NATO partnership and training

USAFE IHS NATO partnership and training

Then-Capt. Jason Mommaerts (center), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa International Health Specialist, teaches a class of 25 Romanian Land Forces medics on the different types of training objectives ... More

61st Medical Squadron marks Doctors’ Day

61st Medical Squadron marks Doctors’ Day

If you have a primary care physician at the 61st Medical Squadron’s main clinic at Los Angeles Air Force Base, or the Fort MacArthur satellite clinic in San Pedro, you have an opportunity to show your appreciat... More

An ambulance bus backs up to the Mississippi Air National

An ambulance bus backs up to the Mississippi Air National

An ambulance bus backs up to the Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III as Airmen prepare to unload patients at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 26, 2018. The bus transports patients to Walter Reed N... More

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg - A woman in a military uniform standing in front of an american flag

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg - A woman in a military uniform standing in fron...

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General (U.S. Air Force photo)

COVID-19 amplifies importance of Trusted Care culture

COVID-19 amplifies importance of Trusted Care culture

An Airman holds up his Trusted Care badge at the Defense Health Headquarters, Sept. 19, 2018. (U.S. Air force photo illustration by Josh Mahler)

Project ECHO: Using telehealth to maintain a ready medical force

Project ECHO: Using telehealth to maintain a ready medical force

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... More

MacDill Airman wins AMC dental NCO of the yea

MacDill Airman wins AMC dental NCO of the yea

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aza Pierce, 6th Dental Squadron NCO in charge of the dental instrument processing center, assembles a dental instrument tray, Nov. 30, 2018 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Pierce is th... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft takes off from a landing strip in Panama during Operation JUST CAUSE (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond)

AFMS recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps Week

AFMS recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps Week

The Air Force is recognizing the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Sciences Corps by designating Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, 2019, as BSC Week. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, displays a medic patch on her Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform during her visit at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 30, 2019. During Hogg’s vis... More

Corporal Lena Derriecott - A black and white photo of a woman in uniform

Corporal Lena Derriecott - A black and white photo of a woman in unifo...

U.S. Army Air Corps Cpl. Lena Derriecott served as a nurse assistant at Douglas Army Air Base and overseas in England during World War II. (Photo courtesy Lena Derriecott)

Project HeRO seeks to improve squadron health habits

Project HeRO seeks to improve squadron health habits

The Air Force Health and Readiness Optimization program, HeRO, uses data to help Health Promotion teams connect with squadron leaders at their base to encourage healthy behaviors. Bad health habits lead to work... More

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto,

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto,

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto, a flight nurse who treated U.S. Service Members in Europe during World War II. (Courtesy photo by Madeline D’Eletto)

NATO Dental Workshop attendees listen as 86th Dental

NATO Dental Workshop attendees listen as 86th Dental

NATO Dental Workshop attendees listen as 86th Dental Squadron technicians speak on their capabilities during a tour of the 86th DS on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 27, 2019. The dental officers were shown t... More

Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit

Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit

The Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit, or BATDOK, is software that runs on a smartphone or mobile device that can collect real-time patient information from a variety of sensors at the poi... More

2 MMS Curriculum Committee Meeting

2 MMS Curriculum Committee Meeting

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Cowden, Infectious Disease Programs chief with the Defense Institute for Medical Operations, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, poses for a photo with the NATO Mission Iraq ... More

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg,

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg,

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, speaks at the official activation of Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, at Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, June 28, 2019. (U.S. Air F... More

Trusted Care team showcases campaigns at national conference

Trusted Care team showcases campaigns at national conference

Col. Michele Shelton, U.S. Air Force Medical Service Trusted Care lead, stands next to a poster showcasing the effects of their three most recent campaigns at the National Conference on Health Communication, Ma... More

Col. Beatrice Dolihite transition graphic

Col. Beatrice Dolihite transition graphic

Col. Beatrice Dolihite, 81st Medical Group director and service commander, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, reflects on her experience as the commander of one of the first military treatment facilities to m... More

Col. Cherie-Ann Mauntel, 9th Medical Group commander,

Col. Cherie-Ann Mauntel, 9th Medical Group commander,

Col. Cherie-Ann Mauntel, 9th Medical Group commander, hands the 9th Operational Medicine Readiness Squadron to the new commander Lt. Col. David Whitehorn at Beale Air Force Base, California, August 27, 2019. Th... More

AF Surgeon General discusses reform with service organizations

AF Surgeon General discusses reform with service organizations

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, center, leads a discussion with representatives of military and veteran service organizations at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia,... More

Group photo at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Group photo at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Chief Master Sgt. G. "Steve" Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, poses with Lt. Col. Goldie, a U.S. Air Force therapy dog, and other service members from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, ... More

Ramstein clenches 23 medical awards

Ramstein clenches 23 medical awards

The Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron gathers for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 27, 2019. The AES won the "Best AE Squadron Patient Safety Program" Air Force Medical Service award.

Two OAY medics share how they support USAF

Two OAY medics share how they support USAF

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gary Jeffrey, center left, storage and distribution noncommissioned officer in charge, 81st Medical Support Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, and Senior Airman Misty A. Ri... More

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright welcomed senior leaders at the Air Force Medical Service 2019 Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2019. Wright touched on the role l... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Lawson, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Lawson, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Lawson, 20th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, places a drop of blood on a slide in the medical clinic at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dec. 9, 2019. Lawson a... More

(From left) Tech. Sgt. Victor Kipping, public health

(From left) Tech. Sgt. Victor Kipping, public health

(From left) Tech. Sgt. Victor Kipping, public health non-commissioned officer in charge, Maj. Kisha Wood, The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma Readiness Skills Omaha deputy director, and Lt. Col. Elizabeth ... More

Transition Spotlight: Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey

Transition Spotlight: Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey

Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey, program managers with the Air Force Medical Service Transition Cell, pose for a photo at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Jan. 9, 2020. (U.S.... More

Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy

Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy

Maj. Andrea Russell, 9th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy element chief, counsels a patient on their medication at the clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. The 9th MDSS provides ancillary ... More

Transition Spotlight: Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey

Transition Spotlight: Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey

Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey, program managers with the Air Force Medical Service Transition Cell, pose for a photo at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Jan. 9, 2020. (U.S.... More

AFMS recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps Week

AFMS recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps Week

The U.S. Air Force is recognizing the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Sciences Corps by designating Jan. 27-31, 2020, as BSC Week. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

2nd Lt. Kapahi Kawaii Puaa, 49th Medical Support Squadron

2nd Lt. Kapahi Kawaii Puaa, 49th Medical Support Squadron

2nd Lt. Kapahi Kawaii Puaa, 49th Medical Support Squadron Laboratory flight commander, poses for a portrait, Jan. 27, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The 49th MDSS Laboratory provides test results for do... More

Airmen must resist complacency, adhere to social distancing guidelines

Airmen must resist complacency, adhere to social distancing guidelines

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. One-in-five cases in the U.S. requiring hospitalization are people between the ages of 20 and 44. One-t... More

MQ-9 Reaper aircrew from the 22nd Attack Squadron,

MQ-9 Reaper aircrew from the 22nd Attack Squadron,

MQ-9 Reaper aircrew from the 22nd Attack Squadron, 1st Lt. Robert, pilot, and Staff Sgt. Edward, sensor operator, look to one another while flying a training mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 15, ... More

Mobile Medics - A woman wearing a face mask while talking on a cell phone

Mobile Medics - A woman wearing a face mask while talking on a cell ph...

Technical Sgt. Christina Pyeatt, 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron independent duty medical technician, dons medical personal protective equipment at the respiratory clinic on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tamara Frankie, of the

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tamara Frankie, of the

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tamara Frankie, of the 163d Medical Group, California Air National Guard, stands by before administering a COVID-19 test swab at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival... More

Airman Spotlight: An Air Force physician’s experience amidst COVID-19, squadron reorganization & working on the flight line

Airman Spotlight: An Air Force physician’s experience amidst COVID-19,...

To keep the Air Force a ready fighting force, providers like Capt. Michael Ferraro, a family physician at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, are contributing in unique ways. Ferraro spoke with Air Force Surge... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Samantha Warren, Chief, Base Operational

U.S. Air Force Maj. Samantha Warren, Chief, Base Operational

U.S. Air Force Maj. Samantha Warren, Chief, Base Operational Support Team, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, leads a small group exercise challenge for members of the 366th Maintenance Squadron. Due to physi... More

Airman 1st Class Chris Mosely-Hendricks, and Airman

Airman 1st Class Chris Mosely-Hendricks, and Airman

Airman 1st Class Chris Mosely-Hendricks, and Airman 1st Class Ebony Lawton, both 49th Health Care Operations Squadron mental health technicians, discuss ways to improve mental health, May 12, 2020, on Holloman ... More

METC celebrates 10 years training enlisted medical

METC celebrates 10 years training enlisted medical

METC celebrates 10 years training enlisted medical force Public domain photograph - military emblem, badge, insignia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Nurses at The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii,

Nurses at The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii,

Nurses at The Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, wear their masks made and donated by Fight for Aloha, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization. The delivery was coordinated by TSgt Aaron Shields and on... More

Tips for a better night's sleep

Tips for a better night's sleep

Sleep is a vital component to overall health and readiness. There are several things Airmen can do to improve their sleep habits, including setting an alarm for bed, avoiding screens that emit disruptive blue l... More

Stay Fit. Stay Ready. - A man in a blue shirt is doing push ups

Stay Fit. Stay Ready. - A man in a blue shirt is doing push ups

Statistics show men are less likely than women to seek medical care. Regular screening tests can spot disease early when it's easier to treat, especially diseases more likely to affect males such as heart issue... More

Take Time for Personal Wellness

Take Time for Personal Wellness

Now, more than ever, is the time to assess your lifestyle for ways to establish a healthy work-life balance. Invest in your personal wellness by taking time for yourself and doing what you love. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Happy Birthday AFMS!, US Air Force Photo

Happy Birthday AFMS!, US Air Force Photo

Today, the Air Force Medical Service celebrates 71 years of unmatched en route care capabilities, revolutionary battlefield medicine, and innovative expeditionary medical training. We're proud of our heritage a... More

Maj. Chris Ng, 51st Medical Operations Squadron general

Maj. Chris Ng, 51st Medical Operations Squadron general

Maj. Chris Ng, 51st Medical Operations Squadron general surgeon, left, and Capt. Louis Bloom, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, pose for a photo at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 28, 2020. Both hailing ... More

Air Force medics deliver diverse deployed care

Air Force medics deliver diverse deployed care

Trauma care makes up approximately 30% of deployed medical care. Air Force medics must be ready to deliver a broad range of medical care, including things they often see at their military treatment facility (U.... More

Air Force partners in medical logistics to support US

Air Force partners in medical logistics to support US

Tech. Sgt. Brison King, non-commissioned officer in charge, Warehouse Operations, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, packs critical lab supplies at Port San Antonio, Texas, August 24, 2020. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Jimenez, a critical care

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Jimenez, a critical care

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Jimenez, a critical care nurse assigned to 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., checks a COVID-19 patient for pressure ulcers while working ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski

Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski

Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski (U.S. Air Force photo)

Senior leaders from across the Air Force Medical Service

Senior leaders from across the Air Force Medical Service

Senior leaders from across the Air Force Medical Service conducted a virtual panel during the first day of the annual Senior Leadership Workshop, Dec. 7, 2020. Panelists discussed what courageous leadership mea... More

Air Force Surgeon General visits Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, receives COVID-19 vaccine

Air Force Surgeon General visits Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, receive...

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kelvin Thomas, 316th Medical Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of immunizations, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to U.S. Air Force Lt. General Dorothy A. Hogg, U.... More

A U.S. encampment is set up at Tirana, Albania in support

A U.S. encampment is set up at Tirana, Albania in support

A U.S. encampment is set up at Tirana, Albania in support of Operation Shining Hope, April 15, 1999. U.S. Air Force personnel, including 25 medical personnel, deployed to support the humanitarian operation. (U.... More

Staff Sgt. Devon Garvin, a public health technician

Staff Sgt. Devon Garvin, a public health technician

Staff Sgt. Devon Garvin, a public health technician assigned to the 15th Medical Group (MDG), briefs Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, on the unit’s history which dates back to the Dec. 7, 1941,... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Damian, 36th Contingency Response Group independent duty medical technician-paramedic, guides an Airman using a forklift to download relief supplies from an aircraft at the Tribhu... More

Staff Sgt. Sarah Cox and Airman 1st Class Austin Langlois,

Staff Sgt. Sarah Cox and Airman 1st Class Austin Langlois,

Staff Sgt. Sarah Cox and Airman 1st Class Austin Langlois, 90th Medical Operations Squadron Bioenvironmental Engineering technicians, run on a track on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Aug. 19, 2015. Exercise ... More

Greg Brown, 341st Medical Group medical contract manager,

Greg Brown, 341st Medical Group medical contract manager,

Greg Brown, 341st Medical Group medical contract manager, drafts a memorandum of understanding between the group and a local medical provider Oct. 26, 2015. As a medical logistician, Brown procures the services... More

Staff Sgt. Ryan McGinniss, a biomedical equipment technician

Staff Sgt. Ryan McGinniss, a biomedical equipment technician

Staff Sgt. Ryan McGinniss, a biomedical equipment technician with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group, checks the calibration of a high-volume blood infusion pump unit May 9, 2017, in Southwest Asia. McGinnis... More

Patrick Miller, 628th Medical Group chief of preventative

Patrick Miller, 628th Medical Group chief of preventative

Patrick Miller, 628th Medical Group chief of preventative dentistry, dental hygienist, sits in an exam room at the Deily Dental Clinic on Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 1. Miller is the recipient o... More

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, prepare their equipment to accept patients at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, in response to the devestation... More

Interior view of an ambulance parked at Joint Base

Interior view of an ambulance parked at Joint Base

Interior view of an ambulance parked at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 26, 2018. Buses are with equipment to provide critical care when transferring patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)

Col. Brian Agee, Air Force Space Command Surgeon General

Col. Brian Agee, Air Force Space Command Surgeon General

Col. Brian Agee, Air Force Space Command Surgeon General Chief of Aerospace Medicine, goes over the daily improvements board, with Lt. Col. Meredith Sarda and Maj. Chris Noah, during the morning meeting at Pete... More

In 2003, Col. Carol Vermillion (left) with reporter

In 2003, Col. Carol Vermillion (left) with reporter

In 2003, Col. Carol Vermillion (left) with reporter Diane Sawyer of ABC News, in front of an Army Combat Support Hospital in Kuwait. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Army Air Corps flight nurse 1st Lt. Madeline “Del”

U.S. Army Air Corps flight nurse 1st Lt. Madeline “Del”

U.S. Army Air Corps flight nurse 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto comforts three wounded soldiers on a flight from the east coast of the U.S. to a Texas hospital. (Courtesy photo by Madeline D’Eletto)

NATO Dental Workshop attendees listen as a U.S. Air

NATO Dental Workshop attendees listen as a U.S. Air

NATO Dental Workshop attendees listen as a U.S. Air Force dental officer gives a briefing on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 27, 2019. Approximately 26 dental officers participated in the workshop. (U.S. Air ... More

Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger speaks at the official activation

Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger speaks at the official activation

Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger speaks at the official activation of the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, at Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, June 28, 2019. Koeniger is the first AFMRA commander... More

Col. Cherie-Ann Mauntel, 9th Medical Group commander,

Col. Cherie-Ann Mauntel, 9th Medical Group commander,

Col. Cherie-Ann Mauntel, 9th Medical Group commander, watches as Col. Elizabeth Casstevens unfurls a flag during the re-designation of the 9th Aerospace Medicine Squadron to the 9th Operational Medicine Readine... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Director

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Director

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force, spoke to leaders at the Air Force Medical Service 2019 Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2019. Va... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Savinon, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Savinon, 20th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chris Savinon, 20th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, holds a blood plate in the medical clinic at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Dec. 9, 2019. Purchased bacteria is... More

(From left) Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, The Center

(From left) Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, The Center

(From left) Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma Readiness Skills Omaha director, Tech. Sgt. Victor Kipping, public health non-commissioned officer in charge, and Maj. Kisha W... More

METC incorporates technology, like the anatomage table,

METC incorporates technology, like the anatomage table,

METC incorporates technology, like the anatomage table, to reinforce the lectures and enhance the training experience. The anatomage table, a 3D anatomy visualization system for anatomy and physiology education... More

Pill bottles lay in a cabinet at the pharmacy clinic

Pill bottles lay in a cabinet at the pharmacy clinic

Pill bottles lay in a cabinet at the pharmacy clinic at Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan. 9, 2020. These bottles are used by pharmacist to help store prescribed medicine for Beale AFB patients. When a pat... More

Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General, Headquarters

Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General, Headquarters

Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, speaks at the Leadership Lecture held at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on January 10, 2020. Lt. Gen. Hogg serves as the functional manager of t... More

Capt. Christopher Cabrera, 49th Medical Support Squadron

Capt. Christopher Cabrera, 49th Medical Support Squadron

Capt. Christopher Cabrera, 49th Medical Support Squadron staff pharmacist, poses for a portrait, Jan. 27, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The 49th MDSS pharmacy supplies Airmen with prescription medicati... More

1st Lt. Robert, MQ-9 Reaper pilot for the 22nd Attack

1st Lt. Robert, MQ-9 Reaper pilot for the 22nd Attack

1st Lt. Robert, MQ-9 Reaper pilot for the 22nd Attack Squadron, flies a training mission at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, April 15, 2020. The Airmen of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing have continue... More

The side of the 693 Intelligence, Surveillance and

The side of the 693 Intelligence, Surveillance and

The side of the 693 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group building at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, serves as the screen for a makeshift drive-in movie theater. Members of the group and their famili... More

Members of the 366th Maintenance Squadron, Mountain

Members of the 366th Maintenance Squadron, Mountain

Members of the 366th Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, are led in small group exercise challenges by members of the Mountain Home Base Operational Support Team. Due to physical distanci... More

Airman 1st Class Ebony Lawton, 49th Health Care Operations

Airman 1st Class Ebony Lawton, 49th Health Care Operations

Airman 1st Class Ebony Lawton, 49th Health Care Operations Squadron mental health technician, poses for a portrait, May 12, 2020, on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. With mental health being so crucial to the succ... More

Capt. Louis Bloom, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot,

Capt. Louis Bloom, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot,

Capt. Louis Bloom, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, left, and Maj. Chris Ng, 51st Medical Operations Squadron general surgeon, taxi out to the runway at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 28, 2020. Both ha... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Jimenez, a critical care

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Jimenez, a critical care

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joanna Jimenez, a critical care nurse assigned to the 60th Medical Group, 60th Air Mobility Wing, from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., reviews a COVID-19 patient’s information on the computer... More

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General,

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General,

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, listens to presentations during the first day of the annual Senior Leadership Workshop at Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2020... More

Former President William Jefferson Clinton poses for

Former President William Jefferson Clinton poses for

Former President William Jefferson Clinton poses for a photo with a member of the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during a dinner held at the base, on May 5, 1999. The former President visited R... More

Maj. Nicole Pries, a pediatric nurse practitioner assigned

Maj. Nicole Pries, a pediatric nurse practitioner assigned

Maj. Nicole Pries, a pediatric nurse practitioner assigned to the 15th Medical Group (MDG), briefs Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, on the nurses working at the Hickam Field hospital during the... More

Capt. Nathan Smith, 90th Medical Operations Squadron

Capt. Nathan Smith, 90th Medical Operations Squadron

Capt. Nathan Smith, 90th Medical Operations Squadron Nuclear Operations Clinic element chief, puts on a glove as he poses in an examination room in the 90th Medical Group Medical Treatment Facility on F.E. Warr... More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Morales, 341st Medical Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Joshua Morales, 341st Medical Support Squadron

Staff Sgt. Joshua Morales, 341st Medical Support Squadron unit deployment manager, inventories a shelter in place kit Oct. 26, 2015, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Approximately 18 enlisted 4A0 Health Servi... More

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airman Justin

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airman Justin

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airman Justin Morris, 88th Medical Group Dental Assistant Technician apprentice, places a barrier on a head rest while prepping a dental treatment room for a patient Aug.... More

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, prepare their equipment to accept patients at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, in response to the devestation... More

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