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Military Medical Assistance

Images depict military personnel engaged in medical missions and community outreach, showcasing teamwork and healthcare services in various environments.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Griego, a dental technician with the Rhode Island Medical Readiness Command, prepares a patient for a dental X-ray photograph during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022, at Wise, Va., on Aug. 15, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

Lt. Col. Lisa Halk (left), 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Air Force Reserve, and Kauai Community College site Officer In Charge, discusses the Tropic Care mission and impact with State Representative James Kunane Tokioka (right) during a site visit to the Kauai Community College Tropic Care site. Rep. Tokioka is a long time supporter of Tropic Care and its mission. He is a fantastic community partner, assisting with community engagement and enriching relationships with the people of Kauai.

U.S. Army Spc. Inna Yefremova, healthcare specialist with the 306th Field Hospital, Atlanta, Ga., takes a patients history during a medical mission at Rhea County Middle School in Evansville, Tenn., June 5, 2022. Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands-on training to joint force partners.

Pvt. 2nd Class Shawn Cruz, right, and Sgt. Jesse Camacho of the Guam National Guard's Task Force Response, assist with temperature checks and hand sanitation on the first day of COVID-19 vaccine administration in Dededo on Dec. 17. "It's great to see there's finally a vaccine after all we've been though," said Cruz.

Maj. Melissa Pietras, a Physician Assistant with the Delaware Army National Guard Medical Readiness Detachment, is observed removing several cysts on the head of Kauai resident by Maj. Joanna Nelms, Kapa'a Middle School Tropic Care site Officer in Charge at Kapaa Middle School in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 14, 2022. Tropicare 2022 is an Innovative Readiness Training exercise and provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening the community relationship by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

NAPLES, Italy (May 11, 2022) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith speaks with hospital corpsman during his visit to U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, May 11, 2022. Smith visited the installations across Naples to engage in discussions about Navy concerns and quality of life issues. USNH Naples is the largest naval hospital in Europe and serves a diverse population of over 9,800 beneficiaries.

At Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) staff members Vicky Broadnax, NMCSD safety program officer and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Giuseppe Riccio, NMCSD Command Master Chief executive assistant, Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA) representative and Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions (CSADD) cabinet member engage in discussions that help Sailors "Get Real, Get Better" Aug. 24. The Navys Get Real, Get Better call-to-action is for every Sailor to apply a set of Navy-proven leadership and problem-solving best practices that empower personnel to achieve exceptional performance. NMCSD's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Griego, a dental technician with the Rhode Island Medical Readiness Command, prepares a patient for a dental X-ray photograph during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022, at Wise, Va., on Aug. 15, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

Dr. Lei Zhu and Maj. Kelly Ray, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Clinical Trials Center, research coordinators prepare samples prior to the RV575 research study, Sept. 27, 2022. In October, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program will launch the phase 1 study, evaluating varying doses of the Army's novel ALFQ adjuvant in a candidate HIV vaccine to determine the optimal adjuvant dosage level.

U.S. Army Cpl. Charles Colwell, a medic with the Michigan Army National Guard (MING), currently serving with Michigans Task Force Spartan COVID-19 Vaccination/Testing Team (CVTT), administers the COVID-19 vaccine to an employee health care worker at the Garden City Hospital, Garden City, Mich., Dec. 17, 2020. MING COVID-19 vaccination testing teams are augmenting with local healthcare organizations, as requested, in the delivery and administration of the vaccination to Michiganders.

1st Lt. Hannah Wieland, Medical Surgical Nurse, , at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) demonstrates tracheotomy care during a Nurse Skill Fair at LRMC on Jan. 28. The Nurse Skill Fair provides LRMC health care professionals first-hand experiences in case of medical emergencies.

Soldiers from the 921st Field Hospital (FH) from Bell, Calif. and 1979th Forward Surgical Resusitive Detachment (FRSD) from Little Rock, Arkansas, conduct TeamSTEPPS training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on April 8-10, 2022. TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools, aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals. The skills are taught through lectures and hands-on practice to improve through practical exercise.It's utilizing tools that we can communicate, doesn't matter what unit you are, where you're coming from, we can all fall in together and utilize these same tools to communicate effectively, said Capt. Manuel Warrior, 1979th Forward Surgical Resusitive Detachment nurse anesthetist. The Mayo Clinic helps train Army medical professionals on TeamSTEPPS, the skills are taught through lectures and hands-on practice through practical exercises.Pfc. John Rodriguez, a 921st Field Hospital comb

Rudy Paco, mayor of Mongmong-Toto-Maite, donates a roasted pig to the 36th Medical Group in celebration of National Nurses Week at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 9, 2022. National Nurses Week is celebrated from May 6-12 honoring the contributions and sacrifices nurses make everyday.

Sgt. Rene Sakang and Sgt. Samuel Gachahi, Combat Medics with Delaware Army National Guard Medical Readiness Detachment explain the initial medical assessment to Capt. Tammy Midgley, the U.S. Public Health Service Liaison at Weimea Elementary School in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 19, 2022. Tropicare 2022 is an Innovative Readiness Training exercise and provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening the community relationship by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jose Contreras Sanchez, a medical squadron dental technician, takes dental x-rays of a patient at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Jan. 12, 2024. Contreras Sanchez was part of a traveling team of dental and optometry specialists who provided care for Airmen and Soldiers needing attention.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Rowland, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria NCOIC of education and training, left, teaches A1C Justice Nerad, 31st Health Care Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, right, how to treat a collapsed lung using a training mannequin at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 25, 2022. Two scenarios simulated during the joint training were a pneumothorax and hemothorax, which is the name of the condition when trapped air or trapped blood respectively leaks out of the lung into the chest cavity.

FORT CARSON, Colo. A Fort Carson medic team provides patient care to a medical manikin inside a makeshift aid station during the Delayed Evacuation Casualty Management exam scenario at the Fort Carson Medical Simulation Training Center July 15, 2022. (Photo by Scott Prater)

Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conduct training with Virginia Department of Health medical professionals Sept. 4, 2020, in Sandston, Virginia. Approximately 85 personnel are trained and ready to resume support for Virginias COVID-19 response, and they are available to conduct sample test collection and training on the proper fit and wear of personal protective equipment.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Garrett with the Michigan Army National Guard uses an alcohol swab to clean the injection site before administering a syringe of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a front-line worker at the Michigan State Police Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan, Feb. 1, 2021. Michigan National Guard COVID-19 vaccination testing teams are augmenting with local health care organizations, as requested, in delivering and administering the vaccination to Michiganders.

Air Force Airmen Rachel Man, Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice Phase II student (middle), inserts an IV into Tech Sgt. Jason Scoles, AMSA course supervisor, as Tech Sgt. Anna Boisvert, AMSA Phase II Course Supervisor oversees and instructs during training at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, July 7. Phase II of the AMSA program is held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where enlisted personnel learn the skills needed to become U.S. Air Force medics.

Cheryl Olsen discusses the dental procedure to Spc. Johnson of the 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams, left, command chief, Air National Guard speaks with two members of the 178th Wings medical group during a base visit and tour of the medical facility, Oct. 15, 2022, Springfield, Ohio. Williams spoke to the Airmen about their work, hometowns, and plans for the future.

Left to Right, Lei Zhu and MAJ Kelly Ray, both Clinical Research Coordinators with the Walter Reed Army Institute, Clinical Trials Center prepare samples prior to the RV575 Research study, September 27, 2022, Silver Spring MD. In October, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program will launch the phase 1 study, evaluating varying doses of the Army's novel ALFQ adjuvant in a candidate HIV vaccine to determine the optimal adjuvant dosage level.

Although many get nervous on a trip to the dentist, Roy is a special case. Roy, an eight-year-old Belgian Malinois military working dog, broke his tooth during a bite drill and has been in pain ever since. Dogs rely on their teeth. Whether they are eating, chewing, or picking up a ball, their teeth are important. However, with a military working dog, their teeth are also their main weapon. A joint team of Airmen and Soldiers worked together to fix his tooth and get him back to the battlefield.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Snedegar, medical technician with the 179th Medical Group, Mansfield, Ohio, assists patients with choosing eyeglass frames during a medical mission at Rhea County Middle School in Evansville, Tenn., June 8, 2022. Birchwood Cares, Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands-on training to joint force partners.

Staff Sgt. Chris Novotny assesses a patient's blood pressure in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 14 2022. Tropicare 2022 provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening community relationships by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

KOROR, Palau (July 15, 2022) - Lt. Cdr. Alice-Anne Alcorn, from McKinney, Texas, observes a dental operation performed by a Paluan dentist at the Belau National Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Senior leaders from U.S. Army Cadet Command visited several BACH departments this week. The group toured Women's Health, Inpatient Services, Intensive Care, and Emergency Center, areas where the ROTC Cadets will rotate during their Nurse Summer Training Program.

Giving props to processing... Rear Adm. Guido F. Valdes, Naval Medical Forces Pacific commander, San Diego Military Health Systems market director and Navy Medical Corps chief, extends congratulatory thanks to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor Sterile Processing Department team of Cathy Wheaton (front) and Naomi Padilla (back) for their continual effort in handling approximately 100 packs a day of medical gear and ensuring every piece of equipment used are meticulously disinfected and sterilized for the entire clinic. Valdes toured the clinic, Sept. 7, 2022, as part of his familiarization tour to Navy Medicine commands in the Pacific Northwest (official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

Staff Sgt. Iesha Wallace, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron orthotics technician, trims a custom insert at the Orthotics Clinic in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 22, 2022. Wallace is an American Board Certified Orthotic Fitter that can make custom orthopedic insoles along with a variety of braces for other parts of the body. She notes, relieving foot pain could lead to relieving related pain in other parts of the body.

Hawaii State Representative James Kunane Tokioka meets with the Tropic Care leadership, Col. Scott Olech (left), 149th Medical Group Commander, and Senior Chief Petty Officer Tanda Blair (right), NOSC Louisville,Navy Reserve, Tropic Care Navy Senior Enlisted Leader, during a site visit to the Kauai Community College Tropic Care site. Rep. Tokioka is a long time supporter of Tropic Care and its mission. He is a fantastic community partner, assisting with community engagement and enriching relationships with the people of Kauai.

221031-N-DF135-1016 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 31, 2022) - Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Burnette, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes over a medical equipment which cuts and cauterizes tissue during surgery, with members from the Japan-Guatemala Friendship Hospital during a tour aboard the hospital USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), Oct. 31, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Left to Right, Lei Zhu and MAJ Kelly Ray, both Clinical Research Coordinators with the Walter Reed Army Institute, Clinical Trials Center prepare samples prior to the RV575 Research study, Sept. 27. In October, the U.S. Military HIV Research Program will launch the phase 1 study, evaluating varying doses of the Army's novel ALFQ adjuvant in a candidate HIV vaccine to determine the optimal adjuvant dosage level.

Operation IRT Tropic Care officially opened its doors this morning to the people of Kauai in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 13, 2022! With lines wrapping around the building at Kauai Community College, both service members and the local community were eager to start the day. Patients received basic health checkups, optometry, dental work, and much more. Operation IRT Tropicare Kauai will continue providing these services throughout the week of June 13th-20th. Medical Services will be provided at Ele'Ele Elementary School, Kaua'i Community College, and Kapa'a Middle School.

Tech. Sgt. Haley Bass, 4th Medical Group flight medicine NCO in charge, secures an aviator mask onto Capt. Karen Rodriguez, 4th MDG flight surgeon, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 23, 2022. Some of flight medicines responsibilities include checking patients' vitals, oxygen consumption and providing transportation to a hospital.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, left, surgeon general of the Army and MEDCOM commanding general gets a tour of the SHAPE Dental Clinic from Maj. Autumn L. Becker, second from left, commander of SHAPE Dental Clinic; Staff Sgt. Yang Z. Bautista, center, dental assistant; and Maj. Daniel D. Becker, second from right, dentist at SHAPE Healthcare Facility, April 20, 2022 in Casteau, Belgium.

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Iannicello, 8th Health Care Operations Squadron, pharmacy NCO in charge, prepares to issue medication to a patient, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. Pharmacy team members address patient concerns and ensure all aspects of their prescription are understood before issuance.

U.S. Army Spc. William Webster, a physical therapy specialist assigned to William Beaumont Army Medical Clinic, assists a patient with putting on equipment during a physical therapy session. Army physical therapy specialists work hard to help Soldiers recover so they can get back to the fight.

$Lending a holistic healing handMs. Teri Nyblom, certified occupational therapist assistant at Naval Hospital Bremerton works on range of motion exercises for fracture rehabilitation with Culinary Specialist Submarines 2nd Class Elisha Schmidt of Commander, Submarine Squadron 17. Occupational Therapists like Nyblom provide support to their patients by helping them overcome such health and wellness concerns as orthopedic surgery recovery, geriatric rehabilitation, and stroke management by ensuring their patients - much like Schmidt - can regain independence and strength, reduce pain and regain range of motion and function (Official Navy phot by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).$

Personnel with the 412th Theater Engineer Command gave blood during a drive with the Mississippi Blood Service at the TEC headquarters in Vicksburg, MS, 4 Nov 2022. (Army Reserve photos by SGT Veroniecya Neal)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Anderson, 81st Healthcare Operations Squadron emergency room medical director, discusses the critical care air transport capabilities with state and local civic leaders during A Day At Keesler inside the Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 9, 2022. Keesler leaders hosted the event to continue building relationships and to increase their awareness of projects currently ongoing on base and advocacy for future projects.

Brig. Gen. Leigh Swanson, Air Mobility Command command surgeon, speaks with a physical therapy patient during a base visit at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 12, 2024. During the visit, Swanson and Chief Master Sgt. Daneen Jeziorske, AMC medical enlisted force, had the opportunity to learn about the 19th MDGs daily operations and engage with numerous Airmen across various career fields that contribute to preparing and maintaining medical readiness. Air Force

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 30, 2022) Lt. Gen. Carlos Diaz-Morfa, Dominican Republic Minister of Defense, speaks to a patient during a tour of hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2022, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Nov. 30, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

KOROR, Palau (July 18th, 2022) - Cmdr. Myra Cleary, from Annapolis, Maryland, provides a pediatric checkup on a child at Belau National Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

221028-N-MY642-1012PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (Oct. 28, 2022) Sailors assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) review a record with Guatemalan nurses at the Hospital Nacional Infantil as part of a Continuing Promise subject matter expert best-practices exchange on Oct. 28, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Students fabricate dental appliances during classes at the Medical Education and Training Center (METC), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, October 20, 2022. The METC on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, trains enlisted medical professionals in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. One of METCs 48 programs of instruction is the multi-service Dental Laboratory Technology program in which Army, Navy, and Air Force students learn how to fabricate complete dentures, Removable Partial Dentures (RPD) and treatment appliances, crowns and bridges, metal-ceramic restorations, and dental implants using both analog and digital dental technology processing methods. Graduates of the program wishing to pursue an academic degree can utilize the METC Degree Bridge Program, which applies college credit for military training and work experience.

Maj. Jesse Hernandez (left) speaks with Dr. Janet Berreman (right) during a Tropic Care site visit at the Kauai Community College were our medical, dental, and optometry teams show off their training and contributions to the Kaua'i community. Dr. Berreman is the Kauai District Health Officer In charge of the Kauai District Health Office. She is an integral community partner, assisting and supporting our service members in the planning and execution of Tropic Care benefitting the community while also meeting our military training requirements.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Holweger, 86th Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of the Immunizations Clinic, prepares a vaccine at Ramstein Air Base Germany, Aug. 18, 2022. Holweger and the rest of his team at the immunizations Clinic on base are prepared to issue the Novavax vaccine to those interested.

Second Lt. Emily Hanson treats a patient at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, where more than 46,000 servicemembers have been treated since the beginning of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

Birchwood Cares Innovative Readiness Training medical mission at the Birchwood Community Center, Birchwood Tenn., June 9, 2022. The medical mission is Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands on training to joint force partners. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joe Harwood)

Spc. Joshua Ryan, medic, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, administers the influenza vaccine to Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Atkins, 574th Quartermaster Co., 16th STB, at the troop medical clinic at Contingency Operating Base Q-West, Nov. 10. I love being a medic in the Army,” said Ryan, a 20-year-old from Eleva, Wis. I get to help people, travel all over the world and learn new things about my job every day.”

Capt. Anthony Keller, Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command, Bethesda's, executive officer, prepares to donate blood for an Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) drive at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, June 6, 2022. The ASBP provides quality blood products for service members, veterans and their families worldwide in both peace and war.

1st Lt. Grace Sullivan, registered nurse, Tripler Army Medical Center, and Spc. Carlos K. Willis, licensed practical nurse, TAMC, discuss patient care at TAMC, May 3, 2022.

Airman Rilee Donahey, a 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron dental assistant (left), and Tech. Sgt. Madeline Reeb, the 911th ASTS noncommissioned officer in charge of dental services (middle), prepares a patient for an x-ray at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station dental clinic, Pennsylvania, Feb. 3, 2024. A dental assistant's primary tasks include ensuring proper supplies are stocked, acquiring prescribed x-rays and set up and clean up of procedures. Air Force

President Joe Biden talks with medical staff during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland Friday, Jan. 29, 2021.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, left, surgeon general of the Army and U.S. Army Medical Command commanding general, tours SHAPE Dental Clinic with Maj Autumn L. Becker, commander of SHAPE Dental Clinic, at SHAPE Healthcare Facility April 20, 2022 in Casteau, Belgium.

CAMP FOSTER, Japan (Jan. 27, 2021) Hospitalman Dillon Bothwell, left, prepares syringes as Hospitalman Apprentice Samantha Iglesias-Martinez, right, both assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa on Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2021.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sierra Sandoval, 36th Health Care Operations Squadron emergency medical technician and Airman 1st Class David Miller, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, demonstrate strapping a patient on to a stretcher during the Tiyan High School Health Fair in Barrigada, Guam, Feb. 23, 2024. At the fair Airmen from the 36th CES and 36th Medical Group demonstrated carrying a patient, applying a tourniquet, and walked students through various physical therapy exercises. Air Force

Boaz Arzi, University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine surgical and radiological sciences professor, shows the university research lab to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stephen Arnason and Maj. Andy Ellis, 60th Dental Squadron residency program directors, as a part of the first collaboration session between Travis Air Force Base and the university in Davis, California, June 28, 2023. According to the university, studying working dogs in various contexts, such as their performance, health, and well-being, can contribute to developing improved veterinary dental care.

Personnel with the 412th Theater Engineer Command gave blood during a drive with the Mississippi Blood Service at the TEC headquarters in Vicksburg, MS, 4 Nov 2022. (Army Reserve photos by SGT Veroniecya Neal)

U.S. Navy Lt. Victoria Santizo, from New York, injects a numbing agent into the mouth of a patient during at the Senior Care Center in Ngerekebesang, Palau during Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 4, 2024. Pacific Partnership, now in its 19th iteration, is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific and works to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships.

PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 21, 2022) - Rear Adm. Blake Converse, U.S. Pacific Fleet Deputy Commander, tours an operating room setup with training equipment aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a tour in support of the conclusion of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Flu prevention is an important annual effort at Lyster Army Health Clinic. Obtaining the flu shot is even more vital in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Monday, 17 October, members of the Fort Rucker medical community began arriving to roll up their sleeves for their annual flu vaccination. LTC Garrett Holt, Lyster Commander, gives the thumbs up after completing his flu vaccination requirement. To ensure the health and welfare of clinic staff and patients, Lyster ensures medical personnel are vaccinated prior to kicking off the annual flu campaign for beneficiaries.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Keila Rivera-Gilmore, Otolaryngology instructor, provides silicone earmold impression instruction to Otolaryngology technologist students during a class at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 14, 2024. The METC Otolaryngology Technologist program provides simulated and live training in all aspects of otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat), and/or audiology services, to include invasive and non-invasive otolaryngology, procedures and diagnostic audiology services. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. James J. Wissminn, an infantry officer and future operations planner with Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM) volunteers to donate blood at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia, March 30, 2022. The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) hosted a quarterly blood drive at FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM to create an accessible opportunity for U.S. Marines to donate. The ASBP is the official military provider of blood to service members, veterans and military families.

Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Pavlicek, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit - 3 Detachment director of the microbiology laboratory at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti (CLDJ), tests respiratory specimens for a wide variety of pathogens as a part of the CLDJ disease surveillance program.Pavlicek is the sole microbiologist serving at CLDJ and provides critical support to Camp Lemonnier, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, and U.S. military members across East Africa. She also supports the Djiboutian Ministry of Health.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. Today, the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Chaplains and Religious Program Specialists greeted patients and visitors at two of the main entrances to the medical center and offered them the opportunity to stop and post a prayer to their higher power.

Capt. Anna Liew-Ramos, 51st Medical Group optometry officer in charge performs an eye exam on Tech. Sgt. Jonghwan Kim, 51st MDG human performance flight chief at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 11, 2022. The Osan Air Base, ROK, optometry office routinely to Kunsan Air Base, ROK, to provide care to Wolf Pack Airmen.

FORT BELVOIR, VA. (September 14, 2022)--U. S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg, Senior Enlisted Leader of the Defense Health Agency, prepares to receive his COVID-19 vaccine booster at the Belvoir Hospital Immunization Clinic September 14, 2022.The Belvoir Hospital is a 120-bed, 1.3 million-square-foot military community hospital that serves a regional population of 250,000 personnel with about 100,000 enrollees receiving inpatient and specialty care services supported by 55 specialty clinics, a Warrior Pavilion (for combat injured/wounded/ ill), Inpatient Addictions Program, and three satellite family health centers at the Pentagon, Dumfries and Fairfax, Va.(Department of Defense photos by Reese Brown)

U.S. Army Spc. Shaniqua Ballard, a nurse with the 18th Field Hospital, 304th Medical Detachment, evaluates a patients eyesight during Appalachian Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) 2022, at Wise, Va., on Aug. 15, 2022. IRT is a Department of Defense military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.

Lt. Col. Mark Davis, an Optometrist with the 147th Attack Group, provides an eye exam on Kauai resident Corrina Digracia in Lihue, Hawai'i, on June 13, 2022. Tropicare 2022 is an Innovative Readiness Training exercise and provides real world training in a joint civil and military environment while strengthening the community relationship by providing medical, dental, and optometry services to the people of Hawai'i.

Kuwait Army doctors, Lt. Col. Hussain Al-Saraf, Sgt. Maj. Mona Mubarak Alhajeri, and Sgt. Maj. Najah Zamel Alenezi, receive a tour of the hospital at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Aug. 26, 2022.

U.S Army and Air Force students prepare outpatient medication orders during a Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician field training exercise Nov. 30, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. During the field training exercise students had to apply interpersonal skills, including negotiating skills, conflict resolution, customer service and teamwork while demonstrating that they have the ability to effectively and professionally communicate with other healthcare professionals.

Air force Airman Megan Martinez, Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice Phase II student (left), inserts an IV into an Airmen during training at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, July 7. Phase II of the AMSA program is held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where enlisted personnel learn the skills needed to become U.S. Air Force medics.

U.S Army Specialist Errin Payne and U.S. Navy Hospital Apprentice Aliya Smith, pharmacy outpatient students, review and fill medication orders during a class at the Medical Education and Training Center (METC), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, November 01, 2022. The METC Pharmacy Technician program trains Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard students how to perform both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations in both traditional and non-traditional pharmacy practice settings. The program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and culminates in college credits that apply toward an associate degree.

Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, left, surgeon general of the Army and Medical Command commanding general, presents a coin at SHAPE Dental Clinic to Maj. Daniel D. Becker, right, dentist, April 20, 2022 at SHAPE Healthcare Facility in Casteau, Belgium.

Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conduct training with Virginia Department of Health medical professionals Sept. 4, 2020, in Sandston, Virginia. Approximately 85 personnel are trained and ready to resume support for Virginias COVID-19 response, and they are available to conduct sample test collection and training on the proper fit and wear of personal protective equipment.

Students and faculty from the Onslow County Schools Career and Technical Education Summer Accelerator Program visited NMCCL several times throughout the month of June. NMCCLs STEM Coordinator Lieutenant Adam Rondina arranged for the students to tour different areas of the Medical Center to help align program initiatives with their visit. The CTE program focuses on introduction of trades to rising eighth-grade students in fields for construction, health sciences, food, hospitality and agriculture. Students received hands-on demonstrations and discussions with staff from our laboratory, trauma and physical therapy departments.

Hawaii National Guards Spc. Jonathan Ganir, assigned to Task Force Hawaii, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a Department of Education employee at Kealakehe High School, March 6, 2021, Kona, Hawaii. Over 700 DOE employees received their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines during the mass vaccination event.

Tech. Sgt. Anthony Iannicello, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron, pharmacy NCO in charge, verifies a bottle of medication, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 13, 2022. Before dispensing medication, pharmacy team members review the prescription orders to ensure the medication and dosage are correct.

Maj. Anjeli Nayar, a 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron intensive care unit general internist, simulates patient care on a hospital staff member Sept. 19, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Nayar is responsible for coordinating care for military members, defense civilians, civilian contractors, as well as some Afghan nationals, in the ICU at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital.

220428-N-XZ205-1006SAN DIEGO (April 28, 202) Capt. Kim Davis, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diegos commanding officer (left), congratulates Hospitalman Dakota Johnson, a Sailor assigned to NMRTC San Diego (right), on being selected for Bluejacket of the Quarter Q2 FY22 at the hospital April 28. The Bluejacket of the Quarter award recognizes Sailors who stand out above the rest, and embody the Navys core values. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

Birchwood Cares Innovative Readiness Training medical mission at the Birchwood Community Center, Birchwood Tenn., June 9, 2022. The medical mission is Department of Defense sponsored training event that links community partners with joint force partners to provide medical care for surrounding communities. The clinics offer dental, medical, optometry, physical and mental health services while simultaneously providing hands on training to joint force partners. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joe Harwood)

Staff Sgt. Iesha Wallace, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron orthotics technician, sands a custom insert at the Orthotics Clinic in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 22, 2022. Wallace is an American Board Certified Orthotic Fitter that can make custom orthopedic insoles along with a variety of braces for other parts of the body. She notes, relieving foot pain could lead to relieving related pain in other parts of the body.

KOROR, Palau (July 19, 2022) - Lt. Elizabeth Nevarez, from San Diego, assists a patient during physical therapy at the Belau National Hospital in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

An Airman from the 179th Airlift Wing Medical Group, Mansfield, Ohio, provides a vision examination as part of GuardCare Weekend Aug. 10, 2019, at the Buckeye Career Center, New Philadelphia, Ohio. GuardCare offers the opportunity for community members to receive basic healthcare and advice on further medical recommendations.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 6, 2022) - Lt. Maciej Wartak, from Central Falls, Rhode Island, center, cares for a local patient at National Referral Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Tech. Sgt. Liza Roy takes vitals for Tara Parker Dorler, a local daycare provider, during the Cherokee Nation Innovative Readiness Training June 7, 2022. The IRT gives Guardsmen a chance to work with military members from six different service branches and the opportunity to give no cost health care to local community members.

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune received a visit on August 31, 2022 from Rear Admiral Cynthia Kuehner, commander for Naval Medical Forces Support Command. NMFSC leads and manages all medical training, education, professional development, and instruction for the production of highly trained and ready medical personnel within the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Kuehner, who also serves as the Nurse Corps director, received a tour of several areas in the Medical Center where she was able to interact with nursing staff. RDML Kuehner also honored several employees with coins for their commendable work.

A U.S. Army dentist with the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element performs a dental extraction on a Honduran patient during a global health engagement at Las Mesas, department of Comayagua, Honduras, June 3, 2022. The three-day mission provided services for more than 700 patients within three communities of Comayagua and included services such as preventive medicine, primary care, dental services and pharmacy.

Hawaii National Guards Pfc. Samson Anchuela, assigned to Task Force Hawaii, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a Department of Education employee at Kealakehe High School, March 6, 2021, Kona, Hawaii. Over 700 DOE employees received their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines during the mass vaccination event.

Captain Joseph Cherri, 22nd Medical Group family medicine physician, facilitates patient check-ins for the 65 years and older line during a Flu Shot Point of Dispensing (POD) Oct. 18 2022, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The POD is an organized way of quickly and efficiently distributing a vaccine to a large amount of people and preparing medical personnel for possible emergencies.

221205-A-IA376-1008 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 5, 2022) Dominican Republic Director of Risk Management Dr. Gina Estrella and the Dominican Republic Ministry of Defense, arrives aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2022, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Dec. 5, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Lt. Cmdr. Bryan Roberts responds to Code Purple Drill and takes vital signs of Simulation Mannequin Super Tory during drill that tested response to birth with shoulder dystocia, also called birth trauma at US NMRTC Guantanamo Bay.

Lt. Col. Lisa Halk, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Air Force Reserve, and Kauai Community College site Officer In Charge, discusses the Tropic Care mission and impact with State Representative James Kunane Tokioka during a site visit to the Kauai Community College Tropic Care site. Rep. Tokioka is a long time supporter of Tropic Care and its mission. He is a fantastic community partner, assisting with community engagement and enriching relationships with the people of Kauai.

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