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Military Medical Team

Depictions of military medical personnel providing care to patients in various healthcare settings, emphasizing teamwork and urgent medical situations.

Soldiers with Michigan National Guard's (MING) Task Force Spartan, administer COVID-19 vaccines for the elderly population, Grand Valley Frederik Meijer Campus, Holland, Michigan, Jan. 12, 2021. The state of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) requested support for the COVID-19 vaccine inoculations statewide. The MDHHS and MING have been working together throughout the pandemic and have augmented with local health departments as requested in the delivery of the vaccination to Michiganders. As of Jan 10, the MING has administered more than 12,000 vaccinations.
Soldiers with Michigan National Guard's (MING) Task Force Spartan, administer COVID-19 vaccines for the elderly population, Grand Valley Frederik Meijer Campus, Holland, Michigan, Jan. 12, 2021. The state of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) requested support for the COVID-19 vaccine inoculations statewide. The MDHHS and MING have been working together throughout the pandemic and have augmented with local health departments as requested in the delivery of the vaccination to Michiganders. As of Jan 10, the MING has administered more than 12,000 vaccinations.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Luis Polanco, left, Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center medical laboratory specialist, monitors Master Sgt. Amy Schwiesow, right, 436th Medical Group clinical laboratory superintendent, during the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive held at The Landings on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Dec. 6, 2022. Fifty-three units of blood were collected during Dover AFBs ASBP blood drive.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tara Fadenrecht, 4th Operations Medical Readiness Squadron optometry technician, adjusts measurement of a phoropter at Birchwood Community Center, Birchwood, Tenn., June 5, 2022. Optometrists use a phoropter to measure distance and clarity of vision. 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.
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erick Diaz, 633d Medical Group optometry technician, prepares to perform a retinal scan on a patient at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 13, 2022. A retinal scan is used to detect any potential diseases and check the overall health of the patients eyes by looking at the retina, optic disc and surrounding blood vessels.
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Members of the 110th Wing receive dental checkups during the Dental Rodeo event held at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan on August 6, 2022. The Dental Rodeo is an event in which the 110th Medical Group partners with civilian contractor dental staff to update Airman dental records to ensure medical readiness.
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Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger prepares to donate blood July 15, 2022, in building 50 during the American Red Cross blood drive at Fort McCoy, Wis. Messenger was among dozens of Soldiers and other personnel who donated blood in a successful effort by the Red Cross. Red Cross officials said there is an ongoing urgent need for blood donors and ask people to give if they can.
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Corpsmen practice their CPR and AED skills using a training mannequin during weekly training hours at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River on Sept. 28, 2022, led by Nurse Educator Kathy Keister. As a training command, these exercises are essential to making sure staff provide patients with excellent care so they are medically ready to defend our nation. It also gives them the skills they need to provide medical care to our troops today, tomorrow and in future fights.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jennifer Garrett with the Michigan Army National Guard primes a syringe from a vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to be given to front-line workers 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.
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Sgt. 1st Class Brian Tomasek with the West Virginia National Guards Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE), collects post sanitization swabs from a conference room after it was sanitized with a Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP) system as part of a demonstration of its disinfection capabilities at the West Virginia Capitol Complex Charleston, West Virginia, April 29, 2020. The three man team form TF-CRE is teaching employees from the State of West Virginia Department of Administration General Services Division how to use the AHP system to clean rooms and combat the possible spread of the infectious COVID-19 pandemic virus.
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Soldier of 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) inserts Needle Decompression during Combat Life Saver (CLS) training May 17, 2022 on Camp Bull Simons, Fla. Soldiers learned how to identify medical supplies, wounds and their treatment, and apply junctional dressings. This annual class helps increase combat effectiveness by testing their knowledge in skills they have trained for as if it were a real world mission.
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen Emmerthal, 30th Medical Group diagnostics and therapeutics flight commander, works to fill a patients prescription at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Feb. 7, 2024. Emmerthal was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Premier Innovation Award for his innovative response to DoD pharmacy crisis response and collaboration, as well as pioneering the COVID-19 at-home testing distribution plan. Space Force
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 28, 2022) Hospitalman Gabriela Sotofigueroa, from San Juan, Puerto Rico and assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), performs a COVID-19 screening at the medical site during Continuing Promise. Continuing Promise 2022 is 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.
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Dr. Ashley Jackson, USMEPCOM Western Sector medical officer, trains U.S. Army Maj. Marsha Paul, U.S. Army Maj. Marjorie Whitehead and U.S. Army Maj. Wendy Hand in completing medical prescreens in MHS GENESIS. Paul, Whitehead and Hand all recently retired from service but chose to come back and become providers, assisting MEPS with completing medical prescreens.
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MASTER Sergeant Julius Moore of the 169th SPS, receives his first Anthrax innoculation of a series from Major Theresa Prince, CHIEF of Nursing Services at McEntire Air National Guard Station, Eastover, South Carolina. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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New York, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2012 FEMA Corps member Wiley Cruz, left, gets her legged examined by Louis Barquin, medic, HM3, aboard the Training Ship Empire State VI, docked on the East River at the foot of the Throgs Neck Bridge. The ship has been used for accommodations for volunteers who have come to help with recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. New York, NY, Dec. 1, 2012--FEMA Corps member Wiley Cruz, left, gets her legged exaimed by medic, HM3 Louis Barquin aboard the Training Ship Empire State VI, docked on the East River at the foot of the Throgs Neck Bridge. THe ship has been used for accommodations for volunteers who have come to help with recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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A technician with the 507th Medical Group, administers a flu vaccine to a member of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Dec. 3, 2022. Influenza vaccination is mandatory for uniformed personnel and health care personnel who provide direct patient care and is recommended for all others.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2021) Ellis Fox receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Hospital Jacksonville. Vaccines are being offered to on-base healthcare personnel and first responders assigned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville or Naval Station Mayport, critical national capabilities forces, deploying forces, frontline essential workers and beneficiaries age 75 and up.
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PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (August 4, 2022) - Lt. Melissa Milder, from San Diego, demonstrates proper flossing method alongside a local dental professional as part of a dental subject matter expert exchange in support of a barangay health fair 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.
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010919-F-8063B-002. Complete Scene Caption: SENIOR AIRMAN Brandon Demotts, USAF, (right), Detachment 1 USAFE/CSS, takes blood pressure reading from blood donor Technical Sergeant Frank Lakotich, USAF, 786 Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), during the blood drive at the Southside Fitness Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon "prompted an overwhelming number of Department of Defense personnel and military family members in Europe to want to volunteer as blood donors to assist the survivors." Shortly after 8 AM (EST) on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, terrorist mounted attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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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.
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220919-N-EE352-1060 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 19, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Ahmi Atsina, a native of New Orleans, La., demonstrates how to properly give CPR on a simulated victim to Sailors during a hands-on CPR training aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson is currently pierside in its homeport of San Diego.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex Moore, 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron aerospace medical technician, explains the personal satisfaction he got from being able to hit the ground running and set up his own trauma bay during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 8, 2022. We had to bring all our supplies, set everything up how we wanted it. We asked what would be beneficial to us We brought in our go-bags, blood pressure cuffs and other supplies. We also set up the best route for patient care, our lobby area and computers. The best part of this experience was getting to design our own trauma bay, because sometimes were showing up somewhere and its already set up, but now we get to design our own.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex Moore, 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron aerospace medical technician, explains the personal satisfaction he got from being able to hit the ground running and set up his own trauma bay during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 8, 2022. We had to bring all our supplies, set everything up how we wanted it. We asked what would be beneficial to us We brought in our go-bags, blood pressure cuffs and other supplies. We also set up the best route for patient care, our lobby area and computers. The best part of this experience was getting to design our own trauma bay, because sometimes were showing up somewhere and its already set up, but now we get to design our own.
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SENIOR AIRMAN Christian Re, 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes STAFF Sergeant Rafael Garcia's blood pressure before he meets with a doctor for his annual Public Health Assessment. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)
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221027-N-LZ409-1037 KEKAHA, HI (Oct. 27, 2022) Yeoman 1st Class Mark Hill receives a flu shot from Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jeremy Lee at Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands. PMRF is the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range capable of supporting surface, subsurface, air and space operations simultaneously.
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Martin Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Chief Resident Capt. Patrick Campbell (right) and Capt. Timothy Binkley (left) triage and treat Adam Haussman before medically evacuating him during the Family Medicine Residency Experience (FMRx), April 21.
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U.S. Air Force service members practice CPR 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.
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U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jesse Quintana, an Aerospace Medical Service Specialist assigned to the 163d Medical Group interacts with the augmented reality system interface during emergency medical technician (EMT) refresher training on March Air Reserve Base in Calif., Jan. 5, 2024. During the EMT training, hosted by the 163d Medical Group, the North American Rescue Virtual Patient Immersive Trainer (VPIT) acquired by the Hap Arnold Innovation Center (HAIC) was used to enable students to train on multiple patients and trauma scenarios in quick succession. This innovation effort, led by Master Sgt. Joshua Liko (A HAIC volunteer), is one of many projects being propelled by the HAIC to reduce cost, improve workflow efficiency and increase mission output.
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ALBANY NY - 30 New York Army and Air National Guardsmen, assigned to the New Scotland Avenue Armory, put together COVID 19 test kits. Specialist Linda Nguibn from Delta Company 152B in Syracuse New York creates a testing kit. 1000 kits have been completed in the first hour of todays mission. The goal is 15,000 kits per day.Testing kits will be transported to testing centers all around New York State.
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The Blanchfield Army Community Hospital(BACH) recently hosted Michael Stephens, Dean of Lincoln Memorial University's School of Medical Sciences; Matthew Huff, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine's Associate DIO and Director of Post-Graduate Affairs; Christopher King, Vanderbilt University's Health Professions Advisor; and Soldiers with the 2nd Medical Recruiting Battalion out of Redstone Arsenal, as part of 2nd Medical Recruiting Battalion mission to highlight opportunities in the U.S. Military for future healthcare providers. The group toured clinics at BACH on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to show the diversity of healthcare opportunities and how medical students can benefit from military service.
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U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Estridge, 81st Medical Group commander, uses the In Body 770 equipment to collect anthropometrics inside the Human Performance Training Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 25, 2022. The purpose of the center is to develop healthy and resilient Airmen that are always operational and maintain a high level of readiness by providing participants with the tools, resources and knowledge needed to create healthy and sustainable habits.
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Master Sgt. Quincy Miller, 908th Aeromedical Staging Squadron emergency medical service coordinator, conducts a CPR course, July 10, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. This course resulted in 10 students receiving their two-year CPR certification.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Engler, an optometry technician from the unit 167th Medical Group, West Virginia Air National Guard, checks a childs vision at Graves County High School in Mayfield, Ky., July 20, 2016, during Bluegrass Medical Innovative Readiness Training. The Kentucky Air National Guard, U.S. Navy Reserve and other military units are teaming with the Delta Regional Authority to offer medical and dental care at no cost to residents in Mayfield and two other Western Kentucky locations from July 18 to 27 as part of the training event.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Oct. 4, 2017) Lt. j.g. Shiju SantaNivas, an intensive care nurse assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, treats a patient aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) after a medical evacuation. The ship is in Puerto Rico to provide humanitarian assistance throughout the area. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.
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A U.S. Airman from the 633d Medical Group bandages the head of a simulated victim during an aircraft-mishapexercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Mar. 28, 2023. Simulated-victims wore tags that identified their wounds on the front side, while the backside gave the role player information on the symptoms they should portray to accurately simulate their condition.
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Rhiannon Mouser shows a picture to her mom, Maj. Jenifer Mouser, 66th Medical Squadron Laboratory and Radiology officer in charge at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., June 8. Rhiannon took second place from 329 entries in the 2022 Air Force Art Contests Youth 6-8 years category.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Dawson, 48th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical medicine technician, assists a patient in exercises at Royal Air Force Lakenheath England, March 31, 2022. Technicians help patients with an array of exercises that can help them recover from both bone and muscle injuries.
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Personnel participate in a blood drive July 15, 2022, by the American Red Cross at Fort McCoy, Wis. Dozens of Soldiers and other personnel donated blood in a successful effort by the Red Cross. Red Cross officials said there is an ongoing urgent need for blood donors and ask people to give if they can.
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Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger prepares to donate blood July 15, 2022, in building 50 during the American Red Cross blood drive at Fort McCoy, Wis. Messenger was among dozens of Soldiers and other personnel who donated blood in a successful effort by the Red Cross. Red Cross officials said there is an ongoing urgent need for blood donors and ask people to give if they can.
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Capt. Victoria Miller, a veterinarian with the 64th Medical Detachment Veterinary Services, out of Baumholder, Germany, conducts a sterilization procedure of a local stray dog while Sgt. Rebekah Olson, a medic with the 546th Medical Company (Area Support) out of Fort Hood, Texas, monitors vitals of the patient at the MitroVet clinic on Nov. 29, 2022, in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The Kosovo Force (KFOR) veterinary team is partnered with local veterinary clinics to sterilize and vaccinate local stray dogs to ensure their health and the health of the local community.
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U.S. Navy Lt. Trey Ketchum, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, gives a local girl glasses during a community health engagement at the Community Health Center in Ngarchelong, Palau, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Jan. 2, 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.
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Capt. Anthony Keller, Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command, Bethesda's, executive officer, speaks to Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Janel Cook, from Augusta, Georgia, before he donates 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.
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Senior Airman Kennedy Bennett, 5th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, demonstrates utilizing an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a mannequin during a CPR class at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 12, 2022. An AED is used to check an individuals heart rhythm and send can send shocks when needed, restoring the heart to a normal heart rate.
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Sgt. Paula Maafu, 996 Area Support Medical Company, combat medic, and Kevin Ontivros, Banner Medical Group, medical assistant, verifies information before administering the COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 17, 2020 at the Maricopa Fairgrounds, Phoenix. Arizona National Guardsmen will continue to assist in administering the vaccine, as well as help distribute, at vaccination sites throughout Arizona.
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111001-F-HF922-240KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 1, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Roberto Alberto, assigned to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, and deployed supporting Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Khost, cleans a childÕs head wound during an Afghan-led medical screening at a Khost City orphanage. More than 120 orphans were seen by Afghan and PRT medical teams. PRT Khost is a Navy-led team of more than 85 Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and civilians assisting the Khost provincial government.
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TUY HOA, Vietnam (June 29, 2022) - Rear Adm. Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), left, speaks with a patient at Phu Yen General Hospital during a tour of the Vietnamese 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.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tara Fadenrecht, 4th Operations Medical Readiness Squadron optometry technician, directs a patient to read a Snellen eye chart through a phoropter at Birchwood Community Center, Birchwood, Tenn., June 5, 2022. Optometrists use a phoropter to measure distance and clarity of vision. 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.
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) welcomed representatives from J&J Worldwide Services, a facilities services government contractor, for an OR (operating room) construction project groundbreaking ceremony, Jan. 18. They took the final plans that we developed years ago and modified them, met with the staff here, and put a lot of energy in with their design team to create something that will be very useful for medical center down the road, said Michael Waro, NMCP Base Operations Medical Installations (BOMI) department head and Director of Engineering.
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ramon Ramirez Arena, Otolaryngology program director, provides silicone earmold impression demonstration 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
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The Honorable Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, toured Robinson Health Clinic, as part of his visit to Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty North Carolina, January 29, 2024. (DHA
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A lifelike combat casualty mannequin sits on display inside the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activitys exhibit booth, demonstrating medical technology, as part of the Military Health System Research Symposium at Kissimmee, Fla., Sept. 13, 2022. As the premier developer of world-class military medical capabilities, USAMMDA is responsible for developing and delivering critical drugs, vaccines, biologics, devices and medical support equipment to protect and preserve the lives of Warfighters across the globe.
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060705-N-3931M-016. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph Moore (left), Commanding Officer (CO) of the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) aboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), assists professor Tahmina Banu, Director of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital, with a life preserver jacket at Chittagong Airport prior to boarding a helicopter that will fly them to the MERCY during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Bangladesh (BGD). The MERCY is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. Its mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada. Base: Chittagong Country: Banglade
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US Navy Hospital Corpsmen sit at or lean over a table filling out a questionnaire on personal health problems they might have incurred in Somalia. This is for a study on the effectiveness of a malaria pill. The questionnaire will accompany a blood sample drawn from the respondents. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)
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Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), prepare to treat their next refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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Capt. Cyanela "HB" Hernandez Borrero, a clinical psychologist assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, poses for a photo in front of a 380th EMDS mental health mural, October 6, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Clinical Psychologists make sure Airmen and their families have access to care for all their mental health needs. Focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders, Clinical Psychologists aim to improve the psychological well-being of their clients.
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Visiting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power listens as Captain Paul Reed, chief medical officer at the Monrovia Medical Unit, explains the operation of the 25-bed field hospital near the Robert International Airport, which will be used for the treatment of health care workers who become infected with the Ebola Virus Disease, in Monrovia, Liberia, on October 28, 2014. Captain Reed, who is also the Deputy Commander for clinical operations at the MMU, explained that there are separate units for the care of health care workers who are suspected of having Ebola or confirmed to have the disease.
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Staff Sgt. Aleah Little, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical therapy NCO in charge (left), massages the muscles of Staff Sgt. Daquan Johnson, 8th OMRS flight medicine NCO in charge, during a physical therapy session at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 12, 2022. Physical therapy can benefit Airmen by decreasing discomfort, increasing range of motion, improving posture and more.