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  • Operation AGILE Medic, communication is key

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, TX -- During the first week of December 2023, the Air Force, Army and Marines collaborated in Operation AGILE Medic at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, providing medics with real-world experience in austere environments transporting patients and

  • A team approach strengthens African partner medical capabilities

    FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Last month marked the completion of a five-year program to enhance the expeditionary medical capabilities of four African partner nations.The African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership, established in 2015, is a Department of State directed initiative centered on generating

  • 459th medical units, SFS, RegAF, Guard, Navy team for joint training exercise

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- The 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently conducted a local C-130T Aeromedical Evacuation static training mission here in conjunction with the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 53 "Capital Express" Naval Air Facility, Washington, D.C., the 459th Aeromedical Staging

  • 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital

    HARTFORD, CT -- The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.Air National Guard medics and nurses are required to receive at least 40 hours of training a year at a level I or II trauma center.

  • New medical profile system to enhance communication, readiness

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) -- A new medical profile system aimed at improving communication and overall readiness has been developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory in collaboration with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency and the Defense Health Agency, and is slated to

  • Understanding Ground Surgical Teams

    BOISE, Idaho -- Six members of the 124th Fighter Wing comprising the Air National Guard's first, self-contained Ground Surgical Team are preparing to deploy to East Asia. But what does a GST do?The Ground Surgical Team provides damage control, resuscitation and surgery in an austere environment,”

  • 104th Medical Group trains on medical care, combat tactics

    HARTFORD, CT -- Members of the 104th Medical Group attended a two-day Tactical Combat Casualty Care course through the Center for Education, Simulation & Innovation with Hartford HealthCare Sept. 18-19, 2021, in Hartford, Connecticut.During the interactive event members were taught the goals of