Service members teach vital skills

Chief Master Sgt. Adam Marks teaches a class of surgeons, public health officers and registered nurses about mass casualty response in Ethiopia. Marks was part of an Air Force and Navy team deployed to the area to provide health care education and training. (Courtesy Photo)

Worldwide Preventive Dentistry

A child receives dental treatment in Southeast Asia. Medical professionals from the Air Force, Army and Navy as well as members from U.S. Public Health Service and nongovernmental organizations educated and cared for more than 10,000 patients during a five-month humanitarian mission to regions of Southeast Asia aboard the USNS Mercy . (Courtesy photo)

59th MDW decontamination team exceeds standards

The 59th Medical Wing patient decontamination team clean a simulated patient during an emergency management exercise April 19 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Frequent and routine training ensures the team is capable of performing decontamination procedures effectively and efficiently. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

59th MDW decontamination team exceeds standards

The 59th Medical Wing patient decontamination team prepare to move a simulated patient during an emergency management exercise April 19 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The team must set up and be ready to decontaminate patients within 20 minutes of activation in order to receive a passing rate. It took only 6 minutes to do the job, far exceeding the standard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Corey Hook)

Medical Wing members respond during mass casualty exercise

Members of the 59th Medical Wing clinical support decontamination team set up a decontamination site during an emergency management exercise on March 7, 2012, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Micky M. Bazaldua)

American flag provided comfort in Hero's Highway

Airmen deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group rush a wounded patient down Hero's Highway Jan. 22, 2007, at the Air Force theater hospital, Balad Air Base, Iraq. An American flag was mounted on the inner roof of the tent leading into the hospital so injured troops would be comforted knowing they were in an American area. (U. S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)