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Care Under Fire: Nurses provide medical, emotional support for those in need

U.S. Air Force Capt. James Dunham, an intensive care ward nurse at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, prepares a syringe at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 3, 2017. As a nurse, Dunham is the link between the patient and doctor. They are responsible for ensuring medicine is administered, pain is managed and attending to the patient in any way they can. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to the medical opinion of a German urologist and military doctor before deciding on treatment at Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, lives and works in the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital in order to rapidly respond to her patients at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to a patient progress and treatments from Lt. Col. (Dr.) Robert Stankewitz, 455th EMDG staff physician, at Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group trauma czar, listens to the opinions of medical specialists and doctors before deciding on treatment at Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, March 5, 2016. The trauma czar is responsible for coordinating patient care and making the final decision on treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

Firefighters from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing move a mock patient to an ambulance for transport to the clinic during a joint medical exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2016. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered with soldiers from the 41st Combat Aviation Brigade and coalition forces medical personnel to conduct a medical exercise to test readiness and response times for first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

A Danish physician assesses a mock patient during a joint medical exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2016. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered with soldiers from the 41st Combat Aviation Brigade and coalition forces medical personnel to conduct a medical exercise to test readiness and response times for first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

A mock casualty lies on the ground during a joint medical exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2016. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered with soldiers from the 41st Combat Aviation Brigade and coalition forces medical personnel to conduct a medical exercise to test readiness and response times for first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

A Canadian Armed Forces medic assesses a mock casualty during a joint medical exercise Feb. 18, 2016, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered with soldiers from the 41st Combat Aviation Brigade and coalition forces medical personnel to conduct a medical exercise to test readiness and response times for first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

A Canadian Armed Forces firefighter assesses a mock casualty’s injuries during a joint medical exercise Feb. 18, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Canadian Armed Forces joined the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and 41st Combat Aviation Brigade in an exercise to practice first response and medevac capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

Medical personnel and firefighters from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and the Canadian Armed Forces work together to assess the scene of a simulated car crash at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2016. The joint service exercise brought U.S. and coalition forces together to practice first response and medevac capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships

Firefighters from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing try to stabilize mock casualties during a joint medical exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18, 2016. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered with soldiers from the 41st Combat Aviation Brigade and coalition forces medical personnel to conduct a medical exercise to test readiness and response times for first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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379th EAES transports patients

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron help a patient off an ambulance at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 11, 2016. A typical 379th EAES mission includes transporting patients to locations with more definitive medical care or returning recovered personnel to duty at their deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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379th EAES transports patients

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Haley, guides an ambulance to the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 11, 2016. Lecomte is assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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379th EAES transports patients

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron adjust the configuration inside a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during an aerovac mission from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11, 2016. A typical 379th EAES mission includes transporting patients to locations with more definitive medical care or returning recovered personnel to duty at their deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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379th EAES transports patients

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron adjust the configuration inside a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules during an aerovac mission from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11, 2016. A typical 379th EAES mission includes transporting patients to locations with more definitive medical care or returning recovered personnel to duty at their deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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379th EAES transports patients

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules with medical equipment at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11, 2016. A typical 379th EAES mission includes transporting patients to locations with more definitive medical care or returning recovered personnel to duty at their deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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379th EAES transports patients

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tracie, (Left) and Senior Airman Haley, (Right) adjust the configuration inside of an Air Force C-130 Hercules during an aerovac mission from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 11, 2016. Coy and Lecomte are assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)
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Desperate ECMO treatment used at Bagram to breathe life into NATO ally

A 455th Expeditionary Medical Group team loads a NATO ally, who required Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team support, onto an aeromedical evacuation transport at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Feb. 18, 2016. The ECMO team, dispatched from San Antonio Military Medical Center, uses technology that bypasses the lungs and infuses the blood directly with oxygen, while removing the harmful carbon dioxide from the blood stream. The patient was airlifted to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, where he will receive 7 to 14 days of additional ECMO treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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Desperate ECMO treatment used at Bagram to breathe life into NATO ally

A 455th Expeditionary Medical Group team prepares to load the remaining equipment used to save the life of a NATO ally, who required Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team support, onto an aeromedical evacuation transport at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Feb. 18, 2016. The ECMO team, dispatched from San Antonio Military Medical Center, uses technology that bypasses the lungs and infuses the blood directly with oxygen, while removing the harmful carbon dioxide from the blood stream. The patient was airlifted to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, where he will receive 7 to 14 days of additional ECMO treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
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