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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elissa Gray, left, paramedic, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, guides Senior Airman John Roach, security forces specialist, 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, on how to apply a tourniquet to control simulated massive bleeding on Staff Sgt. Matthew Depodesta, firefighter, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at a skating rink at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elissa Gray, right, paramedic, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, explains to an Italian Army coalition partner, how to properly apply a bandage to control simulated massive bleeding on Staff Sgt. Matthew Depodesta, firefighter, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at a skating rink at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elissa Gray, center, paramedic, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, explains how to properly apply a tourniquet to control simulated massive bleeding to an Italian Army coalition partner, while Master Sgt. Jared O. Weese, right, services personnel, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, applies a tourniquet to Staff Sgt. Matthew Depodesta, firefighter, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at a skating rink at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ver C. Ringais, medical technician, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, acts as a casualty with a deep wound in his arm during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at a skating rink at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew J. McClanahan, left, medical technician, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, guides U.S. Airmen on how to open the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at a skating rink at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. The TCCC, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert M. Lystrup, left, chief of medical staff, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, operates the slides on the screen while Staff Sgt. Elissa Gray, center, paramedic, 386th EMDG, demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet on Master Sgt. Harmony Alley, medical technician, 386th EMDG, during the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the base theater at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts joint coalition tactical combat casualty care course

U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert M. Lystrup, chief of medical staff, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, presents on the joint coalition Tactical Combat Casualty Care course at the base theater at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 29, 2022. In the TCCC course, which replaced the Self-Aid Buddy Care course, U.S. service members and coalition partners practiced applying a tourniquet, wrapping a bandage and opening the airway by using the head tilt/chin-lift or jaw thrust maneuver. TCCC was designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for the wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment at a medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG Dental Clinic keeps service members focused on mission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paula Morse, chief of dental services, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, performs a dental examination on Capt. Koech C. Bellion, public health officer, 386th EMDG, while Tech. Sgt. Shannon Raaymakers, noncommissioned officer in charge of dental services, 386th EMDG, stands by to assist at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 20, 2022. The 386th EMDG Dental Clinic offers a variety of dental services, including annual exams, root canals, teeth cleaning and extractions, to keep members healthy and focused on the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG Dental Clinic keeps service members focused on mission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paula Morse, chief of dental services, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, performs a dental examination on Capt. Koech C. Bellion, public health officer, 386th EMDG, while Tech. Sgt. Shannon Raaymakers, noncommissioned officer in charge of dental services, 386th EMDG, gathers tools to assist at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 20, 2022. The 386th EMDG Dental Clinic offers a variety of dental services, including annual exams, root canals, teeth cleaning and extractions, to keep members healthy and focused on the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG Dental Clinic keeps service members focused on mission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paula Morse, chief of dental services, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, performs a dental examination on Capt. Koech C. Bellion, public health officer, 386th EMDG, while Tech. Sgt. Shannon Raaymakers, noncommissioned officer in charge of dental services, 386th EMDG, stands by to assist at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 20, 2022. The 386th EMDG Dental Clinic offers a variety of dental services, including annual exams, root canals, teeth cleaning and extractions, to keep members healthy and focused on the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG Dental Clinic keeps service members focused on mission

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paula Morse, chief of dental services, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, focuses on a patient while performing a dental examination at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 20, 2022. The 386th EMDG Dental Clinic offers a variety of dental services, including annual exams, root canals, teeth cleaning and extractions, to keep members healthy and focused on the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, right, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, looks through a phoropter to read an eye chart during his eye examination conducted by U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, right, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, looks through a phoropter during his eye examination while U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, adjusts the lens at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, right, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, reads an eye chart while U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, covers Buck’s right eye during his eye examination at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

U.S. Army Maj. Andrew Bodwell, right, optometrist, Camp Arifjan, looks into a slit lamp during an eye examination for U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua R. Buck, command chief, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, at the Medical Building at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 4, 2022. In addition to Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Bodwell and his team traveled to Ali Al Salem Air Base to provide optometry services and better eye care for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th Medical Group: Helping service members thrive

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lisa Thomas, clinical technician, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, describes the various therapy music offered by Mental Health at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 2022. The 386th EMDG offers a variety of mental health services, including assessments, therapy and counseling for service members on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th Medical Group: Helping service members thrive

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group chat inside the Med Rock Oasis, an outside tent used for Mental Health sessions as an alternative to an office, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 2022. The 386th EMDG offers a variety of mental health services, including assessments, therapy and counseling for service members on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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386th Medical Group: Helping service members thrive

U.S. Air Force Capt. Amy LaBounty, licensed clinical social worker, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, speaks with a patient at a Mental Health office at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 14, 2022. The 386th EMDG offers a variety of mental health services, including assessments, therapy and counseling for service members on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daira Jackson)
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Service members choose resiliency at ASAB

Tech. Sgt. James Blaz, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Finance paying agent, speaks to service members during a suicide prevention seminar at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Dec. 15, 2021. Service members from the 386th AEW gathered to speak about suicide prevention awareness during a seminar with helping agencies across the base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daryn Murphy)
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Airman uses sports to overcome differences

Capt. Aristide Badje, assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, poses for a picture at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 19, 2021. Badje, an immigrant from Chad used sports to buil build a life and career in the U.S. Air Force.
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