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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Agustin (front left), surgical
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Commanders and key leaders in the Army Medical Department
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, 325th Combat Support Hospital,
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130920-N-GM597-062 Portsmouth, Va. (Sept. 20, 2013)
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U.S. Army Capt. Stacey Johnson, critical care nurse
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jillian Buck, a medical surgical
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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven Flemister,
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Capt. Frank Cumbie, 1st Helicopter Squadron pilot,
Capt. Frank Cumbie, 1st Helicopter Squadron pilot, lies motionless while surgical staff finds his face’s midline to a Photorefractive Keratectomy procedure March 18, 2015, in Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Su... More
Yongsan, Korea -- U.S. Forces Korea participated in
Yongsan, Korea -- U.S. Forces Korea participated in the Highly Infectious Disease Full Scale Exercise, a Korean Center of Disease Control and Prevention-led exercise, at U.S. Yongsan Army Garrison and ROK Armed... More
Airmen assigned to the 99th Medical Group perform in
Airmen assigned to the 99th Medical Group perform in an orthopedic spine surgery at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2018. Having in-house surgeons allows patients to bypass referrals downtown. (U.S. Air... More
200429-N-DA693-1103 LOS ANGELES (April 29, 2020) Hospital
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200508-N-FK318-1004 LOS ANGELES (May 8, 2020) A graphic
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171016-N-MU198-163 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 16, 2017) Doctors
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Maj. John Knowles, with the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion,
Maj. John Knowles, with the 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, performs surgery on a kitten at a veterinarian outreach program at the Palau Animal Welfare Society(PAWS) April 15, 2019 in Koror, Palau during Exercis... More
Spc. Rebecca Nelson, a patient administration specialist
Spc. Rebecca Nelson, a patient administration specialist assigned to Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 452-1, is deployed to Edison Field Medical Station, Edison, N.J., in support of the Department of Defen... More
U.S. Army Capt. Jenny Munhofen, a veterinarian assigned
U.S. Army Capt. Jenny Munhofen, a veterinarian assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), spays a cat at the Saint Lucia Animal Protection Society in Castries, St. Lucia, Sept. 30, 2019. Comfort is w... More
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Surgeons perform a mastectomy on a patient at Naval Medical Center San Diego. (Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea A. Blom)
Lt. Col. John Cletus Paumier is an orthopedic surgeon,
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Sterilized oral surgery tools are laid out in specific order by preference of the dental technician responsible in assisting the doctor conducting a procedure July. 7, 2017, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The... More
180410-N-UP035-0218 PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala (April
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U.S. Army Maj. James Foster performs a femur repair
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Military Working Dog, Kirby, acts as instructor's assistant
Military Working Dog, Kirby, acts as instructor's assistant and as an incoming MWD patient in a MWD Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care (cTCCC) class during exercise Global Med, August 15, 2019. Global Med, is... More
200810-N-DA693-1135 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 10, 2020) Hospitalman
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160721-N-TR165-208 DA NANG, Vietnam (July 21, 2016)
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