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Independent medical team

ABU GHRAIB, Iraq -- Major Carol and Senior Airman Estaban, whose last names are withheld for security purposes, are part of an independent group of Air Force medics who maintain the health of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. The people serving at the prison live in the cell blocks that once housed victims of Saddam Hussein's regime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Scott Wagers)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. Philip Goff attaches an air sampler to its outdoor mounting cradle. As a bioenvironmental engineer at a forward-deployed location, Major Goff compiles long-term environmental health data gathered from air samples for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Air sampler collects pathogens, pollen and man-made pollutants that can be measured and documented to predict and prevent illness trends. Major Goff, of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. Philip Goff attaches an air separator filter assembly to an air sampler. As a bioenvironmental engineer at a forward-deployed location, Major Goff compiles long-term environmental health data gathered from air samples for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Air sampler collects pathogens, pollen and man-made pollutants that can be measured and documented to predict and prevent illness trends. Major Goff, of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj. Philip Goff resets a timer switch on an air sampler. As a bioenvironmental engineer at a forward-deployed location, Major Goff compiles long-term environmental health data gathered from air samples for the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Air sampler collects pathogens, pollen and man-made pollutants that can be measured and documented to predict and prevent illness trends. Major Goff, of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, is deployed from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Al Gerloff)

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Deployed Airmen use 'germ warfare' to ensure force readiness

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Becky Patterson sets a trap to catch sand flies and mosquitoes that will be tested for insect-borne diseases that threaten U.S. forces deployed to Iraq. She is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Medical Squadron's public health flight and is deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Deployed Airmen use 'germ warfare' to ensure force readiness

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Capt. Gabrielle Childs sets a trap to catch sand flies and mosquitoes that will be tested for insect-borne diseases that threaten U.S. forces deployed to Iraq. She is assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Medical Squadron's public health flight and is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Deployed Airmen use 'germ warfare' to ensure force readiness

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Capt. Gabrielle Childs (left) and Staff Sgt. Becky Patterson sort sand flies and mosquitoes that will be tested for insect-borne diseases that threaten U.S. forces deployed to Iraq. They are assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Medical Squadron's public health flight. Captain Childs is deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., and Sergeant Patterson is deployed from Maxwell AFB, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Medics provide human touch

RAUTECA, Honduras -- Staff Sgt. Sergio Norat instructs patients how to use an eyedropper to administer a dose of antibiotic. An 18-person Air Force and Army contingent of pediatricians, dieticians and medical technicians came from the San Antonio area for an eight-day medical readiness exercise to provide humanitarian relief. Sergeant Norat is a medical technician and international health specialist from Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lono Kollars)

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New program helps smokers kick habit

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Joan Craft (left) and Capt. Diane Klingenberg examine a new SmokeSignals device being integrated into the smoking cessation program. Ms. Craft is the health and wellness center director here, and Captain Klingenberg is assigned to the 6th Aerospace Medical Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nick Stubbs)

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Airman's American journey spans 13 years, two countries

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Senior Airman Jesus Espinoza Ogarcia greets a patient at the life-skills support center here. He is a mental-health technician with the 14th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cecilia Rodriguez)

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Say ‘ahhh’

SAN ANTONIO, Honduras -- Capt. (Dr.) Carrie Schmid examines a Honduran child during medical readiness training here Sept. 22. Medics from nearby Soto Cano Air Base organized the training for doctors from Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and the Uniform Services University of Health Sciences, in Bethesda, Md. The doctors treated hundreds of children and expectant mothers during a three-day period. Dr. Schmid is from Wilford Hall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

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Reservists visit Nigerien school

NEAR CAMP TONDIBIAH, Niger -- Students intently listen to Reserve medics who came to their school to discuss health care and hygiene. The reservists were part of an Air Force Reserve humanitarian mission in Niger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Reservists visit Nigerien school

NEAR CAMP TONDIBIAH, Niger -- Capt. Andrew Gibson and translator Hamadou Soumana discus health care and hygiene to a group of students at a local school. Captain Gibson was part of an Air Force Reserve humanitarian mission in Niger. He is a physician's assistant with the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Ambassador visits reservisits

CAMP TONDIBIAH, Niger -- The U.S. Ambassador to Niger, Gail Denise Mathieu, talks with Tech. Sgt. Rey Garcia during her visit to a local clinic here. The ambassador was visiting the medical team of 12 Air Force reservists working with the Niger military to provide medical assistance to the villagers. Sergeant Garcia is the noncommissioned officer in charge of the international health-care specialist program for Air Force Reserve Command at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Ready, aim, fire

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Christopher Prince, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection flight, cools superheated columns of air and smoke created by a planned bonfire at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Fire protection officials built the bonfire to eliminate a large amount of scrap wood, which had become a health and safety risk. Air Force firefighters used the training opportunity to see how their vehicles and the base's water system would perform during a large fire. Prince is deployed to Al Udeid from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bryon Turner)

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Snow daze

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AFPN) -- Megan Harmon (front) and Ashlea and Desiree Nasir sled down a snow mound in their neighborhood here Feb. 18. Megan, 11, is the daughter of Capt. Michelle Harmon from the base's 89th Medical Group, and Ashlea, 10, and Desiree, 12, are the daughters of 2nd Lt. Javed Nasir assigned to Uniformed Services of Health Sciences at Bethesda, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bobby Jones)

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A helping hand

CAMP TONDIBIAH, Niger -- Capt. Andrew Gibson checks a Nigerian girl's health in a medical clinic here. Captain Gibson is part of a 12-person Air Force Reserve Command medical team performing a humanitarian mission in Niger. He is a physician's assistant assigned to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chance Babin)

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Fatal-vision goggles

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Tanya Paul helps Staff Sgt. Lacretia Wiseman try out the fatal-vision goggles. The goggles can simulate vision at a blood alcohol content of 0.08 to 0.15 percent. Ms. Paul is an intern at the health and wellness center here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)

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AF family gives to Chernobyl children health, hope

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- (From left) Hannah, Irena, Edgor and Catherine pose for a photo during the summer of 2003. Hannah and Catherine are the daughters of Tech. Sgt. Mike and Brenda Kelly of the 1st Component Maintenance Squadron here. The Kellys invited Irena and Edgor, who are affected by contamination from the Chernobyl accident, to visit with them each summer. (Courtesy photo)

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Kicking, punching their way to health

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Gerald Jackson pulls a punch during the senior Tae Bo class at the fitness center here. The class incorporates boxing moves into a high-energy aerobics routine, modified with balancing poles to ensure participants' safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp)

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