Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Luis Magana, Defense Health Network Central senior enlisted leader and MRC Alpha command chief master sergeant, speak with medical personnel at the Group Education and Training Office during a distinguished visitor tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell and Magana toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director, and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander and Chief Master Sgt. Luis Magana, Defense Health Network Central senior enlisted leader and MRC Alpha command chief master sergeant, receive a briefing from Master Sgt. Robert Smalling, Group Education and Training Office flight chief, at the GETO during a distinguished visitor tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell and Magana toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director, and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, speaks with leaders from the Alaska Veterans Affairs Health Care System during a tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, is greeted by Thomas Steinbrunner, Alaska Veterans Affairs Health Care System executive director, at the Alaska VA hospital during a tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, speaks with medical Airmen at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Station One during a tour on JBER, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. At the fire station, he spoke with paramedics about their day-to-day routine and response system procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, visited the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Station One during a tour on JBER, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. At the fire station, he spoke with paramedics about their day-to-day routine and response system procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership pose for a photo with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson leadership during a tour at the 673d Air Base Wing headquarters on JBER, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. The team toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

From left, Thomas Steinbrunner, Alaska Veterans Affairs Health Care System executive director, poses with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director, and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, at the Alaska VA Hospital during a tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership talk with Airmen at Flight Medicine during a distinguished visitor tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. The leadership team toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, greets Airmen at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Station One during a tour on JBER, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. At the fire station, he spoke with paramedics about their day-to-day routine and response system procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)

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Medical Readiness Command-Alpha leadership visits JBER

Published Aug. 8, 2025
By Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt
JBER Public Affairs

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, Defense Health Network Central director and Medical Readiness Command-Alpha commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Luis Magana, Defense Health Network Central senior enlisted leader and MRC Alpha command chief master sergeant, speak with medical personnel at the Group Education and Training Office during a distinguished visitor tour on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2025. Harrell and Magana toured the installation and met with Airmen from multiple medical facilities to answer questions, award Airmen for their achievements and to get a view of the medical impact on readiness of the Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tala Hunt)