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JBER conducts revised CBRN training trial
September 5, 2018 — Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was one of six bases chosen to conduct a month-long trial of revised chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills training August 2018.... MORE

USAFSAM instructors bring experience to classroom, ready Airmen to battlefield
August 1, 2018 — Deployed experience, subject expertise, and a passion to share lessons learned make instructors at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine a vital part of medical readiness, equipping Airmen with the skills to be successful. Celebrating its 100th year, USAFSAM is the leading platform for education, training, and research in aerospace and operational medicine.... MORE

Baltimore C-STARS partnership prepares Airmen for battlefield medicine
July 3, 2018 — Civilian partnerships are a vital readiness resource for the Air Force Medical Service, refreshing medics on trauma skills and taking lessons learned to deliver life-saving trauma care downrange. The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program in Baltimore, Maryland, prepares medical Airmen for deployment through immersive training at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.... MORE

Air Force ramps up flying ICU teams
April 30, 2018 — When the U.S. military needs to transport critically injured patients by air, it calls on Air Force Critical Care Air Transport Teams. The Air Force is increasing CCATT capabilities to meet the needs of the warfighter. ... MORE

JBER Paratroopers Sharpen Sniper Skills
April 9, 2018 — Paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct marksmanship training with M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Systems and M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifles on Statler range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 6, 2018. A sniper's main responsibility is to deliver discriminatory, highly accurate rifle fire against enemy targets that cannot be engaged successfully by the regular rifleman due to range, size, location, fleeting nature, or visibility. ... MORE

JBER Paratroopers Conduct Land Navigation Training
April 5, 2018 — Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a land navigation course on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 4, 2018. The Soldiers used their skills to plot courses using a lensatic compass, protractor, and a 1:25,000 scale map to navigate to, and locate points using provided grid coordinates within a predetermined time.... MORE

Multi-National Soldiers attend Cold Regions Military Collaborative Training Event in Alaska
February 23, 2018 — U.S., Allied, and partner-nation Soldiers from nine countries participate in the Cold Regions Military Collaborative Training Event at Arctic Valley in Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2018. The U.S. Army Alaska hosted event focused on strengthening relationships among allied and partner nations with experience operating in cold weather, and at high elevations; and set conditions for future collaboration. ... MORE

Air Force Research Lab studies trust between surgical teams and robots
February 23, 2018 — The Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has been studying how surgical teams gain trust in new robotic surgery technology to improve training, and expand the adoption of improved surgical techniques. ... MORE

Stryker Soldiers prepare a knockout blow in Operation Punch Bowl
February 20, 2018 — Soldiers assigned to Bayonet Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepare for gunnery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Operation Punch Bowl. The Fort Wainwright based Soldiers' operation culminated with multiple live-fire and combat training events.... MORE

Strengthening Trusted Care culture in Air Force medicine
January 30, 2018 — On October 26th, 2017, over 130 leaders across various health care organizations gathered to listen to Col. Christian Lyons and Lt. Col. Michael Fea speak on Trusted Care’s aim of positioning the Air Force Medical Service as a high reliability organization. ... MORE

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