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Mothers in maintenance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Medina, assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inputs the code to enter the lactation pod at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 24, 2021. The 90th AMU is the first maintenance squadron at JBER to receive a lactation pod in support of breast-feeding mothers.

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Mothers in maintenance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Medina, right, assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit poses with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Whitman, assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron next to a newly acquired lactation pod at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 24, 2021. The 90th AMU is the first maintenance squadron at JBER to receive a lactation pod in support of breast-feeding mothers.

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Mothers in maintenance

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Medina, right, assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit poses with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lauren Whitman, assigned to the 3rd Operations Support Squadron next to a newly acquired lactation pod at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 24, 2021. The 90th AMU is the first maintenance squadron at JBER to receive a lactation pod in support of breast-feeding mothers.

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Getting the Job Done

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keith Miranda, a 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron surveillance evaluator, and native of Jacksonville, NC, recently received a one-day notice to test a new Northern American Aerospace Defense network. Miranda's critical role ensured there were no errors and data transmitted was being received accurately between agencies. The testing is NORAD-wide, and the testing phase spanned through the Continental NORAD Region, Canada NORAD Region, Alaska NORAD region, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning, E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System, and the 176th Air Defense Sector.

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Getting the Job Done

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keith Miranda, a 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron surveillance evaluator, and native of Jacksonville, NC, recently received a one-day notice to test a new Northern American Aerospace Defense network. Miranda's critical role ensured there were no errors and data transmitted was being received accurately between agencies. The testing is NORAD-wide, and the testing phase spanned through the Continental NORAD Region, Canada NORAD Region, Alaska NORAD region, F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning, E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System, and the 176th Air Defense Sector.

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RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2

Participants of RED FLAG-Alaska stand together for a group on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on June 25, 2021 after completing the exercise. Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 100 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing Commander, fills a pharmacy order with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Albert Vallejo, a 673d Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, at the satellite pharmacy on JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Vallejo demonstrated many of the duties handled by the pharmacy, including how to properly collect and fulfill a prescription.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing Commander, hunts for her medical records with the help of Airman 1st Class Astrit Kololli, a 673d Medical Support Squadron records technician, at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. All medical records prior to 2014 were made with physical folders, which have to be sorted, maintained, and retrieved by the hospital’s records technicians.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing Commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing command chief, make IV medication under the guidance of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travez Williamson, a 673d Medical Support Squadron inpatient pharmacy technician, at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. The JBER pharmacy mixes its own medicine-filled IV bags for distribution within the hospital, allowing practitioners to quickly and easily access the medication they need for their patients.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adragel Legarda, the 673d Medical Support Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of the laboratory blood bank, inspect a blood sample at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Aguilar learned how the JBER hospital’s laboratory collects, stores, and tests blood samples during her immersion tour.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Oliver, a 673d Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, guides U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing command chief, through testing medical equipment at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. 673d MDSS biomedical equipment technicians inspect, repair, and replace vital medical equipment for the JBER hospital.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, applies moulage to Darren Vandeursen, a 673d Medical Support Squadron education and training contractor, at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Moulage is the use of makeup to create realistic-looking wounds, and is often used for training and field exercises.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing command chief, and U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, are briefed by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Phone, a 673d Medical Support Squadron section chief, as they traverse the roof of the JBER hospital at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Phone guided Aguilar and Mills across the roof as they travel between the hospital’s interstitial zones, where the ducting, electrical, and other important infrastructure is located.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, is briefed by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kevin Phone, a 673d Medical Support Squadron section chief, at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Phone is explaining the workings of the JBER hospital’s interstitial zones, where ventilation ducting, electrical conduit, and communication cables are run.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, is briefed by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Bolton, a 673d Medical Support Squadron information services technician, at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Bolton is explaining the importance of the distributed antenna system set up at the hospital, which boosts cellular service in the hospital allowing patients and staff to maintain connection across the building.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing command chief, stand with the 673d Medical Group information services flight at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. The flight briefed Aguilar and Mills on what they do to support the 673d MDG, and provided several demonstrations on what daily duties look like for the unit.

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673d MDSS hosts Commander Immersion

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caroline Andrews, a 673d Medical Support Squadron information services technician, demonstrates how to properly dispose of a hard drive containing personal information to U.S. Air Force Col. Kirsten Aguilar, the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, at JBER, Alaska, June 11, 2021. Simply deleting files is not secure enough to dispose of the personally identifiable information, so proper steps to destroy the hard drive are crucial to make sure sensitive data is unrecoverable.

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Remembering his Roots

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Crittenden, C-130J Super Hercules Pilot, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, poses next to a C-130J Super Hercules on June 14, 2021, during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2.Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 100 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro)

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Remembering his Roots

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Crittenden, C-130J Super Hercules Pilot, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, poses for a photo while sitting on a loading ramp on June 14, 2021, during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2 Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 100 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro)

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Remembering his Roots

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Crittenden, C-130J Super Hercules Pilot, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, takes a photo on June 14, 2021, during RED FLAG-Alaska 21-2. Approximately 1,500 service members are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than 100 units during this iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro)

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