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From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds

Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, director of the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, program in Cincinnati, poses for a photo at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Jan. 31, 2023. Sams was the surgeon on call the evening Buffalo Bills’ safety, Damar Hamlin, was admitted when his heart stopped during the game on Jan. 2, 2023. (Courtesy photo by the University of Cincinnati Medical Center)

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Participants of the Military Aviator Peer Support wingman face-to-face training practice how to interact with a wingman under stress at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 19, 2025. Many major airlines have peer support programs which prompted the 86th Operations Group to test their own program. Data collected over the course of a year while this program is in effect will be used to see if it is beneficial to service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)
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