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Air Force paramedics pose in front of ambulance


Air Force Medics' heroics highlight vital role of military health professionals

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Lawhon (left) and Senior Airman James Henry, 59th Medical Wing paramedics, provided emergency medical response to a patient experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest event on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in March 2025. “On that day, a patient died on the floor,” said Bruce Hale, 59th Medical Wing paramedic. “Despite tremendous odds against him, Sergeant Lawhon led his team to restore life to that patient. He’s the embodiment of what is achievable with a good attitude and hard work after a few years in the Air Force.” Both Lawhon and Henry were recognized with EMS Field Save Pins, a symbolic honor recognizing the rarity and significance of an out-of-hospital save, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 23, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Tory Patterson)

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Fifteen staff members from the U.S. Air Force's Wilford Hall Emergency Department team pose in front of an ambulance
Back of paramedic as he briefs Wilford Hall Emergency Department staff
A civilian Air Force paramedic pins an EMS Field Save Pin onto the shirt of a Senior Airman paramedic in front of an ambulance
Mentor pins an EMS Field Save Pin on an Air Force paramedic
Capt. (Ret.) M. Alaric Franzos, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, a staff cardiologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, conducts a clinical examination as part of the ERASE program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 22, 2025.
Capt. (Ret.) M. Alaric Franzos, MD, MPH, FACC, FACP, a staff cardiologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, reviews trainee screening data as part of the Electrocardiogram Risk Assessment to reduce Sudden cardiac Events (ERASE) program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 22, 2025.
A medical technician takes a basic trainee’s blood pressure during an ERASE cardiac screening at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 22, 2025.
An Air Force basic trainee undergoes electrocardiogram preparation during a cardiac screening as part of the ERASE pilot program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 22, 2025.
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MCCS Barstow Library hosted a Launch party for the first day of the annual Summer Reading Program at McTureous Hall aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow on June 4.
Suzanne Packard, a registered cardiac sonographer, points out an ultrasound of a heart to Amanda Engelke, a Licensed Vocational Nurse, at Wilford Hall’s 59th Medical Wing cardiology clinic March 13, 2025.
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