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Mentor pins an EMS Field Save Pin on an Air Force paramedic


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

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Lawhon, 59th Medical Wing paramedic, receives an EMS Field Save Pin from his mentor and former active-duty paramedic, Adam Tellez, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 23, 2025. Lawhon led the emergency response to save the life of a patient experiencing an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - a medical event with only a 9.1% approximate chance of survival. EMS Field Save Pins are a symbolic honor to celebrate the rarity and significance of a successful out-of-hospital save and the heroism, training, and teamwork involved in saving a life. (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
Air Force paramedics pose in front of ambulance
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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