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A laboratory technician guides a needle to draw blood from a patient's vein in the 51st Medical Support Squadron laboratory at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 21, 2015. The lab houses a blood bank that holds no less than four 500ml units of blood for emergency use. The lab can also test a pregnant woman's blood type to determine if she could be incompatible with the unborn child. If an incompatibility is identified, a doctor will prescribe a drug to counteract the body's reaction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Travis Edwards)


Air Force medical laboratories – a culture all their own

A laboratory technician guides a needle to draw blood from a patient's vein in the 51st Medical Support Squadron laboratory at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 21, 2015. The lab houses a blood bank that holds no less than four 500ml units of blood for emergency use. The lab can also test a pregnant woman's blood type to determine if she could be incompatible with the unborn child. If an incompatibility is identified, a doctor will prescribe a drug to counteract the body's reaction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Travis Edwards)

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Senior Airman Jasmin Figueroa, 51st Medical Operations Squadron emergency services technician, was selected as one the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2016 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The award recognizes 12 outstanding enlisted service members for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Staff Sgt. Zachary Owens, 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical environmental craftsman, speaks with Senior Master Sgt. Sean Rouillier, 51st Fighter Wing superintendent of safety, March 10, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Occupational safety members are responsible for educating, inspecting and advising Airmen on risk mitigation strategies during both normal and exercise operations like Beverly Midnight 16-01. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton/Released)
From left, Master Sgt. Shane Christian, 51st Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, and Senior Master Sgt. Sean Rouillier, 51st FW superintendent of safety, speak with Airmen assigned to the 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, March 10, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Airmen are performing standard maintenance along with participating in Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01. Members of the wing safety office pull double-duty, ensuring both exercise participants and non-players are following the required safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton/Released)
Master Sgt. Shane Christian, 51st Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, middle, and Senior Master Sgt. Sean Rouillier, 51st FW superintendent of safety, right, speak with Senior Airman Jared Lozier, 51st Security Forces Squadron patrolman, left, March 10, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. During Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, the main goal of the base safety office is eliminating the myriad of problems that can occur due to the added stresses of an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton/Released)
Firefighters from 51st Civil Engineer Squadron pull a mock unconscious pilot from the F-16 Fighting Falcon during readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, March 9, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. First responders worked together to pull the mock pilot from F-16 to test their tactics and techniques during this exercise. Beverly Midnight 16-01 is an exercise to assess Team Osan’s capabilities to defend, sustain and execute combat operations in a chemical environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)
Staff Sgt. Jeffery Brown, 51st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, loads chaff and flares onto a weapons trailer during combat readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, March 9, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Team Osan members donned Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during BM 16-01 to test their ability to survive and operate in a wartime environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)
Staff Sgt. Eric Vadala, 51st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, loads chaff and flares onto a hand truck after assembly during combat readiness exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, March 9, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. During Beverly Midnight 16-01 the chaff and flares will be installed onto F-16 Fighting Falcons for countermeasures to avoid detection and attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)
Staff Sgts. Eric Vadala and Jeffery Brown, 51st Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew chiefs, and Airman 1st Class Serena Lewis, 51st MUNS crewmember, work together building chaff and flares during Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, March 9, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Beverly Midnight 16-01 is a combat readiness exercise testing the operational capabilities of Airmen in a simulated chemical environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen/Released)
Firefighters from the 51st Civil Engineer Squadron evaluate and provide medical care to a victim during a simulated emergency March 9, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The simulated emergency was part of Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01. The readiness exercise is designed to test the ability of 51st Fighter Wing members to fight and survive during simulated combat conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton/Released)
Airman 1st Class Joshua Scott, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, examines a simulated injured victim during Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, March 9, 2016, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. This scenario involved a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan, which took simulated small-arms fire from opposing forces upon landing. Emergency responders from the fire department, security forces and medical group swarmed the scene to provide assistance to the simulated causalities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton/Released)
Medical personnel inside the clinic pull a simulated patient out of an air lock after being processed through the contamination control area during Exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 8, 2016. Patients are transferred to the appropriate treatment area within the facility for further medical attention after being decontaminated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)
A patient decontamination team washes a simulated patient in the contamination control area of the 51st Medical Group during exercise Beverly Midnight 16-01, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 8, 2016. The medical treatment facility here has the only fully functioning built-in CCA in the Air Force to allow medical personnel to attend to patients faster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachelle Coleman/Released)