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Nurses Appreciation Week

NCOIC of Flight Medicine Technical Sgt. Vaisha Harvey, center, of the 87th Medical Group Medical, trains Airman 1st Class Shane Stower, left, and Airman 1st Class Christina Duplease, both Preventive Health Assessment clinic technicians, on the Tympanogram, used to test the condition of the middle ear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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With help from Clinical Medical Technician Airman 1st Class Nicholas Sparks, of the 87th Medical Group's Primary Care section, Staff Sergeant Freddie Morales-Fernandez, of the 87th Civil Engineering Squadron, undergoes the eye exam portion of his Preventive Health Assessment on May 7. The Preventive Health Assessment cell provides one-stop service for all its customers, whether Air Force, Army, Coast Guard or Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Now that the 87th Medical Group has consolidated the annual Preventive Health Assessment into a one-shop stop, Staff Sgt. Heather Foster, the unit's NCOIC, can administer a glaucoma test, which could previously only be done in Optometry. This is one example of the ever-expanding role of military medical technicians and nurses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Staff Sergeant Johnetta Bennefield, an Independent Duty Medical Technician (IDMT), and Airman 1st Class David Bass, both 87th Medical Group Ambulance Services Medical Technicians, check decompression equipment, on the ambulance, used to take care of flyers in distress. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Airman 1st Class Bryanna Penn, a medical technician with the 87th Medical Group, consults with Dr. Aravindan Amuth, a Family Practice physician. The nurses and medical technicians of the 87th MDG are part of the nearly 18,000-member nursing force from the active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Senior Airman Melissa Wright, a medical technician from the 87th Medical Group's Pediatrics unit, takes the vital signs of Rachel Neitzke, daughter of Lt. Col. William Neitzke, of the 621st Combat Response Wing. Beyond their responsibilities of taking a patient's blood pressure, temperature weight and height, medical technicians provide medical care to U.S. forces and local nationals via deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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A clinical nurse, Captain Cynthia Mandac-Clark, of the 87th Medical Group's Family Practice section, uses telecommunication technologies to manage her patients' health care needs. Captain Mandao-Clark is one of many nurses being recognized during National Nurses Week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Maj. Robert Groves, right, 87th Medical Group Education and Training Flight Commander, demonstrates the proper technique for chest compressions and use of the Automated External Defibrillator during a Basic Life Skills class for nurse technicians on May 7 at the Medical Center on McGuire Air Force Base. The enlisted medical technicians were recently honored during national Nurses Appreciation Week held May 6 to 12. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Celebrating Nurses Appreciation Week

Published May 12, 2009