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Mental Maintenance

While many service members may hold misperceptions about mental health care, clinic professionals serve to support Airmen and improve quality of life and performance through comprehensive counseling and guidance programs. McConnell’s mental health clinic is available to all Airmen Monday through Friday from 0730 to 1630. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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Mental Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Alicia Delvaux, 22nd Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, speaks to an Airman in her office during an appointment June 11, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Patients have the option of self-referral either via phone line or by stopping by the clinic during duty hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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Mental Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Chasity Frazier, 22nd Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, greets an Airman over the phone June 11, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Technicians work alongside psychiatrists and psychologists, and are responsible for ensuring every Airman is mentally fit by helping evaluate and provide mental healthcare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nilsa Garcia)
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Medics to help with U.S. COVID relief

Lt Col. Lori Walker (left), 22nd Medical Group chief nurse, says goodbye to Capt. Anderson Wiksell, 22nd Medical Group practice manager, before Walker’s deployment to St. Paul, Minnesota, April 9, 2021. Medics from every military branch are currently supporting 39 Community Vaccination Centers in 19 states across the country, not including the site McConnell’s tanker medics will staff in Minnesota. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Medics to help with U.S. COVID relief

Col. Lee Nenortas, 22nd Medical Group commander, gives a speech to approximately 25 medics from the 22nd MDG deploying April 9, 2021, at Eisenhower Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The members will be deploying to St. Paul, Minnesota, where they will administer 168,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to help make life-saving vaccines readily available to the American people. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Medics to help with U.S. COVID relief

Members of the 22nd Medical Group, see off approximately 25 medical personnel before their deployment April 9, 2021, Eisenhower Airport in Wichita, Kansas. McConnell’s tanker medics will join approximately 4,200 total-force personnel across the U.S. already in support of the federal vaccine effort. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Tooth be told

Chelsea Slagle, 22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental assistant, applies fluoride onto the teeth of Airman 1st Class Marissa Kruse, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, after a cleaning Mar. 1, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The Air Force requires members to receive an oral exam and tooth cleaning each year to ensure dental health and allow Airmen to complete the mission unhindered. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Airman 1st Class Marissa Kruse, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, receives a teeth cleaning Mar. 1st, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell dentists and dental assistants preform an average of 40 to 50 dental cleanings in a week for active duty and reserve military members as well as family members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Dental instruments await use in a dental office March 1, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The dentists at McConnell take an average of 45 minutes to an hour per patient that come in for cleanings. Dentists must scrap off any plaque and tartar, followed by a toothpaste cleaning and flossing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A dental study teeth model sits in a dental office Mar. 1, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. There are five dentists that keep McConnell’s dental clinic up and running, allowing members of Team McConnell to maintain operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maj. James Koll, 22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental flight commander, cleans and inspects the teeth of Airman 1st Class Marissa Kruse, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Mar. 1, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The dental clinics mission is to ensure the dental readiness and oral health of all patients, which allows them to deploy and carry on the aerial refueling mission at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Maj. James Koll, 22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental flight commander, and Chelsea Slagle, 22 OMRS dental assistant, observe x-rays during a dental cleaning March 1, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. March 6 is observed as National Dentist Day, celebrating the hard work and dedication of dentists across the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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Tooth be told

Airman 1st Class Marissa Kruse, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, receives a teeth cleaning Mar. 1, 2021, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The dental clinic provides a number of services for military members and their dependents including: cleanings, fillings, root canals, retainers, night guards and tooth extractions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

Staff Sgt. Maria Sibert, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, cleans a chemistry analyzer July 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The chemistry analyzer tests plasma samples for abnormalities such as high or low cholesterol, electrolytes, thyroid hormones and diabetes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

Senior Airman Shannon Sanders, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, uses a hemaprep to make a blood sample slide July 20, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The blood sample is analyzed under a microscope to identify any abnormalities in the blood count. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

Senior Airman Shannon Sanders, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, makes a blood sample slide on a hemaprep July 20, 2020 at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The hemaprep used by technicians to spread the blood evenly across the slide, allowing for a more precise blood count reading. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

Senior Airman Shannon Sanders, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, places blood samples in a centrifuge July 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The centrifuge is used to separate the plasma from the red blood cells to allow testing for thyroid hormones and human chorionic gonadotropin hormones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

Senior Airman Leidy Ruiz, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, inspects a blood sample through a microscope July 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The lab has limited testing capabilities and outsources specific tests to properly-equipped medical facilities at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and Wilford Hall at Lackland AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

A microscope is used to observe the blood sample July 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Lab technicians manually count blood cells and analyze samples to search for any abnormal blood counts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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A Day at the Lab

Senior Airman Leidy Ruiz, 22nd Medical Support Squadron lab technician, prepares to draw blood from Jamie Moulton July 20, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The lab services approximately 200 patients a week and provides a wide variety of tests for service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)
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