Airman 1st Class Cassandra Caballero, 99th Medical Surgical Operations Squadron diagnostic imaging phase two student, demonstrates correct form for receiving a chest X-ray at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2014. Airmen go through a 13-month, two-phase diagnostic imaging technical school to qualify to operate an X-ray machine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
Staff Sgt. Jana Brightman, 99th Medical Support Group MRI technologist, prepares a patient for an MRI at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, Nellis AFB, Nev., Aug. 26, 2014. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health website, an MRI scan is an imaging test that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the body. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
Staff Sgt. Tristan Traore, 99th Medical Surgical Operations Squadron ultrasound technologist, demonstrates an ultrasound on Staff Sgt. Jessica Corley, 99th MSGS ultrasound technologist at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2014. The diagnostic imaging department performs approximately 4,000 exams per month using X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, mammography, nuclear medicine, and CT-scan machines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
Senior Airman Erica Degrate, 99th Medical Surgical Operations Squadron computer tomography technologist, uses a transillumination device on Airman 1st Class David Mathews, 99th MSGS phase two diagnostic imaging technologist student, at the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2014. A transillumination device is used to help identify and locate a patient’s veins that may be hard to find by hand. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)
Staff Sgt. Tristan Traore, 99th Medical Surgical Operations Squadron ultrasound technologist, performs an ultrasound demonstration on Staff Sgt. Jessica Corley, 99th MSGS ultrasound technologist, at Mike O’ Callaghan Federal Medical Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2014. The diagnostic imaging department performs approximately 700 ultrasounds per month for Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical beneficiaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
Airman 1st Class David Mathews, 99th Medical Surgical Operations Squadron diagnostic imaging phase two student , demonstrates the procedure for performing a CT scan at Mike O’ Callaghan Federal Medical Center on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2014. A CT takes images of internal organs, bones, soft tissue and blood vessels, which provides greater detail than traditional X-rays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaley Towle)
Crew Chiefs of Nellis
Experimental Operations Unit activated, accelerating Collaborative Combat Aircraft integration
Airmen participate in 24-hour TACP memorial run honoring fallen heroes
Strategic Integration and Deterrence Take Center Stage in Bamboo Eagle
Nellis Celebrates 75th Anniversary Renaming
