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MDG 50th Anniversary

Members of the 56th Medical Group participate in an early morning run Jan. 25, 2024. In celebration of the MDG 50th anniversary, 56th MDG members group hosted a morning physical training run, dressed in 70’s attire for a day and held a potluck. The commitment of the 56th MDG stands as a testament to their dedication to advancing medical practices and safeguarding the health of service members of the past and present.

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MDG 50th Anniversary

Members of the 56th Medical Group pose for a group photo before an early morning run Jan. 25, 2024. In celebration of the MDG 50th anniversary, 56th MDG members group morning physical training run, dressed in 70’s attire for a day and held a potluck. The commitment of the 56th MDG stands as a testament to their dedication to advancing medical practices and safeguarding the health of service members of the past and present.

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MDG 50th Anniversary

Rocks painted outside the 56th Fighter Wing headquarters building Jan. 25, 2024. The initial ribbon cutting ceremony to open services took place 50 years ago in 1974. Throughout the years the MDG has contributed to breakthroughs in trauma care and infectious disease management, along with ensuring the health and well-being of military families and retirees.

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MDG 50th Anniversary

Members of the 56th Medical Group pose for a group photo Jan. 25, 2024. In celebration of the MDG 50th anniversary, 56th MDG members dressed in 70’s attire for a day, as well as held a potluck and group morning physical training run. The initial ribbon cutting ceremony to open services took place 50 years ago in 1974.

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Luke Physical Therapy Flight puts Airmen back in the fight

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Terry Rawlins, 56th Medical Group human performance flight non-commissioned officer in charge, examines the leg flexibility of, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero, 56th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, June 15, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Medical Group physical therapy flight at Luke is a shop of a few Airmen that have a vital mission of providing medical support to injured active-duty Airmen.

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Luke Physical Therapy Flight puts Airmen back in the fight

Percel Crudup, 56th Medical Group physical therapy assistant, demonstrates balance and coordination training techniques, June 15, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. While the physical therapy flight works with injured Airmen, they are also experts in injury prevention; able to give physical training advice and show proper workout techniques.

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Luke Physical Therapy Flight puts Airmen back in the fight

U.S. Air Force Capt. Xavier Cardinal, 56th Medical Group staff physical therapist, coaches U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero, 56th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, on proper deadlift form, June 15, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. While the physical therapy flight works with injured Airmen, they are also experts in injury prevention; able to give physical training advice and show proper workout techniques.

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Luke Physical Therapy Flight puts Airmen back in the fight

U.S. Air Force Capt. Xavier Cardinal, 56th Medical Group staff physical therapist, shows proper deadlifting form, June 15, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. While the physical therapy flight works with injured Airmen, they are also experts in injury prevention; able to give physical training advice and show proper workout techniques.

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Luke Physical Therapy Flight puts Airmen back in the fight

Percel Crudup, 56th Medical Group physical therapy assistant, assists U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero, 56th Fighter Wing public affairs specialist, while he runs on an Anti-Gravity Treadmill, June 15, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th Medical Group physical therapy flight at Luke is a shop of a few Airmen that have a vital mission of providing medical support to injured active-duty Airmen.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th and 81st Medical Groups apply simulated Tactical Combat Casualty Care during an exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded patients to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force SSgt Katlyn Hall, 56th Medical Group healthcare specialist, provides Tactical Combat Casualty Care to a simulated patient during an exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th MDG, with more than 600 assigned personnel, has a three-pronged mission that emphasizes providing great healthcare, promoting safety and wellness, and military readiness.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force SSgt. Katlyn Hall (left) and SrA Gabriella Zuniga (right), 56th Medical Group healthcare specialists, carry a simulated patient to safety during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th MDG, with more than 600 assigned personnel, has a three-pronged mission that emphasizes providing great healthcare, promoting safety and wellness, and military readiness.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Shane Mikolajewki, 81st Medical Group healthcare specialist, performs simulated Tactical Combat Casualty Care during an exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 56th and 81st Medical Groups apply simulated Tactical Combat Casualty Care during an exercise April, 26, 2023 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded patients to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Shane Mikolajewki, 81st Medical Group healthcare specialist (right), carries a simulated patient during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded patients to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force 56th Medical Group healthcare specialists drag a simulated patient to safety during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th MDG, with more than 600 assigned personnel, has a three-pronged mission that emphasizes providing great healthcare, promoting safety and wellness, and military readiness.

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56th and 81st Medical Groups conducts TCCC Exercise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kaylee Simmers, 56th Medical Group family health clinic flight chief, provides Tactical Combat Casualty Care to a simulated patient during an exercise April 26, 2023, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. TCCC is designed to help lessen preventable combat deaths by providing proven trauma stabilization techniques, allowing for wounded patients to survive long enough to receive life-saving treatment.

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Kenya to Arizona: An Airman’s perspective on diversity

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Winnie Adipo, 56th Medical Group noncommissioned officer in charge of personnel administration, poses for a photo in front of the 56th MDG building at Luke Air Force Base, Jan. 17, 2023. Adipo enlisted in the United States Air Force, with the hope of one day becoming a Chief Nursing Officer or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and is working to make that happen through the Nursing Enlisted Commissioning Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger)

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Kenya to Arizona: An Airman’s perspective on diversity

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Winnie Adipo, 56th Medical Group noncommissioned officer in charge of personnel administration, processes documents in her office, at Luke Air Force Base, Jan. 17, 2023. Born in Kenya, Adipo moved to the United States in 2015 through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program which is administered through the U.S. State Department and joined the U.S. Air Force in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Noah D. Coger)

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Frontline Defenders of COVID-19

Airman 1st Class Gloria Carrera (right), 56th Medical Group technician, sanitizes medical equipment following a COVID-19 test on a patient March 23, 2020, at the Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 56th MDG is administering tests for Luke AFB members who have symptoms of COVID-19 to help diagnose the cases early-on. The 56th MDG is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and working closely with Arizona health officials to minimize the spread of COVID-19 at Luke AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder)

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