United States Air Force Trains Medical Personnel, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

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OF DEPARTMENT NEWSFILM RELEASE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (PUBLIC AFFAIRS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN WASHINGTON, D.C. - 20301 PLEASE NOTE DATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 1970 OXford 76161 Number 39-70 Footage: 37' 16mm Color Master Room 2E 773 Time: 1:02 U. S. AIR FORCE TRAINS MEDICAL PERSONNEL (Official U. S. Air Force Film Released by the Department of Defense) One aspect of U. S. Air Force training is providing the United States a valuable asset skilled medical technicians. At the Air Force Medical Service School at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, the slogan is "An ounce of preventive action, an instant sooner, is worth its weight in lives In any disaster, whether in war or peace, these Air Force medical technicians are trained for immediate reaction to any circumstance involving personal in- jury. Women and men alike, doctors, nurses, dental technicians, ambulance drivers, and even supply men, go through the extensive field training as a supplement to their classroom instruction. All students are graded for accuracy of techniques and skills, as well as for speed of application under simulated disaster conditions. The goal of these men and women is to become highly qualified professional medics, prepared to handle the aftermath of any catastrophe. The Air Force Medical Service School has trained more than 100,000 of these medics who are ready for instant reaction will save a life. SEQUENCES FOOTAGE VIDEO 1 (a) Tents set up in training area at Sheppard AFB, Texas 3 (b) Trainees marching in formation to training area 2 (c) Women trainees carrying litter through brush 2 (a) Women trainees transporting litter "patient" under barbed wire obstacle 4 (e) Women trainees carrying litter up ramp and through large concrete pipes - MORE -

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Filmed News Releases