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Feature 11April 22, 2016

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Ruth Jones, 99th
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes Medical Support
Squadron laboratory
Wong, D.O., 99th Surgical Operations Squadron interventional radiologist, technician, looks
enter at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on April 15. The liquid specimen obtained through a microscope
in the microbiology
department of the
Laboratory at the
Mike O’Callaghan
Federal Medical
Center at Nellis Air
Force Base, Nev.,
on April 15. The
Microbiology section
of the lab tests
patients for infections
caused by bacteria,
fungi or parasites.
Many types of
specimens including
blood, urine, stool
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes and others are tested.

Maj. (Dr.) Joe Restivo,
D.O., 99th Medical
Support Squadron
pathologist, prepares
a slide during a fine
needle aspiration
biopsy at the Mike
O’Callaghan Federal
Medical Center at Nellis
Air Force Base, Nev., on
April 15. A pathologist is
a physician who studies
body fluids and tissues,
helps the primary
care doctor make a
diagnosis about ones
health or any medical
problems one have,
and uses laboratory
tests to monitor the
health of patients with
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes chronic conditions.

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum

Bags of A positive blood sit in a tray at the blood bank in the Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Capt. Craig Poster, 99th Medical Support Squadron pathologist, prepares to perform a
Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 15. The 99th Medical Support Squadron is one of few standard procedure in the hematology laboratory section of the Mike O’Callaghan Federal
Air Force Bases that has its own blood bank on the campus. Medical Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 15. The 99th MDSS manages a $94M
budget & 1.5K manpower program, and also trains for the rapid deployment of medical
personnel in support of AEF global operations.