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260611-F-KQ059-1002

Maryland Department of State Police, Washington Section Trooper 2, awaits the arrival of a simulated patient during a decompression sickness exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 11, 2026. The patient was transported from the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center Emergency Care Center to the Washington Aviation Section hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Walderbach)

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Tags: aerospace physiology, flight medicine, Aircrew, Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington, Trooper 2

Photo by: Senior Airman Daniel Walderbach | VIRIN: 260611-F-KQ059-1002.JPG

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