Staff Sgt. Cecily Yandell, 2nd Medical Operations Squadron immunizations technician, greets Chief Master Sgt. Terry West, 8th Air Force command chief, during his visit on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The mission statement of the 2nd Medical Group is to provide the reliability of global war fighters by optimizing their health and that of the Barksdale community with medics prepared to execute their professional responsibilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)
Maj. Christopher Shamblin, 2nd Medical Group education and training flight commander, briefs Chief Master Sgt. Terry West, 8th Air Force command chief, about medical training during his visit to the 2nd Medical Group on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The dummies used for training can be operated by remote control in another room, making scenarios more like those in the real world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)
Chief Master Sgt. Terry West, 8th Air Force command chief, speaks with Staff Sgt. David Eley, 2nd Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, during his visit to the 2nd Medical Group on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 20, 2013. The mission of the 2nd MDSS laboratory is to provide laboratory support to the medical staff of the 2nd Medical Group through accurate and timely results obtained by the scientific application of accepted analytical principles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sean Martin)