Kunsan AB's 8MDG nurses provide care anytime, for any ailment

Senior Airman Dillon Dyer, 80th Fighter Squadron independent duty medical technician, performs an O’Brien test on a patient at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 9, 2023. The O’Brien test screens for shoulder pain in a patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)
Senior Airman Dillon Dyer, 80th Fighter Squadron independent duty medical technician, performs an O’Brien test on a patient at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 9, 2023. The O’Brien test screens for shoulder pain in a patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

Kunsan AB's 8MDG nurses provide care anytime, for any ailment

by 1st Lt. Cameron Silver
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
May 11, 2023

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- 8th Medical Group Airmen honored nurses, emergency medical technicians, operational medical technicians and independent duty medical technicians during National Nurses Week, May 6-12, 2023.

Nurses serve in a wide variety of roles, ranging from the hospital and clinic settings to labs and classrooms. Each is essential to keeping 8th Fighter Wing Airmen healthy and are invaluable in ensuring Kunsan is always ready to ‘Fight Tonight’!

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