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Capt. Brandi Branch, 374th Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic flight commander, is one of 37 people from 22 countries that received the Florence Nightingale Medal from the International Red Cross, the highest recognition of distinctive medical service a nurse can be awarded, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2023. Branch was recognized for her efforts in Afghanistan working with the Red Crescent, a Red Cross affiliate, and for her efforts in medical education. The award is named after British nurse Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing practices that reduced the death rate of soldiers during the Crimean war. She promoted the profession and established a nursing school in 1860 at the St. Thomas' Hospital in London. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2023 01:57 |
| Photo ID: | 7961484 |
| VIRIN: | 230807-F-HU835-1031 |
| Resolution: | 5080x4064 |
| Size: | 6.23 MB |
| Location: | JP |
| Web Views: | 19 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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