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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

Col. Valerie Sams, director of C-STARS Cincinnati, U.S. Air Force, and trauma surgeon at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center, speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10-million facility expansion, funded initially by Congress, prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

Col. Valerie Sams, director of C-STARS Cincinnati, U.S. Air Force, and trauma surgeon at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center, speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10-million facility expansion, funded initially by Congress, prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

PHOTO BY: U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge
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