Eglin Air Force Base

Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

Published June 22, 2023
By Team Eglin Public Affairs
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EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --

LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

A group of LEGACY STEM students watch as fellow students perform a mock surgical procedure June 16 during a tour at the 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Shelby Pritchett)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

A LEGACY STEM student operates the DaVinci Robotics System June 16 during a tour at the 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

A close-up look at a robotics system’s surgical monitor during a mock procedure using gummy bears during a STEM outreach tour at the Eglin Hospital, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

Staff Sgt. Joann Magdamo, 96th Medical Group, speaks to a group of LEGACY STEM students on the use of robotic surgical tools June 16 during a tour at the 96th Medical Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System and get an up-close look at the surgical tools. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

Staff Sgt. Joann Magdamo, 96th Medical Group, manipulates a surgical display camera to show the group of LEGACY STEM students their image on June 16 during a tour at the 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System and get an up-close look at the surgical tools. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

Capt Shawna Larson, 96th Medical Group, speaks to a LEGACY STEM student about the unit's surgical robotics system June 16 during a tour at the 96th MDG at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the DaVinci Robotics System and get an up-close look at the surgical tools. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Shelby Pritchett)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

A LEGACY STEM student takes a close look at robotic surgical tools June 16 during a tour at the 96th Medical Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

Capt. Shawna Larson, 96th Medical Group, hands out medical scrubs to a group of LEGACY STEM students June 16 during a tour at the 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. While at the hospital each student had an opportunity to do a mock surgical procedure with gummy bears using the unit’s DaVinci Robotics System. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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LEGACY STEM students educational outreach tour at Eglin Air Force Base. — Eglin hosts LEGACY STEM students

Melissa Tate, McKinley Climatic lab site director, speaks to a group of LEGACY STEM students June 16 during a tour of the McKinley Climatic Lab at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. During the tour the students entered the lab’s main chamber and participated in a Q&A session. The group of 24 students visited the base as part of Wright-Patterson’s LEGACY Craftsman Camp here to introduce and encourage interest in STEM related career fields in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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