July 14, 2014 AFA names 2014 outstanding civilian award winners Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2014 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian of the Year awards July 10.Each year, the AFA recognizes four Air Force civilian Airmen for outstanding achievement in any career field. The 2014 recipients were:Civilian Wage Employee of the
July 7, 2014 New flag over Warrior Way honors troops The 455th Expeditionary Medical Group dedicated a new American flag that hangs above the main patient entry area of Craig Joint Theater Hospital here July 4, 2014.All wounded or injured U.S., coalition, and Afghan forces coming into CJTH, the largest U.S. military hospital in Afghanistan, pass under
July 1, 2014 Happy 65th birthday to the Air Force Medical Service Happy birthday to the Air Force Medical Service today!In September 1947 the combat elements of the Army Air Forces separated from the U.S. Army, forming the United States Air Force. But a few Air Force support functions, such as medical care, remained U.S. Army responsibilities for the next two
June 30, 2014 79th Medical Wing welcomes new commander Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Roosevelt Allen became the new commander of the 79th Medical Wing during a ceremony today.The 79th MDW consists of approximately 1,550 health care professionals who organize, train, equip, and provide medical forces for deployments, homeland defense operations, and supports joint
June 19, 2014 Afghan Air Force learns self-sustaining casualty evacuation care The flight line is filled with aircrew and the C-130 Hercules engines are starting up for another Afghan Air Force casualty evacuation mission.Within two years, the Afghan Air Force has made significant improvements to their casualty evacuation capabilities, or CASEVAC, as they continue to take the
June 19, 2014 Westover airlifts 26 tons of aid to Nicaragua A training mission doubled as a humanitarian relief effort for Reserve Airmen from the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, as 13 Airmen delivered 26 tons of cargo to Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport, Nicaragua, June 10. This Denton Amendment mission delivered one
June 19, 2014 MHS June Message - Global Health/Afghanistan Military Health System Team,Last month, the five of us embarked on a visit with medical units and combat leaders in Afghanistan. In the austere environment of this country, the Military Health System is an actor in two major missions - our combat medicine mission and the sustainment of host-nation
June 13, 2014 D-Day for the 816th This article is the second in two-part series that looks at the experiences of aeromedical evacuation from Normandy in the words of the flight nurses and medics who flew the missions 70 years ago.
June 11, 2014 Nellis graduates newest Physician Assistants Two of the newest graduates of the Inter-Service Physician Assistant Program graduated and commissioned to the rank of 1st Lt. during a ceremony June 6, at the Mike O' Callaghan Federal Medical Center.The students, (former) Tech Sgt. Kevin Stuessy and (former) Tech Sgt. Christopher Gomez made up
June 5, 2014 Aeromedical Evacuation from Normandy This article is the first in two-part series that looks at the experiences of aeromedical evacuation from Normandy in the words of the flight nurses and medics who flew the missions 70 years ago.
June 4, 2014 Angel of the Battlefield: One year later More than 2,000 service members have died and almost 20,000 have been wounded fighting in Afghanistan. Becoming one of those statistics was not what Senior Airman Taylor Renfro had in mind when she deployed there in 2013. But on May 29, 2013, two weeks before redeployment home, the vehicle she was
May 30, 2014 Medical leaders visit Afghanistan as operations transition As the war draws down and coalition forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan, joint medical leaders visited the area May 3-10 to assess the current state of medical operations in theater and meet with joint forces currently deployed. Led by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
May 29, 2014 Air Force Academy lab wins national award Most businesses would envy a 97-percent satisfaction rate, but it's even more amazing for an organization that's in the business of pushing needles into people's veins.Lt. Col. Nathan Johnson, who commands the 10th Medical Support Squadron's Laboratory Flight, said that satisfaction rate is based on
May 28, 2014 AFMS historian seeks to preserve military medical history A modest display that occupies what was once a flower shop at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is the seed of what one day may be an Air Force museum dedicated to military medicine.For Judith Taylor, Air Force Medical Services historian, that is the goal."There has always been a desire by
May 27, 2014 Keesler physicians, dentists graduate from internship, residency training Twenty-four physicians and dentists will graduate from internship and residency training at 10 a.m., May 29, in Keesler Medical Center's Don Wylie Auditorium. Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, deputy Air Force surgeon general, will deliver the commencement address. Col. (Dr.) Tom Harrell, Keesler Medical
May 21, 2014 Pope Airman sings with Kellie Pickler at Academy of Country Music's salute to troops Staff Sgt. Baily Zimmerman sang with recording artist Kellie Pickler April 7 during the taping of Academy of Country Music Presents: An All-Star Salute to the Troops. This opportunity for Zimmerman highlights her passion for country music during the recent heart-rending life challenges she
May 8, 2014 AF Surgeon General civilian earns Spirit of Service award An Air Force Surgeon General employee was among 34 civilians selected to receive the prestigious 2014 Spirit of Service award for outstanding service to the Defense Department. The award annually honors Defense Department employees from the National Capital Region who demonstrate honor, integrity
May 6, 2014 Air Force Health Promotion aiming to build a culture of health Air Force Health Promotion will undergo significant changes over the next year. Many Airmen equate Health Promotion with the "HAWC" (Health and Wellness Center), but that's an outdated view, according to Colonel (Dr.) John Oh, Air Force Medical Support Agency Health Promotion Chief. "Health