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  • Travis welcomes hero home

    Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, the Airman who helped foil a terrorist attack on a train in France Aug. 21, arrived at Travis Air Force Base, California, Sept. 3, with his mother and brother by his side.

  • Recalibrating Airmen: Physical Therapy team provides blueprint for recovery

    It’s a punishing grind. Day in and day out, Airmen are exposed to high operations tempos accompanied by considerable amounts of physical exertion.Taking a quick look around the base reveals Airmen in their element lifting heavy gear, contorting to fix different equipment and participating in

  • Wing initiative gives patients more voice

    Beneficiaries who visit 59th Medical Wing treatment facilities are helping the wing improve health care and perfect the patient experience thanks to a new High Reliability Office initiative focused on customer service.The Voice of the Patient initiative solicits patients to participate in focus

  • 59th MDW scientist lauded for clinical research work

    A scientist with the 59th Medical Wing's Clinical Research Division recently earned the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science's Scientific Researcher of the Year Award for 2015.David McGlasson, a clinical research scientist, earned the award for his manuscript, "Measuring Dabigatran with

  • Virtual reality machine helps break down PTSD/TBI issues

    Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder often coexist in the military because a lot of brain injuries happen during traumatic experiences. But how do you tell which symptoms belong to which diagnosis, and how do you fix it?Some doctors are getting help figuring that out through a

  • Guardsman brings diverse background to Bagram’s mission

    It isn’t every day you come across someone who has been a Soldier, Sailor and Airman, but then again, Tech. Sgt. Russell McLamb isn’t your everyday service member.McLamb’s uniqueness isn’t just that he has served in three different services; but he has also served in all three of the service’s

  • US Airman recognized as 'hero' in Paris

    U.S. Ambassador to France, Jane D. Hartly, recognized Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone for his actions in saving countless lives during a terrorist attack aboard a train headed toward Paris Aug. 21, 2015."We often use the word hero, and in this case I know that word has never been more appropriate,"

  • Lajes Field Airman, fellow travelers stop attack on French train

    A 65th Air Base Group Airman, along with two other friends traveling on personal leave, took immediate action to stop an attack and subdue an armed gunman on board a train in Northern France, Aug. 21.Airman First Class Spencer Stone, 65th Air Base Group, Lajes Air Base, Azores, saw an emergency

  • Lajes Field Airman, fellow travelers stop attack on French train

    A 65th Air Base Group Airman, along with two other friends traveling on personal leave, took immediate action to stop an attack and subdue an armed gunman on board a train in Northern France, Aug. 21, 2015.Airman First Class Spencer Stone, 65th Air Base Group, Lajes Air Base, Azores, saw an

  • ATHLETES, ARTISTS SHINE AT ANNUAL ANATOMY OF SPORTS

    Art and sport blended together recently as the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) held its fourth annual Anatomy of Sports program Aug. 22, 2015. The program pairs medical illustrators with athletes in an effort to educate the public on the inner workings of the human body. As in previous

  • TRICARE Pharmacy Rules Changing for Maintenance, Brand-name Drugs

    TRICARE beneficiaries who take certain brand-name medications on a regular basis will be required to fill prescriptions at a military treatment facility or through a mail-in program beginning Oct. 1, a Defense Health Agency official said yesterday.George Jones, DHA’s pharmacy operations division

  • Managing stress in a healthy way

    Let’s face it, we all face challenges in life and these challenges often come with a significant amount of stress. Stress is the body’s reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response and can have profound effects on us.While stress can be positive, keeping us alert and ready to avoid

  • CCATT delivers critical care in the air

    When U.S. military members are critically injured or severely ill on the combat frontier, it becomes the mission of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to get them moved thousands of miles onboard U.S. cargo aircraft to receive full-time care elsewhere.“Aeromedical evacuation has

  • Medical collaboration provides world-class care during PACANGEL-Philippines

    Rayian Carazon slept soundly for the first time in weeks Aug. 16.Already caring for energetic 1-year-old Trica and four months pregnant with her second child, Carazon constantly worried about the health of her young family. Until this day, she had no way to know if there was anything wrong.Through

  • PACANGEL-Philippines partnership building commences

    About 70 U.S. service members and five partner nations began work on a multitude of civil military relief operations here Aug. 17. Thousands of people, young and old, are set to reap the benefits of Pacific Angel Philippines from medical outreach to engineering projects affecting six local schools.

  • Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program intent to apply due Oct. 2

     Eligible active duty enlisted Airmen interested in pursuing a medical degree must submit their intent to apply emails to the Air Force Personnel Center no later than Oct. 2.The Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program offers active duty enlisted members an opportunity to complete the