Sept. 9, 2015 Pacific Angel 15-2 underway in Timor-Leste Members of the U.S. Air Force and Navy, Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), and New Zealand army began humanitarian assistance operations as part of Pacific Angel 15-2 Sept. 7. During the joint humanitarian and civic-military exercise, the PACANGEL team — made up of military
Sept. 9, 2015 Combat casualty course provides life-saving training Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing and 21st Space Wing here participated in Tactical Combat Casualty Care training in August.Tech. Sgt. Bradley Belcher, 302nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron led the course. He is certified in combat casualty care through the National Association for Emergency Medical
Sept. 9, 2015 The 2015 DoD Health Related Behaviors Survey Launches Worldwide Active Duty Service and Coast Guard members will be randomly selected to represent their Service branch and complete an anonymous Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS). The survey, accessed online, takes about 40 minutes to complete.The HRBS has been conducted approximately every three years since
Sept. 8, 2015 Thule hospital vital safeguard at Top of the World When you're living 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle and the closet big city is hours away by air, the availability of health care is a big deal.Enter the Thule AB hospital. The 821st Air Base Group operates the Thule hospital, a small but vital facility at the Department of Defense's
Sept. 5, 2015 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.
Sept. 3, 2015 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
Sept. 2, 2015 Biomedical Sciences Corps education, commissioning program application window open Eligible Airmen interested in biomedical sciences education or commissioning opportunities can now apply for any of the four available Biomedical Sciences Corps programs now accepting applications.
Sept. 1, 2015 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
Sept. 1, 2015 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
Aug. 30, 2015 Preparing for the grim and training the best; MFST and ECCT ready to save lives downrange “I love my job; taking care of the people out there fighting for us. Being able to take care of people that may be on the brink of death, and then see them get up and walk out is the best part,” said Staff Sgt. Cody Rothlisberger, Mobile Surgical Field Team respiratory technician. In the last
Aug. 28, 2015 Reservists respond to vehicle accident, help save lives After completing two combined training assemblies, four 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen began a three-hour journey home to Houston, Texas, Aug 16., when they came upon an automobile accident on Interstate Highway 10.
Aug. 26, 2015 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
Aug. 26, 2015 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
Aug. 25, 2015 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,"
Aug. 24, 2015 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
Aug. 24, 2015 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
Aug. 22, 2015 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
Aug. 21, 2015 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
Aug. 21, 2015 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
Aug. 20, 2015 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