Oct. 24, 2013 Aerospace Physiologist Achieves Air Force Research Laboratory Fellow Status Dr. Thomas Morgan of the 711th Human Performance Wing's Human Performance Integration Directorate has been selected as a 2013 Fellow of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). He, along with six others, will be honored by the Laboratory at an induction ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on
Oct. 24, 2013 Medical Enterprise Service Desk improves service and efficiency As most Air Force military treatment facilities transition information management, information technology (IM/IT) support to the Medical Enterprise Service Desk (MESD), what does this mean for the future of medical IM/IT? Speculating the answer to this question has caused some anxiety for systems
Oct. 23, 2013 DGMC specialist recognized for safety Sean Zortman, 60th Medical Group safety and occupational health specialist at David Grant USAF Medical Center, was recently recognized by the National Safety Council as one of forty Rising Stars of Safety during a ceremony presented by DuPont Sustainable Solutions in Chicago earlier this month. The
Oct. 23, 2013 18th Medical Group trains for contingencies Master Sgt. Geisha Patton, 18th Medical Support Squadron in-place patient decontamination team chief, and Airman 1st Class Tiffany Speth, 18th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, set up a decontamination tent for training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2013. The tent is used to
Oct. 23, 2013 Note to breast cancer: 'I am not your victim' I'm sure by now most people don't need to be reminded that October is breast cancer awareness month. How could you have missed it? With all the ribbons, "Save the Ta-Tas" T-shirts, bracelets, earrings, shoe laces and other pink doodads it's fairly hard to forget. Don't get me wrong, this is not a
Oct. 23, 2013 Americans, Norwegians work together to establish critical care unit Members of the Norwegian Armed Forces medical branch visited aeromedical evacuation assets assigned here, Oct. 2-4.A three-person team from the Norwegian armed forces medical branch visited Ramstein Air Base to get an overview of how the U.S. Air Force's AE and critical care aeromedical
Oct. 23, 2013 Military website teaches parenting skills Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.--A new website from the Defense Department is helping parents communicate with their children. MilitaryParenting.org is a free, online course that gives a "boot camp" approach to the basics of parenting."The demands of parenting are difficult, especially for a
Oct. 22, 2013 Joint Task Force-Bravo Provides Medical Care to more than 900 in Honduras Honduras - Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran military and the San Pedro Sula Medical School to provide medical care to more than 900 people in two remote villages during a Medical Readiness Exercise, Oct. 16-18."This exercise gave
Oct. 22, 2013 PSD: One shop, multi-missioned The physiological support detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron supports the squadron's operational mission by providing life support functions for pilots who fly at more than 70,000 ft. Physiological support detachment is a multi-missioned shop consisting of equipment
Oct. 21, 2013 Survival story highlights importance of breast cancer awareness events The finish line in sight, she pushed beyond all mental hurdles, forcing her legs to extend the last few yards of the excruciating 26-mile race.Diane Holtam celebrated the triumphal finish of her first full marathon, a milestone of personal fitness spurred on by her father's death to a rare blood
Oct. 21, 2013 Tony Horton motivates Tyndall airmen "Exercise is hard enough, and if it isn't any fun, then chances are you aren't going to stick with it," said fitness expert, Tony Horton. Mr. Horton visited Tyndall AFB and spent the day working out with Airmen while mentoring them on how they can reach their fitness goals."It's an honor to be here
Oct. 18, 2013 Keesler doctor responds at high school football game A member of the Keesler Medical Center staff was in the right place at the right time Oct. 7. Maj. (Dr.) Matthew Barchie, chief of the 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Mammography Department, was attending a football game between the ninth grade teams from Ocean Springs and D'Iberville
Oct. 18, 2013 Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet: Oct. 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is sponsoring its semiannual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take-Back Day collection sites give TRICARE beneficiaries an easy way to safely dispose of excess prescription drugs that might otherwise be to misused or abused,
Oct. 18, 2013 JBPHH Senior NCO excels during U.S. Marines Corps leadership course Master Sgt. Ricardo Russo, Pacific Air Forces medical operations manager, was recently recognized as the distinguished graduate for his standout performance at the U.S. Marine Corps Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy at Camp Pendleton, Calif.According Maj. Cynthia McGee, 15th Medical Logistics
Oct. 17, 2013 35 MDG: Last stop for survival In the midst of constant simulated chemical and missile attacks, nearly 50 patients have been rushed to the hospital here this week. Some escaped with lacerations and treatable viruses, others left without limbs and eyesight, and an unfortunate few breathed their final breaths.For all the bad that
Oct. 17, 2013 Luke sports clinic helps veterans Have you ever tried running with one leg or shooting an arrow blind? Forty-two Luke Air Force Base Airmen volunteered to help more than 100 veterans with disabilities participate in the 6th National Disabled Veterans Summer Sports Clinic Sept. 12 through 22 in San Diego. Staff Sgt. Krystal Hughes,
Oct. 17, 2013 Recruiting Airman uses SABC training,experience to save a life Without oxygen, the human brain suffers severe damage in only a few minutes. Death usually occurs in less than 10 minutes.A man, who experienced sudden cardiac arrest and stopped breathing Sept. 14, is alive today thanks to the efforts of Senior Master Sgt. Christopher McCool, 319th Recruiting
Oct. 17, 2013 PACAF Airmen wrap up busy year Throughout fiscal 2013, the key aspect of Pacific Air Forces was engagement as more than 45,000 Pacific Air Forces Airmen conducted a broad spectrum of operations, from humanitarian relief to decisive combat employment, in an area covering 13 time zones and 100 million square miles.These operations
Oct. 16, 2013 Connect to TRICARE in a Mobile World We live in an increasingly mobile world, with more and more people possessing technology that allows them to use the Internet on the go. Beneficiaries can access their TRICARE benefits and benefit information on their mobile devices through a variety of mobile applications and mobile-optimized
Oct. 16, 2013 The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Protects Against Future Disease The human papillomavirus vaccine, originally targeted to preteen girls, is now recommended for boys as well. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. "You're not going to prevent a sexually transmitted disease ... if