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  • Program emphasises comprehensive resilience

    The dictionary defines resiliency as, "the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity" and, "ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy."But how do you become resilient? Most

  • Mental health flight commander wins AF-level award

    Maj. Michael McCarthy of the 82nd Medical Group was named the Air Force's Biomedical Clinician Category III Officer of the Year for 2012 in an announcement last week.McCarthy, who is the mental health flight commander, was thrilled to receive the award, which was mostly for his work as the Air

  • Offutt medical campus to become tobacco free

    In accordance with the Air Force Surgeon General's new tobacco policy and Air Force Instruction 40-102, the 55th Medical Group will declare itself "tobacco-free" eliminating designated tobacco areas and prohibiting use of all tobacco products on the medical campus starting June 1."We all know that

  • Medics provide top notch care during Sharpshooter 13-2 exercise

    Despite broken bones, cold-weather victims and numerous wounds too gruesome to mention in polite conversation, medical professionals from the 366th Medical Group carry on the task of saving lives and healing wounds during Sharpshooter 13-2.The exercise has tested the knowledge of the men and women

  • First Afghan Air Force C-208 CASEVAC a success

    In another historic step for the Afghan Air Force, an AAF Cessna 208 configured for battlefield casualty evacuation successfully transported a seriously injured solider and three minor casualties from Kandahar, Afghanistan to Kabul International Airport Feb. 11. The Afghan-tasked, planned and led

  • IDMTs: The medical world's 'jack of all trades'

    In the medical world, Independent Duty Medical Technicians are often revered as "Jacks of all Trades."The IDMTs' mission is to save lives while accomplishing various jobs. They provide and manage patient care while at home station. But, while deployed, they're responsible for establishing medical

  • AF medical leader recognized with AMA's top government service award

    (AMA News Release)Assistant Air Force Surgeon General, medical force development and nursing services, Major General Kimberly Siniscalchi, M.S.N., received the American Medical Association's (AMA) top government service award in health care, the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government

  • Through Airmen's Eyes: F-22 pilot physician takes safety to new heights

     (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.) Powerful thrust, paired with unparalleled agility, propels the grey fighter jet through the sky, in ways unfathomable to earlier generations of

  • Optometrist achieves Air Force milestone

    This country has seen major achievements by driven and devoted Airmen since the Air Force became a separate service in 1947. Recently, an optometrist here at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center pushed herself into the record books.Annette Williamson is the first female optometrist to be promoted

  • Healthy restaurant eating possible

    For most people trying to cut calories, keep an eye on cholesterol or simply improve overall health, "Would you like to go out to eat?" can be eight frightening words. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Every meal away from home increases an adult's average daily calorie count by

  • Local group raises more than $22K for wounded warriors

    A local nonprofit group recently donated $22,272.68 to the 59th Medical Wing - all of which will directly benefit its patients and their families.Wilford Hall Auxiliary, a group of spouses of active-duty and retired medical personnel, presented a check to 59th MDW Commander Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Byron C.

  • Kids’ fun day promotes health

    The fifth annual Kids' Fun Day took place at the Youth Center, Feb. 8.The half-day event focuses on teaching children to be physically active, eat nutritiously and encourages parents to get involved in making physical activities fun. The program was originally started by Mathis Fitness Center, but

  • Sippy cups and your child's teeth

    As soon as the first teeth appear in a baby's mouth, the fight against cavities begins. One of the risk factors for early childhood caries, sometimes called baby bottle tooth decay or nursing mouth syndrome, is frequent and prolonged exposure of a baby's teeth to liquids, such as fruit juice, milk

  • Dental Squadron increases mission readiness on installation

    The dental exam scheduling process that once took Unit Health Monitors days to complete every month, has now been reduced to hours, thanks to five members assigned to the 375th Dental Squadron. Currently military members are required to have an annual exam every 13 months or they show up on the

  • Medic awarded Purple Heart for deployed actions

    An Air Force medic assigned to dangerous duty with an Army logistics convoy unit when deployed to Afghanistan two years ago was awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.Staff Sgt. Jasmine Russell, 2nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Personnel Reliability Program

  • JB Charleston youth learn about importance of oral health

    The Deily Dental Clinic at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base reached out to more than 250 children in celebration of Children's Dental Health Month to promote and educate, at any early age, the importance of maintaining good dental health. Gaye Adams, 628th Medical Group chief of dentistry, and Staff

  • Holloman Airman wins Air Force Medical Service Award

    The Air Force Medical Service announced the 2012 award winners on Feb. 5, recognizing a local Master Sgt., Christopher Dwyer 49th Aerospace Medicine Squadron superintendent, for the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership Award.The SNCO Leadership Award focuses on the ability to lead a team