Feb. 21, 2012 Nurse faced hurdles for military acceptance Retired Army Maj. Nancy C. Leftenant-Colon, the first black nurse in the Reserve or active-duty Army nurse corps, didn't expect it to be easy.
Feb. 21, 2012 AF flight surgeon makes mark during historic space flight The American public remembers John Glenn for his solo orbit around Earth. They remember Neil Armstrong for his walk on the moon.But few remember how Col. (Dr.) Vance H. Marchbanks Jr., one of the first black flight surgeons in the Army and the first in the Air Force, made it possible for them and
Feb. 21, 2012 Award-winning Medical Group reopens Team Patrick clinic Team Patrick and visiting dignitaries cut the ribbon Feb. 9 to commemorate the completion of the 45th Medical Group's extensive renovation project.The 45th Medical Group officially opened its 74,000-square-foot clinic that has been undergoing renovation and modernization since last August, thanks to
Feb. 21, 2012 New JBER Fisher House hosts first guests Senior Airman Joshua Crawford and his wife, Rachael, were the first guests to stay at the Alaska Fisher House on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson until they were finally able to take their newborn girl, Devi, back home to Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Feb. 2. While in Fairbanks, the Crawford
Feb. 21, 2012 Mobile Web app makes personnel accountability easier Software developers have created a new mobile Web application that allows total force Airmen the ability to account for themselves and family members from their smartphone during a crisis or natural disaster.During a crisis, the Air Force uses the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment
Feb. 21, 2012 Healing the injured brain: VA, DoD join forces on research to combat TBI, PTSD In recent years, collaboration has increased between Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) researchers, especially in the areas of traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological health topics. As many as 229,000 service
Feb. 16, 2012 Travis scientist fights on the microscopic front lines in the battle against disease, injury From her tidy research laboratory, Sarah Torres, 60th Air Mobility Wing civilian and 349th AMW Reservist, contemplates big ideas by focusing on the microcosm of living matter.Half a world away, a soldier on patrol in Afghanistan is briefly knocked unconscious by the blast of a roadside bomb. His
Feb. 16, 2012 Medical squadron personnel best in Air Force Two Airmen from the 66th Medical Squadron were recently selected as the best in their specialties by the Air Force.Selected as the 2011 Outstanding Air Force Diagnostics Imaging Noncommissioned Officer of the Year was Staff Sgt. Jamie M. Red. Also selected was Senior Airman Richard L. Riley as the
Feb. 16, 2012 Two from 17th MDG earn AF level awards The 17th Medical Group recently garnered two Air Force level award winners.Staff Sergeant Stephanie Thompson, 17th Medical Support Squadron and Senior Airman Grant Homan, 17th Medical Operations Squadron, were recognized for their above and beyond achievement in the workplace. Thompson was awarded
Feb. 16, 2012 Mike O'Callaghan Treatment Facility Upgrades to Expand Care Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center has begun adding new services and a larger capacity for care. The former federal hospital was redesignated in this year's defense authorization bill, clearing it for the expansion.Maj. James Combs of the 99th Medical Dental Support Squadron, head of patient
Feb. 16, 2012 Red Cross award serves as solemn reminder Test pilots are no strangers to tragedy. Few other careers subject men and women to such risk while expecting them to fly in such an exacting manner and to recover in a moment's notice from anything that may go wrong in midair.But while tragedy was not in the forefront of Lt. Col. Ryan Osteroos'
Feb. 15, 2012 Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare
Feb. 15, 2012 Laughlin aids Kinney County during emergency When at least 30 railroad cars derailed about 11 miles east of Laughlin Feb. 7, the Kinney County Sheriff's Office called upon experts here to assist with identifying potentially hazardous material at the scene. Earlier that morning, Kinney County officials smelled a faint chemical odor at the scene
Feb. 14, 2012 All-AF critical care, air evac team makes historic first flight The first all-Air Force Critical Care Air Transport and Aero-medical Evacuation Team to fly with the only fixed wing aircraft dedicated to the medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan completed its first successful mission Jan. 13 and continues saving lives. The CCAT/AE team flies with the 76th
Feb. 13, 2012 Aeromedical evac team aids freed hostages For Staff Sgt. Donald Ennis, a medical technician assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, the day started routinely enough. He walked outside his room to video chat with his wife and two daughters on his computer. During the conversation, he glanced up from the screen
Feb. 13, 2012 First Lady samples food transformation initiative at Little Rock First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Hercules Dining Facility here Feb. 9 to survey the food transformation initiative program on base. The visit was part of a three-day tour by the First Lady commemorating the second anniversary of her "Let's Move!" program designed to combat childhood obesity.In
Feb. 13, 2012 Air Force nursing: Creating a culture of inquiry Col. Kimberly Cox, 59th Medical Wing chief nurse executive, hosted the second annual Nursing Research Day Jan. 27, 2012, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This year's theme was "Creating a Culture of Inquiry" and the event was officially opened by Maj. Gen.
Feb. 13, 2012 Keesler Airman selected to perform with 'Tops in Blue' Senior Airman Emmanuel Maldonado-Rosario is following a family tradition of Air Force service among the family's eight children, with one exception -- he's the only one to have been selected to become a member of the service's "Tops in Blue" entertainment group.Maldonado-Rosario, a dental technician
Feb. 13, 2012 Dental squadron urges early care for baby teeth It is important to establish what the dental community calls a "dental home."When children start practicing good oral hygiene habits at an early age, they will need less expensive dental care and can prevent avoidable emergency situations in the future. A "dental home" starts with routine,
Feb. 13, 2012 Director Sees Room for Growth in Trauma Training Program Six months after arriving here at one of the nation's busiest trauma centers to run a program that trains Air Force medical personnel in trauma care, its director already sees potential to expand it to ensure trauma-care expertise gained during a decade of conflict isn't lost as combat operations