May 3, 2012 Keesler dentist wins award at 'Hinman' meeting A member of the 81st Dental Squadron Advanced Education in General Dentistry one-year residency program was recognized at the prestigious Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting March 22-24 in Atlanta, the program's 100th anniversary.Capt. (Dr.) Thomas Heidenreich, who received his dental degree from the
May 3, 2012 Potential to save lives inside all: Airmen share accounts of donation Boxes were piled high with cotton swabs and registration forms as numerous people took the first step to become bone marrow donors at a registry drive April 28 held in conjunction with Incirlik's Spring Fling. In doing so, those registrants rang in the spring season by increasing the odds for
May 3, 2012 Cancer survivor receives second service dog A Team Fairchild community member received his second service dog from Canine Assistants during an event at the base commissary here April 27.Daniel Swanson, an 18-year-old Spokane, Wash., resident, was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was 7 years old. Since then, he's struggled with reduced
May 2, 2012 81st Medical Group selects 'Star Performers' The Keesler Top III has selected Senior Airman Jeremy Blakey, 81st Medical Support Squadron, for their Airman category "Star Performer" Award for January-March 2012.Master Sgts. Robert LeBlanc, 333rd Training Squadron and chairman of the Top III "Star Performer" program, and Mark Jegel, Mathes NCO
May 2, 2012 Pacific Angel med team gets real-life trauma care education With a swing of the axe, Neng Yong Ya's life took a dramatic turn for the worse. The 30-year old Lao farmer was at work, April 24, trying to remove a tree stump from a field when a Vietnam-era unexploded ordnance blew up. The force of the blast threw him, and caused trauma to his chest and stomach.
May 2, 2012 AF captain lauded for innovative sexual assault awareness training An Air Force Captain was recognized at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes April18 for her actions as sexual assault response coordinator while at the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea Feb. 16 through Dec. 31, 2011.Captain Terri Zuber, Air Mobility Command Headquarters officer
April 30, 2012 Consolidated METC medical tech, corpsman training celebrates one year One year ago on April 27, 2011, the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program (BMTCP) officially opened its doors to its first 194 students at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Not only was this a significant milestone for the department of defense, but for
April 30, 2012 Air Force medical team saves infant's life A specialized medical team of Air Force personnel from the 59th Medical Wing rushed to Okinawa, Japan on March 30 to save the life of a critically ill infant.A 6-week-old baby boy, Caleb, was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Camp Lester Hospital in Okinawa for cardiac failure. The
April 30, 2012 Officials explain new sexual assault policies Senior Defense Department officials today said they hope more service members who are victims of sexual assault report the crimes as a result of a policy change Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced last week.Panetta issued guidance April 20 withholding "initial disposition authority" from any
April 30, 2012 National Guard aviation support critical to Arctic Care Pulling off the nation's largest recurring joint medical readiness exercise, Operation Arctic Care, requires significant logistical support in remote areas of western Alaska where miles of wilderness separate villages in Alaska's last frontier.With no roads connecting villages, transporting
April 24, 2012 PACANGEL 12-1: Iceman helps meet pharmaceutical needs A pharmacy technician from Eielson Air Force Base was one of several Airmen who participated in Operation PACIFIC ANGEL in the Philippines during March 2012. Teams of Airmen and other military personnel coordinated with the local government to provide humanitarian assistance, including basic medical
April 24, 2012 11 nations share lessons learned at medical symposium Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field here April 18 - 20.The three-day International Health Symposium addressed the topics of medical logistics, enlisted force
April 23, 2012 Medical Group Tech. Sgt. awarded Purple Heart Tech. Sgt. Angela Blue, 355th Medical Group non-commissioned officer in charge of education and training, was awarded the Purple Heart here, April 13.Sergeant Blue was deployed to Forward Operating Base Sweeney in Shinkai District, Afghanistan in June of 2011 as a medic for Provincial Reconstruction
April 23, 2012 Medical lab professionals celebrated April 22-28 They may not be a familiar face to the average patient of the clinic, but they examine the smallest microbiological specimen's of our bodies. From white blood cells to bacteria to protein to fungus- laboratory professionals at the Malmstrom Air Force Base clinic have seen it all. In 2011 alone,
April 23, 2012 97th MDG stays DUI-free The 97th Medical Group celebrated 23 years of no drunk driving April 20, 2012 at the 97th MDG warehouse."We asked legal about the last time a member of the 97th MDG had been involved in a DUI related incident," said Master Sgt. Louella Campbell, 97th MDG 1st Sgt. "Legal said it has been at least
April 23, 2012 Puppy love: Therapy dog eases cadets' worries There is a friendly new face at the Peak Performance Center. She loves long walks, a competitive game of fetch and might expect a belly rub when you walk through the door.Her name is Lulu, and she is a spunky, eight month old weimaraner-lab mix who adds a playful, canine twist to therapy. She was
April 20, 2012 AF leaders gather to address sexual assault prevention, response Air Force leaders from around the globe gathered at the 2012 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Leader Summit here April 17 and 18 to learn about service-wide SAPR issues and programs.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Phil Breedlove both spoke at
April 19, 2012 Afghanistan: Nebraska Air Guard members hand over nursing program to local Afghans Two Nebraska Air National Guard officers are wrapping up the U.S. role in an Afghan military nurse training program in Kabul and handing the initiative over to coalition forces.The program, which has graduated 100 nurses, has been "one of the most successful" for NATO's training mission at Kabul's
April 19, 2012 95th MDG opens up to aspiring cadet It's the time of year where the weather gets better and students all over get that annual week off from their studies - spring break.While most college students go home, visit resorts, or just plain sleep, one Air Force Academy junior booked a round-trip ticket to here, the Southern California High
April 19, 2012 Developing ways to strengthen family health, well-being Military families face some unique challenges. They experience specific stressors that can place them at risk for maltreatment of one another.Those stressors include isolation from extended family, deployments and high levels of job stress.However, families can implement and establish protective