Feb. 13, 2012 Baltimore Hospital Provides Pre-deployment Trauma Training Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Halcome stood at a hospital bed, laying out vials and pointing out medical instruments to be used to treat an incoming patient.A 63-year-old woman had been walking her dog when, in a freak accident, she got run into a tree and was basically scalped in the process. Her
Feb. 10, 2012 Scott opens new $7.4M aeromedical evacuation building Scott AFB opened a new $7.4 million, 21,500 sq. ft. facility that will house 163 active duty, Guard and Reserve personnel who bring home the wounded from America's battlefields.The new building is home to the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and replaces a 70-year-old, condemned building
Feb. 9, 2012 Air Force Surgeon General testifies at Defense Appropriations Hearing on MHS Governance Note: The following transcript are remarks by Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, Air Force Surgeon General, to the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense.TranscriptMr. Chairman, Representative Dicks, and esteemed members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to
Feb. 9, 2012 SECDEF visits Air Force wounded warrior care facility The Secretary of Defense visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 3, to show his appreciation for the dedicated and hard-working service members who ensure wounded warriors receive world-class care.Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta started his visit at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility
Feb. 9, 2012 36 MDG clinic named best in Air Force Cheers echoed throughout the sprawling entryway of the 36th Medical Group here as Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, announced the medic's latest conquest: 2011 Air Force clinic of the Year.Having won the Pacific Command title four years running, the coveted Air Force level award had
Feb. 9, 2012 East meets West at 779 MDG The ancient Eastern art of acupuncture has proven to be a great alternative to Western medicine when treating pain and other ailments. Dr. Stephen Burns, 779th Medical Group board certified acupuncturist at Malcolm Grow Medical Center stands behind the alternative medicine 100 percent. "Acupuncture
Feb. 9, 2012 Options for cosmetic dentistry One of the first things people will often notice when meeting an individual for the first time is their smile.Cosmetic dentistry is the area of dentistry that focuses on the appearance of teeth. Procedures include bleaching, veneers, crowns, implants and, in some cases, orthodontic
Feb. 9, 2012 Understanding ANAM: What’s that computer test at the MTF? Traumatic brain injuries and concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries, have recently become hot topics in both medicine and sports. A mild Tramatic Brain Injury, or TBI, is a disturbance of brain function because of injury to the connections between the brain cells that happens after
Feb. 8, 2012 How should you dispose of unwanted medications? Is your medicine cabinet filled with expired drugs or medications you no longer use? If so, we recommend you dispose of them, but please do so safely and legally. Consumers may throw unwanted or expired drugs in the household trash, but first: - Take them out of their original containers and mix
Feb. 1, 2012 Military Health System Works to Slow Cost Growth The $50 billion military health system will plan for its future by slowing the growth rate of health care costs, strengthening partnerships and focusing on prevention, primary care and chronic disease management, the Defense Department's top health official said this morning.Dr. Jonathan Woodson,
Jan. 31, 2012 Air Force, Navy officers help develop Afghan hospital project A major step forward for Afghans living near Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, occurred Jan. 28 during the groundbreaking for a new hospital. The $5 million commander's emergency response program has an estimated completion timeframe of nine months. Air Force Maj. Wesley Morris, a comptroller adviser
Jan. 31, 2012 Airman injured at Kandahar awarded Purple Heart In Kandahar, Afghanistan, where East meets West in a struggle to defeat the Taliban lies an air base that's home to 30,000 servicemembers tasked with the job to assist NATO and Afghan nationals in gaining and maintaining security.During 2011 alone, more than 400 U.S. servicemembers died and more
Jan. 30, 2012 MHS Gears Up For 2012 Conference The Military Health System (MHS) is gearing up for the 2012 MHS Conference, to be held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center at National Harbor, Md. Jan 30 through Feb. 2, 2012. The program theme, "The MHS: Healthcare to Health," was chosen to highlight the transformation of the MHS
Jan. 30, 2012 DGMC researchers first in Department of Defense to test new device Researchers at David Grant USAF Medical Center recently became the first Department of Defense recipients of a portable heart and lung machine that is expected to revolutionize air transport of critically injured troops. The CARDIOHELP life support system is a versatile device that can temporarily
Jan. 30, 2012 Airmen assist victims of avalanche, downed aircraft in Afghanistan A team of U.S. Air Force and Afghan air force aircrew and support personnel snapped into action Jan. 24 to provide life-saving support to 31 Afghan victims of an avalanche.Additionally, the team supported an Afghan aircrew that had downed their aircraft in an effort to rescue the victims of the
Jan. 30, 2012 Medic turned first sergeant brings caring to 728th AMS Living in Mount Pleasant, S.C., and working two jobs trying to get through college, a family member in the Army suggested to Anitra Mostacero that she join the Air Force.More than 15 years later, Master Sgt. Anitra Mostacero, 728th AMS first sergeant, is with her seventh squadron as a first sergeant
Jan. 26, 2012 AF Surgeon General visits with 86th MDG, talks mission focus Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles Cole, Chief of Medical Enlisted Force, visited the 86th Medical Group at Ramstein Monday.During their visit, Green and Cole spoke with Airmen and toured various offices within the 86th MDG and saw first-hand their
Jan. 26, 2012 Langley AFB’s resilience resources available to all online Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy signed a memorandum Jan. 12 directing commanders Air Force-wide to stand down to discuss one of the most pressing issues facing the force. At Langley Air Force Base, Airmen from every unit
Jan. 26, 2012 Keesler medic chief retires after 30 years Chief Master Sgt. Debra Strickland ends her 30-year Air Force career during a formal retirement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Keesler Hospital Don Wylie Auditorium. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Dan Wyman, Air Combat Command command surgeon, will officiate.Chief Strickland is 81st Surgical Operations
Jan. 26, 2012 Mike O’Callaghan Federal Medical Center receives CIP designation The Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center received a clinical investigational program designation October 2011 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.The mission statement for the U.S. Air Force Clinical Investigational Program is "to support Medical Center personnel in the implementation of approved