Oct. 17, 2011 Celebrating Nine Years of Air Force-Navy Partnerships on International Military Training Happy ninth birthday to the Defense Institute for Medical Operations (DIMO), a small yet key organization guided by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) in support of Geographic Combatant Commanders' (GCC) security cooperation objectives. DIMO has provided mobile training teams to more than
Oct. 17, 2011 METC Medical Logistics Team recognized for outstanding achievement In yet another triumph for the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), the METC Medical Logistics Team is the recipient of the 2011 Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) Medical Logistics Award. The award is among 21 military medical awards that recognize the
Oct. 17, 2011 Wilford Hall receives 3-year accreditation Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, or WHASC, has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, or AAAHC. Accreditation distinguishes this surgical center from many other outpatient facilities by providing the highest quality of care to its patients as
Oct. 12, 2011 Keesler's implant dentistry clinic first advanced program in Air Force The 81st Medical Group can claim another first: the Air Force's only advanced clinical program in implant dentistry.Maj. (Dr.) Scott Lafont has the distinction of being the first dentist to participate in the one-year program. Arriving at Keesler from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in July, he is
Oct. 12, 2011 Medical codes no longer prevent some deployments Air Force officials have approved expanding the deployment opportunities for Airmen who typically had limited opportunities to deploy in support of air and space expeditionary force operations.Last month, the 602nd Training Group Provisional at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., began accepting Airmen
Oct. 12, 2011 Military leaders cut ribbon on new SAMMC tower San Antonio Military Medical Center leaders officially opened their newest addition, the Consolidated Tower, or COTO, during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Oct. 7, 2011.The addition of the new 760,000-square-foot tower was necessary to provide new clinical and administrative space to accommodate
Oct. 12, 2011 Afghan air force airmen graduate advanced flight medic course Four Afghan air force medics medics graduated from the first advanced flight medic course here recently.The training provides the same expertise intermediate emergency medical technicians and paramedic teams learn in the U.S. By teaching advanced skills, medical professionals from the wing hope AAF
Oct. 6, 2011 From shooting survivor to METC graduate, trauma turns to triumph Air Force Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks walked across the stage in the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) auditorium at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to receive her certificate of completion for the Basic Medical Technician/Corpsman Program amid enthusiastic cheers and applause. She almost had to give
Oct. 5, 2011 Simulation fosters safety, better medical care The 81st Medical Group Medical, Touchstone Medical Simulation and Clinical Skills Center provides state-of-the-art education and training, promotes teamwork communication and improved war-time skills through simulation.Medical simulation coordinator Randy Bernhardt, 81st MDG education and training
Oct. 5, 2011 TRICARE reduces pharmacy home delivery co-pays Co-payments for some medications provided through TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery are being reduced to zero. As of Oct. 1, home delivery beneficiaries may fill generic prescriptions at no cost to themselves.Generic formulary drugs purchased through home delivery currently cost $3 for a 90-day
Oct. 5, 2011 Medical walk-ins welcome at Pacific Angel Com Primary School is one of two locations that hosted Operation Pacific Angel, a health service outreach operation providing free medical care to the people of Timor Leste Sept. 19-23.Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation led by 13th Air Force at Joint
Oct. 4, 2011 Afghan docs gain valuable skills through mentorship program Afghan medical professionals graduated from a two-week mentorship program at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here Sept. 24, 2011.The Afghan Trauma Mentorship Program is a joint effort between coalition partners and Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group at Bagram Airfield designed to
Oct. 4, 2011 New TRICARE Prime enrollees pay adjusted annual fees Military retirees enrolling in the TRICARE Prime health plan after Oct. 1 will begin paying slightly higher annual fees, Pentagon officials announced Sept 30.The fee change for fiscal 2012 means the plan will cost $260 per year for members and $520 per year for members and family. The increase
Oct. 4, 2011 Keesler's implant dentistry clinic first advanced program in Air Force The 81st Medical Group can claim another first: the Air Force's only advanced clinical program in implant dentistry.Maj. (Dr.) Scott Lafont has the distinction of being the first dentist to participate in the one-year program. Arriving at Keesler from Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in July, he is
Oct. 4, 2011 Team McChord delivers critical medical supplies to South Pole in total darkness For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole.Airmen from the 62nd AW teamed up with the 446th AW to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Oct. 4, 2011 Awareness months highlight wellness As Suicide Awareness Month in September comes to a close, Domestic Violence Awareness Month follows in October.Awareness months are tools to educate and inform people about things going on that could affect them or someone they know. Suicide and Domestic Violence Awareness Months give agencies the
Sept. 29, 2011 Kandahar graduates basic flight medics Four medics recently graduated at the Kandahar Air Wing from the first Afghan air force Basic Flight Medic course, boosting the Afghan medical response capability. According to medical professionals, the goal of the 40-hour course was to combine ground and flight medical training to produce a
Sept. 26, 2011 UK lab awards highest honor to Wright-Patt scientist An Airman from the 711th Human Performance Wing here received the Special Commendation Medal from the United Kingdom's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on Sept. 14.The award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Ministry of Defence researchers and this was the first time it was awarded
Sept. 23, 2011 Air Mobility Command's response saves lives In wars, natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies, the Air Mobility Command's real-time global response capability saves lives and brings people home, Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. said this week.Johns, who commands AMC based at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., spoke to reporters here at a Defense
Sept. 23, 2011 Airmen participate in "Angel" humanitarian operation in Timor-Leste The Falintil Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste, U.S. Air Force and Australian International Stabilization Forces are conducting Pacific Angel 11-02: Timor-Leste, a joint humanitarian and civic-military operation, in Baucau and Com.Pacific Angel consists of several concurrent civil-military assistance