April 26, 2011 Air Force officer finds niche running halfway across the globe It's late in the afternoon, and a warm April day in Afghanistan is coming to an end. The blistering sun, which has worked to heat the tall mountains, is setting; the wind has kicked up a cloud of dust over the base. In a small office at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Col. (Dr.) Christian Benjamin
April 26, 2011 TRICARE supports DEA's National Medication Take Back Day National Medication Take Back Day is being observed April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at many police departments, universities, hospitals and military installations across America. This one-day event, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration, provides a venue for people to safely dispose of
April 21, 2011 Exiting with class: Sheppard medical training nears end "This article was published in the Wichita Falls (Texas) Times-Record News. It is re-published here with the publisher's permission."Monday afternoon saw the end of an era for Air Force medical training at Sheppard Air Force Base as one of the last 882nd Training Group classes, the Aerospace Medical
April 21, 2011 Medical leaders break ground on Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center San Antonio military medical leaders conducted a groundbreaking ceremony of the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center April 20 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Construction on the new outpatient facility will soon begin."We are here to celebrate a new beginning. Spurred by the 2005 Base
April 19, 2011 Aeromedical mission brings healing touch Many doctors and nurses are referred to as "angels of mercy." For the aeromedical evacuation Airmen here who serve aboard a C-130 Hercules "flying hospital," they really do have wings. On any given day, Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provide support and medical
April 18, 2011 ProTECT III study targets treatment for traumatic brain injury Air Force doctors at Brooke Army Medical Center will soon begin a research study to see if progesterone can decrease damage from a traumatic brain injury (TBI).Traumatic brain injury is sudden damage to the brain caused by an outside force such as a car crash, a fall, or something hitting the head.
April 15, 2011 332nd EMDG performs unconventional procedure When facing a dire situation, making split-second decisions can lead to mistakes.Indecision, however, could cost lives.With the clock ticking, medical staff of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group performed an unconventional procedure to help save a patient's life. Members of the Air Force Theater
April 15, 2011 CMSAF discusses quality-of-life, personnel issues on Capitol Hill The Air Force's top enlisted leader testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee here April 13 about personnel and quality-of-life issues impacting the enlisted force.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy, alongside his sister-service counterparts, highlighted the importance of
April 15, 2011 Kandahar Air Wing achieves medical evacuation milestone A combined team of Afghan air force and coalition members conducted the first dedicated Mi-17 medical evacuation mission April 11 here. The team moved an Afghan National Army officer, who incurred a compound leg fracture, from Camp Bastion back to Kandahar.The planning for the inaugural mission
April 15, 2011 Allergy tests covered for TRICARE beneficiaries Every year millions of Americans suffer from allergies, with symptoms ranging from irritating to life-threatening. TRICARE beneficiaries are eligible to receive care for the testing and treatment of conditions relating to allergies.According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
April 15, 2011 Research examines blast impact on human brain There's little debate about the risk of a brain injury when a service member gets a blow to the head, whether from an enemy round or from crashing against a wall or being inside a vehicle during an explosion.But some of the foremost academic researchers from around the world, working in cooperation
April 15, 2011 Altitude chamber training begins at the new 711th Human Performance Wing complex Altitude chamber training for future flight surgeons began Monday, April 4, 2011 at the new 711th Human Performance Wing complex at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It is the latest United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine class to transition to WPAFB from Brooks City-Base, Texas
April 15, 2011 Making a difference one prescription at a time A small group of Airmen in the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here is making a difference in service members and Afghans lives filling one prescription at a time. Each day, nine personnel, two Air Force pharmacists and seven technicians, fill hundreds of prescriptions for everything from amoxicillin,
April 11, 2011 Air Force tests new Health Response Team in Trinidad and Tobago More than 40 U.S. Air Force medical personnel from the 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base along with four Contingency Response personnel from McGuire AFB gathered here to test a new Expeditionary Medical Support Health Response Team in support of Fuerzas Alidas Humanitarias (FA HUM 2011) or
April 11, 2011 FA HUM 2011 Kicks Off in Trinidad and Tobago More than 150 U.S. military personnel and military and civilian officials from Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Canada, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and the Republic of Suriname gathered here to participate in the annual Fuerzas Alidas Humanitarias (FA HUM 2011) or Allied Forces
April 8, 2011 Enlisted medics honored at Armed Services YMCA gala Air Force active-duty, Reserve and Guard enlisted medics were among those from all service components honored at the Armed Services YMCA's 5th Annual Angels of the Battlefield Gala at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center here March 31. Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, the commander of
April 8, 2011 Medical equipment system unfailingly covers wounded warriors You're riding in a convoy in Afghanistan on the way back to your base, joking with your friend about his obsession with "Dancing with the Stars" and daydreaming about eating hot wings for dinner when you notice your vehicle driver squint at the road just before an explosion blacks you out.Someone
April 5, 2011 U.S. military officials contribute to Kyrgyz deworming conference Three U.S. military medical experts including two colonels from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, attended a conference here on mass deworming April 2 to contribute American health care concepts to the health program this country's medical representatives have successfully started and plan to
April 5, 2011 Intensive care unit nursing patients back to life The beeping of heart rate monitors and dripping of intravenous saline solutions play in the backdrop of the Air Force Theater Hospital, as nurses and technicians check on patients.The base hosts the largest military hospital in Iraq, where all severe medical or trauma related emergencies are routed
April 5, 2011 CMSAF highlights Airman resiliency during hearing The Air Force's top enlisted Airman testified before the House Subcommittee for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies here March 30, about quality of life in the military.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy, alongside his sister-service counterparts, spoke about