Oct. 12, 2010 New commander takes the reigns of 79th Medical Wing Major Gen. Gar S. Graham passed the reigns of command of the 79th Medical Wing to Maj. Gen. Gerard A. Caron Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. in Hangar 3 on Joint Base Andrews in a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, Air Force District of Washington commander. General Caron will also serve as the
Oct. 12, 2010 House resolution honors aeromedical evacuation Airmen Members of the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Sept. 28 honoring the Airmen who support and perform aeromedical evacuation.House Resolution 1605 recognizes "the service of the medical and aircrews in helping our wounded warriors make the expeditious and safe trip home
Oct. 12, 2010 Flying the wounded home Afghan airmen and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan advisers worked as one to transfer a patient from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a reverse aeromedical evacuation mission to Forward Operating Base Bostic in Konar province, Afghanistan Sept. 27.A reverse medical evacuation takes a
Oct. 12, 2010 Wilford Hall hosts graduate medical education course A course for medical educators provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences was held Sept. 24 to Oct. 2 at Wilford Hall Medical Center here. The course, designed to train military medical education program directors, was chaired by retired Army Col. (Dr.) Louis Pangaro, who
Oct. 12, 2010 Dental team serves in Panama Team Keesler was the point team in dentistry for this year's New Horizons exercise, an annual U.S. Southern Command humanitarian assistance mission conducted in August. The 81st Dental Squadron deployed 20 members for two weeks as the lead team in support of the six-week New Horizons Panama mission.
Oct. 12, 2010 Grant approved for burn victim research A major improvement is coming in the field of dermatology and plastic surgery, specifically in the recovery and care for wounded warrior burn victims."As I've studied cosmetic improvement in burn victims, I've noticed more improvements in the range of motion than in the cosmetics because the scars
Oct. 12, 2010 Air Force medical staff celebrates advances in ECMO This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 59th Medical wing staff conducting Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation missions.ECMO is a machine that provides cardiac and respiratory support primarily to eligible infants and children whose heart and lungs are so severely diseased or damaged that they
Sept. 30, 2010 Physician earns AFA top award for health care An Eglin doctor was selected for making the most significant contribution to the continued good health of the men and women of the Air Force last year.Lt. Col. Christopher P. Paulson, 96th Medical Operations Squadron, was presented the Air Force Association's Paul W. Myers Award for an Air Force
Sept. 30, 2010 Pacific Partnership 2010 Ends With Many Firsts Pacific Partnership 2010 came to a successful conclusion here on Sept. 13 after visiting six countries throughout Southeast Asia over a span of five months, strengthening relationships and improving disaster response skills while providing humanitarian and civic assistance along the way. The fifth
Sept. 24, 2010 Reservists win first place in international medical competition A team of Reserve officers earned first place in the Combat Casualty Care competition during the Interallied Allied Confederation of Reserve Officers annual Congress and Military Competition here.USA Team 3 pulled top scores based on their ability to react quickly and assess and treat wounded
Sept. 24, 2010 'Ironwoman' tackles run, bike, swim challenge Yekaterina Karpitskaya won't be competing in the Air Force Marathon this month, but she has big plans for her upcoming weekend.Saturday, she's competing in her first full Ironman competition in Madison, Wis. The event, sponsored by Ford Motor Co., consists of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and
Sept. 24, 2010 Medical leaders cut ribbon on BAMC pediatric ward, ICU Air Force and Army medical leaders christened the new Brooke Army Medical Center pediatric ward and intensive care unit during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here Sept. 21. Staffed primarily by Air Force personnel, the majority of Wilford Hall Medical Center inpatient pediatric services moved to BAMC in
Sept. 24, 2010 Preparing for Pedro: Snake eaters' new training proves valuable The sun was just starting to set on the desert sky as a convoy of Royal Air Force Regiment infantrymen made their way back from a long and draining patrol to Bastian International Airport, Iraq.As the convoy approached the airport, Sgt. Chris Perrio-Stone, 15 Squadron RAF Regiment combat medic
Sept. 24, 2010 BMETs deliver lifeline to hospital logistics Whether it's the beep of a post-op patient's heart rate monitor or the quiet hum of a newborn baby's incubator, 35th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technicians deliver a constant lifeline to the base's patient-mending machinery. "We are responsible for installing, modifying,
Sept. 24, 2010 AF surgeon general visits 87th Medical Group The 87th Medical Group welcomed the Air Force surgeon general to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst during his visit Sept. 9.Lieutenant Gen. (Dr.) C. Bruce Green, Air Force surgeon general, took a tour of the medical facilities and met with many members of the staff to gain feedback on their working
Sept. 24, 2010 New Horizons Panama 2010 comes to a close New Horizons Panama 2010 closed Sept. 9 at Rio Iglesia Elementary School, signifying the end of a 12-week U.S. Southern Command humanitarian assistance mission designed to improve critical infrastructure and provide free medical care at various locations throughout Panama.Lt. Gen. Glenn Spears, 12th
Sept. 24, 2010 Blood group-and-type rapid test approved by FDA A rapid blood-group-and-type testing device has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for information and education use after extensive validation testing by a group of Army medical research organizations. The availability of rapid blood typing on the battlefield with this new
Sept. 24, 2010 VIPs witness MEDCEUR intensity The servicemembers participating in the 2010 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe demonstrated what they had learned in two weeks of classroom training and live simulations of disaster and crisis situations Sept. 17.The participants ran through a rapid-fire series of crisis
Sept. 15, 2010 Air Force doctors present at DoD conference Doctors from the 59th Medical Wing recently participated in the 2010 Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care conference.The ATACCC conducts a Department of Defense scientific meeting each year addressing critical advances in trauma medicine and the unique medical needs of the
Sept. 15, 2010 Medics showcase patient care concepts to Afghan airmen Air Force medics introduced some of their patient care concepts to Afghan airmen Sept. 8 here.For the first time, 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility Airmen oriented four Afghan airmen to methods used to secure patients and load and move