March 1, 2010 2K Filipinos receive medical care during Operation Pacific Angel Medical teams from the United States and the Philippines have treated nearly 2,000 Filipino patients since Monday during Operation Pacific Angel, a humanitarian and civic assistance operation scheduled here through Feb. 22. More than 50 U.S. military personnel are particapting in Operation Pacific
March 1, 2010 Buggin' out A U.S. Air Force Airman and representatives from the local health department are on a crusade to combat the Dengue virus in barangays, or villages, as part of Operation Pacific Angel, here Feb. 15-22.Maj. Stephen Wolf, one of only 15 entomologists in the Air Force, and Ms. Julie Samson, from the
Feb. 5, 2010 AF SG Asks MHS for "Disruptive Innovation" Lt. Gen. Charles B. Green, surgeon general of the Air Force, gave a lecture during the 2010 MHS Conference Jan. 28, introducing a new goal to the military medical community: disruptive innovation. Chief Master Sgt. Charlie Cole spoke alongside him, similarly challenging the audience - which included
Feb. 5, 2010 Air Force medical units merge in San Antonio The 59th Medical Wing at Lackland Air Force Base just got bigger. All Air Force medical treatment facilities in San Antonio now fall under a single command structure.Feb. 1 marked the activation of two new medical groups. The 12th Medical Group at Randolph Air Force Base became the 359th Medical
Feb. 5, 2010 Air Force EMEDS provides care, compassion to people of Haiti A cement truck rumbles by a group of uniformed Airmen, kicking up a cloud of dust. Unfazed, the group reaches into a waiting van and begins to walk a stretcher towards a group of light-brown tents. It's only 11:30 a.m., but the team has already done this exercise half a dozen times in the sweltering
Jan. 28, 2010 Pay, medical, family issues highlight budget request President Barack Obama will request increased funding for military pay, housing allowances, family support programs and care for wounded warriors, as he recognizing the nation's responsibility to support its men and women in uniform and their families, White House officials said Jan.27, here. The
Jan. 27, 2010 Air Force medics evacuating critically ill from Haiti A three-person medical team from the Wright-Patterson Medical Center here have deployed to provide aeromedical evacuation support to assist victims of the earthquake in Port au Prince, Haiti.The Critical Care Air Transport or CCAT team is staging from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. with the 45th
Jan. 27, 2010 Official Notes Health System’s ‘Amazing’ Impact The Defense Department's Military Health System has never played a clearer or more important role in the security of the nation, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said today. "I'm very, very proud of the great strides we all have made to date," Ellen P. Embrey told an audience of
Jan. 27, 2010 Chairman Cites Need for Rapid Health Care Solutions Defense Department officials must work quickly to surmount a stigma that's preventing servicemembers from seeking help for the signature wounds of today's wars, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. "We are clearly just beginning to deal with the long-term effects of the signature
Jan. 25, 2010 Air Force officials select Airmen for physical therapy training An Air Force board here selected two Airmen to attend the U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.First Lt. Ronald Miller of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and Tech. Sgt. Aaron Butler of Moody AFB, Ga., were selected to attend the 28-month academic
Jan. 25, 2010 Wilford Hall team heads to Haiti A team of more than 30 U.S. Air Force medical personnel, including 13 from the 59th Medical Wing, travelled to Haiti early Jan. 24 to provide medical support to earthquake victims."I feel very honored that we can take the military medical training that we have received and apply it to the needs of
Jan. 25, 2010 Travis AFB medics set to deploy to Haiti Fifty-eight medical staff assigned to the 60th Medical Group are set to provide medical and humanitarian relief to the earthquake ravaged nation of Haiti.Personnel from the David Grant USAF Medical Center are bringing a 10-bed, completely portable "hospital in a box" known as an expeditionary
Jan. 21, 2010 For Haiti Volunteers and Donation Information see "Operation Unified Response Link" Operation Unified Response
Jan. 21, 2010 Air Force Medical Service officials work around challenges Servicemembers have a well-known knack for building modern facilities in remote locations to support operations. In the wake of the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti Jan. 12, the services have stepped up to use their deployable assets, especially hospitals, to help the victims.Col. Mark
Jan. 15, 2010 Military preps for broader Haiti relief mission The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is headed toward earthquake-devastated Haiti and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to provide airlift support for the disaster-response mission, the commander of U.S. Southern Command reported Jan. 13.Meanwhile, Gen. Douglas Fraser said, SOUTHCOM officials are
Jan. 15, 2010 Mullen voices concern with military suicide rate Suicide is a growing problem in the military community, and its leaders must be committed to reversing that trend, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here Jan. 13.In an address to an audience of more than 1,000 military and other government agency health-care workers and officials
Jan. 15, 2010 Airmen, Soldiers work together to save lives Air Force and Army personnel from U.S. Forces-Iraq Deputy Commanding General-Advising and Training Health Affairs work together to train participants on how to save lives in combat, here. Master Sgt. Krystal Marks and Army Sgt. Donell Hughes, both medical training advisers, teach a hands-on combat
Jan. 15, 2010 Ophthalmic surgeons employ cutting-edge technology Ophthalmic surgeons here are the first in the Defense Department to employ a state-of-the-art laser that will shorten recovery times for corneal transplantation. Members of the ophthalmology department assigned to the 59th Medical Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, now use a femtosecond laser
Jan. 15, 2010 Paktya Regional Hospital cares for Afghan National Army's families Afghanistan National Security Forces and their dependants are entitled to free military health care throughout the country. This service is not often used by families due to lack of awareness or proximity to a military facility. The Paktya Regional Military Hospital is a 50-bed inpatient facility
Jan. 15, 2010 Surgery, lifestyle changes charge man's massive weight loss Mike Porter is about half the man he used to be.His weight reduction is due in large part to an Air Force bariatric surgery program, plus eating healthy, weightlifting and running. Surgery changed the retired master sergeant's life."I'd been trying to lose weight for about four years," said Mr.