Aug. 12, 2009 Initial letter from the new Air Force Surgeon General Today, I take the helm as Surgeon General for the USAF. As the 20th AF Surgeon General, I take great pride in our history and current success in operations around the world. We are rebuilding our hospitals, strengthening our graduate medical education and officer/enlisted training, and setting clear
Aug. 12, 2009 Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Green becomes 20th AF surgeon general Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green formally became the Air Force's 20th surgeon general during a Pentagon ceremony presided over by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz today (Aug. 11). General Green had been the Air Force's deputy surgeon general since August 2006. He replaced Lt. Gen.
July 31, 2009 Uncertainty about military suicides frustrates services The most frustrating part about suicide prevention is the uncertainty about what causes troops to take their lives, top military leaders said here July 29. This near-unanimous chorus was sounded on Capitol Hill when the second-ranking military officers of each service testified about military mental
July 31, 2009 Airmen save Iraqi girl's life after IED blast Security forces Airmen, emergency medics and hospital staff here saved an Iraqi girl after an improvised explosive device detonated at her feet in July near Joint Base Balad. The girl and her family had just attended a Joint Base Balad-sponsored clothing-and-toys distribution for local children at
July 31, 2009 Afghan military leader visits Wilford Hall The top air boss for the Afghanistan military visited Wilford Hall Medical Center July 17. Maj. Gen. Mohammad Dawran, Afghan National Army Air Corps commander, arrived in San Antonio, Texas, July 15 and spent time at Randolph Air Force Base and Camp Bullis, receiving briefings and touring
July 31, 2009 CSAF's remarks at the AFMS 60th Anniversary banquet Provided here are Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz's remarks delivered at the AFMS 60th Anniversary banquet in San Antonio June 25. PDF
July 29, 2009 DOD announces new Tricare regional care contractors Department of Defense officials here have announced the selection of new Tricare managed care support contractors for the North and South Tricare regions in the United States. The third generation contracts are worth an estimated $55.5 billion more than the base and five options periods. Transition
July 29, 2009 Flight surgeon uses Eastern medicine to treat patients Acupuncture is a skill that has been used in Eastern medicine for thousands of years. In the last 20 years, a handful of Air Force doctors have begun using this skill in addition to familiar Western medical practices. Lt. Col. (Dr.) Tim Duffy, 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flight doctor here,
July 29, 2009 Air Force, community support Airman following surgical complications A 9th Intelligence Squadron Airman assigned to Beale Air Force Base, Calif., is hospitalized at the University of California Davis Medical Center. Airman 1st Class Colton Read is being treated there following complications from a July 9 surgery at the David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force
July 29, 2009 Winners announced for Rodeo 2009 competitions Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 ended here July 24 with a closing ceremony and the announcement of 74 awards including the coveted "Best of the Best" Award. The competition is the Air Force's and Air Mobility Command's premier mobility competition and included seven international competitors and observers
July 28, 2009 Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Roudebush says thank you, farewell The day is here. I will step into the ranks of retired Airmen on 6 August 2009. Much has changed since I first pinned on butter bars some 36 years ago as one of the very first HPSP students. As my retirement approaches and I reflect on my time in the Air Force Medical Service, I think about how much
July 23, 2009 Cannon 'Mighty Medic' one of AF's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year As June began, there were more than 262,000 enlisted Airmen in the U.S. Air Force. Of those, only 12 were named Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one of whom is stationed right here, hidden away in the corridors of the 27th Special Operations Medical Group's Mental Health clinic. Tech. Sgt. Marisol
July 23, 2009 Wounded Warriors Return to Iraq Six wounded soldiers, all amputees, returned here last week hoping to close the door on the combat that changed them forever. The last time Sgt. Christopher A. Burrell was in Iraq, he was pulled from a burning vehicle in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. A tourniquet applied by another soldier saved
July 23, 2009 Airmen open medical clinic in Indonesia Residents from this rural area of Indonesia were already waiting for medical services by the time American and Indonesian medical professionals opened a clinic at 8 a.m. July 16 at a local elementary school here. More than 300 patients were seen by medics in just the first day as word at the clinic
July 23, 2009 Family, friends gather to remember fallen crew of RAIDR 21 The morning of July 21, 2008, six Airmen set out from Andersen Air Base, Guam, in their B-52 Stratofortress, call sign RAIDR 21, on what would be their final mission. Today, one year later, a small, solemn ceremony took place here in remembrance of the fallen RAIDR 21 Airmen: Maj. Chris Cooper,
July 23, 2009 Texas students get taste of Air Force science, engineering Air Force Personnel Center officials here hope to whet the appetites of young science, math and engineering students, so they might later seek "blue chip" career paths, hopefully Air Force blue. Toward this end, AFPC's science and engineering career field management team have partnered with the
July 23, 2009 New approach to PTSD offers service members greater privacy, reduced stigma Servicemembers seeking help for deployment-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder now have the option of being treated through primary care channels, thanks to a new pilot program offered at Wilford Hall Medical Center. The primary goal of this new research program is to offer effective therapy for
July 23, 2009 Medical clinic receives $15 M facelift A 12-phase, $15 million renovation to the 21st Medical Group clinic was celebrated at an Evening at the Clinic Open House on Peterson Air Force Base June 17. "With the tremendous amount of military growth in Colorado Springs, we need to ensure we have sufficient clinical space to treat our patient
July 23, 2009 Air Force officer honored by AAPA When Capt. Timothy Harrelson deployed with a provincial reconstruction team to Afghanistan for a year, he knew his work as the team's physician assistant would have an effect on the local Afghans and those he served with. He didn't realize the impact it would have on his career. Seven months, one
July 23, 2009 Air Force researcher wins top science award A Wilford Hall doctor has received one of the highest distinctions a researcher can achieve, according to medical officials here. Maj. (Dr) Vikhyat Bebarta, chief of medical toxicology and a staff emergency physician, is the recipient of the Best Basic Science Research Award, presented by the