Sept. 25, 2008 AFNORTH Airmen assisting with Gustav medevac Air Forces Northern Airmen here coordinated with numerous civilian and government agencies in Texas and Louisiana to assist with the evacuation of critical-care patients prior to Hurricane Gustav's landfall. AFNORTH Airmen provide U.S. Northern Command with visibility on all Air Force assets
Sept. 25, 2008 Medical Wing personnel support Hurricane Gustav evacuees Approximately 80 personnel from the 59th Medical Wing here worked around the clock last weekend, assisting 247 special needs evacuees from Beaumont, Texas, who arrived at Port San Antonio Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Medical staff helped move the evacuees off aircraft and load them onto
Sept. 25, 2008 AMC poised to support post-hurricane operations Air Mobility Command planners and operators held a collective breath as Hurricane Gustav made landfall Sept. 1. Although most AMC aircraft and personnel were pulled back from the U.S. Gulf Coast area Aug. 31 -- hours before the hurricane's projected landfall -- the command was still fully engage in
Sept. 25, 2008 Reserve teams answer calls for help More than 300 Gulf Coast patients were able to breathe a sigh of relief Sep. 1 thanks to Air Force Reserve aeromedical crews as Hurricane Gustav slammed into Terrebonne Bay, La., just west of New Orleans, at about 10:30 EST. Because more than 50 air evacuation flights had carried them to safety, the
Sept. 25, 2008 EPLOs ready for emergency response role Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers nationwide stand ready to respond to national emergencies and events when requested. Air Force Reserve EPLOs are stationed in every state to coordinate military assets to support civil authorities in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or a national
Sept. 25, 2008 Air Guard members airlift, assist thousands of Gustav displaced With tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents in the potential path of Hurricane Gustav during the Labor Day weekend, Air National Guard members put aside their last minute school shopping and back yard picnics to bring their states' Guard airpower to the displaced. Taking to the skies Aug. 30-31
Sept. 25, 2008 Medical Wing Airmen aid Hurricane Ike evacuees Approximately 100 medical personnel here worked around the clock last weekend, assisting with Hurricane Ike evacuees from the Galveston and Houston areas, who arrived at Port San Antonio Saturday and Sunday. Medical staff helped move 137 special needs patients from aircraft at Kelly Field and loaded
Sept. 25, 2008 Airmen, Soldiers aid people affected by Hurricane Ike Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard and Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard banded together with civilian emergency responders to help people affected by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 14. Joint responders assisted with people at a local high school before busing them to San
Sept. 25, 2008 AMC aircraft, Airmen supporting Hurricane Ike evacuations Mobility Airmen and their aircraft are again in full support of hurricane evacuation operations as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf Coast. This effort to support evacuation of patients and members of the general population comes on the heels of Air Mobility Command's support to Hurricane Gustav
Sept. 25, 2008 Little Rock AFB hub for hurricane aeromedical teams Three C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 50th Airlift Squadron, 53rd AS and 62nd AS here were deployed Sept. 10 to perform aeromedical missions in preparation for Hurricane Ike's landfall in southern Texas with seven additional C-130s from the base on "standby" status. The aircrews transported
Sept. 25, 2008 Texas National Guard evacuates citizens for Hurricane Ike Nine Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from three states configured for medical air evacuation began transporting special-needs patients from the Corpus Christi, Texas, area the morning of Sept. 10 in preparation for Hurricane Ike's expected landfall Sept. 13. The mission falls under Texas
Sept. 25, 2008 MacDill AFB medical team supports hurricane relief efforts A mobile aeromedical staging facility team from the 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., arrived here Sept. 9 in support of Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts. Along with the MASF team, more than 200 state and federal assets and volunteers converged on Corpus Christi ahead of Ike in
Aug. 29, 2008 Therapists help Iraqi patients gain independence An Iraqi man whose leg was shattered two months ago can walk again thanks in part to a team of physical and occupational therapists at Joint Base Balad's Air Force Theater Hospital. Moqdad lay on a raised bed in the middle of the occupational therapy and physical therapy clinic July 22. Nearby, a
Aug. 29, 2008 Manas Airmen provide aid to Kyrgyz airliner crash Manas Air Base first responders supported a Kyrgyz 737 airliner that crashed shortly after takeoff Aug. 24 approximately six miles east of the base and the Manas International Airport. Base leaders received notification of the crash from Kyrgyz authorities shortly after 9 p.m. local time. Members of
Aug. 29, 2008 SECAF, CSAF stress 'back to basics' The acting secretary and new chief of staff of the Air Force emphasized a "back-to-basics" approach to get the Air Force back on track in areas ranging from the nuclear enterprise to acquisition in an Aug. 12 press conference at the Pentagon. Secretary Michael Donley introduced Gen. Norton Schwartz,
Aug. 29, 2008 Physician recognized as "Hero of Emergency Medicine" Officials with the American College of Emergency Physicians announced Aug. 1 they have recognized Maj. (Dr.) James Eadie, vice chair of emergency medicine, medical director and flight commander at Wilford Hall Medical Center here, as a "Hero of Emergency Medicine." The campaign, which is part of
Aug. 29, 2008 Airman's Roll Call: Quit tobacco This week's Airman's Roll Call offers Airmen who smoke a new resource to help them quit. The Web site, Quit Tobacco -- Make Everyone Proud, is an educational tool sponsored by Department of Defense officials to help servicemembers quit, both for themselves and for the people they care about. There
Aug. 29, 2008 PRT proving ingenuity is all it takes to make a difference In a country where the reality is that parents will have to bury one of their children before the age of 5, members of a coalition provincial reconstruction team (PRT) at Zabul, Afghanistan, are working to reverse this staggering trend. After two Air Force medical professionals spent some time on
Aug. 29, 2008 Airman helps injured warriors 'face' the world The characteristics of a person's face are unmistakable. They are the uniqueness that makes you recognize a family member, a friend, a coworker. Now imagine suddenly being stripped of those defining characteristics. Many Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Marines have experienced this debilitating
Aug. 29, 2008 History project allows veterans to share experiences The Veterans History Project collects and preserves the remembrances of American war veterans and civilian workers who supported them. These collections of first-hand accounts are archived in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for use by researchers and to serve as an