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  • 3rd Medical Group ready for Soldiers' return

    The 3rd Medical Group here is ready to provide treatment to the more than 3,700 Soldiers of Fort Richardson's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, who have returned or are preparing to return from deployment. "The men and women of the 3rd Medical Group have been making the

  • 2 Warbirds receive AF Combat Action Medal

    Two Warbirds were awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal here during ceremonies Nov. 13. Lt. Col. Jimmy Sterling, 5th Medical Support Squadron commander, and Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley, 5th Security Forces Squadron, both received the award for their courageous efforts while deployed to Iraq. The

  • Bush Visits Wounded in Texas, Salutes Their Courage

    President Bush today saluted wounded troops recovering at the Center for the Intrepid, in San Antonio, for their courage."The spirit of America is strong in facilities like this," Bush told a group of servicemembers being treated at the center. "Our country is a remarkable country, that has produced

  • New legislation affects Tricare supplements

    Many Tricare beneficiaries are getting letters from their employer stating they will no longer offer Tricare supplements as an employer-sponsored medical option effective January 1, 2008. Tricare beneficiaries should look closely at their health care options. A provision of the John Warner National

  • Defense Department, VA to Share Electronic Health Records

    The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are building a system to allow the inter-department sharing of servicemembers' electronic health information. The departments, which in 2001 began efforts to combine their data resources, are the world's leaders in crafting a system to streamline

  • Officials offer programs for domestic violence awareness

    While stress is not the sole cause, it can be a major contributor to domestic violence among Air Force members and their families, according to Air Force family advocacy experts. In 2006, there were 3,914 reports of domestic abuse involving Airmen as either the victim or offender. Of those, 50

  • Revamped Health Care Web Site Allows Information Sharing

    The Defense Department's military health care system is using its interactive, revamped Web site -- http://mhs.osd.mil -- to share information between U.S. military medical personnel and other government agencies and organizations outside the government. "It's a way to create a partnership for

  • Airmen help Afghans stand up flight medicine clinic

    Like many Airmen around the world, Maj. Mical Kupke's day starts with a brief meeting to plan out the day's events. But that's where the similarity ends. The flight surgeon and her team's day involves mentoring members of the Afghan national army air corps in the field of flight medicine and

  • Therapy clinic provides magic touch to injured

    Preparing Airmen to return to work after an injury is similar to getting a race car back to the track after a pit stop. Maintenance must be quick, precise and thorough, both minimizing the time spent away from duty and maximizing the quality of care. The staff here in the physical and occupational

  • Physician Airman

    This interview with Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) James G. Roudebush was published in the Sept. 16, 2007 edition of Military Medical Technology magazine. The interview was conducted by MMT Editor Jeff McKaughan and is republished here with MMT's permission. Q: Good afternoon general. As a

  • Medics inducted into Airlift Tanker Hall of Fame

    At the Annual Airlift Tanker Association in Nashville, TN 27 Oct 07, retired Gen. Ron Fogleman, proudly announced the group below as the first group ever inducted into the Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame. "We have chosen to feature a few instrumental personnel to represent the Legacy of AE

  • Force Protection Battlelab inactivates

    In a reunion-like setting, current and past members of the Air Force's Force Protection Battlelab gathered at the Air Force Security Forces Center here Sept. 28 to mark the end of an era in force protection, the inactivation of the battlelab. This ceremony served as both personal and professional

  • Officials select 14 Airmen for physician assistant training

    Air Force officials selected 14 Airmen to attend the Tri-Service (Phase I) Physician Assistant Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The September 2007 Physician Assistant Board met at the Air Force Personnel Center here to consider 47 applicants. In addition to those selected to attend training, the

  • Security forces Airmen receive cognitive function screening

    Inbound members of Det. 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, became the first "in-lieu-of" Airmen in the Air Force to be evaluated for cognitive functioning before their deployment to a combat environment. The purpose of the Automated Neuro-Psychological Assessment Metric 4 is to collect

  • VA, DOD joint health projects bring nearly $6 million to Keesler

    The Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Health Executive Council has approved two joint incentive fund proposals for Keesler Medical Center and the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi. The total cost of the JIF projects for the joint cardiac care center and the

  • Aeromedical evacuation team tops 500 transports

    The only Air Force medical unit in Afghanistan with the mission of transporting injured military warriors, as well as injured civilians and enemy combatants, has cared for, and transported, more than 508 patients since May. The members of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight team,

  • Air Force doctors train Pakistanis in battlefield surgery

    Air Force medical professionals are part of an ongoing defense mission to teach their international military counterparts the latest combat-related surgical techniques. A five-person team of Air Force doctors recently returned from Rawalpind, Pakistan, after teaching a five-day course to Pakistani

  • AMC commander cites successes, needed upgrades

    The commander of Air Mobility Command briefed attendees from across the globe Sept. 26 on the command's past, present and future contributions to the nation's defense during the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here. "It takes bravery and courage to do our

  • Online resource can help deal with life's challenges

    A new online educational resource offers Tricare beneficiaries a secure, safe environment to seek information, educational materials and self-assessment tools on behavioral health, addiction and recovery, life events and daily living skills. "AchieveSolutions" can be accessed through the behavioral