May 30, 2007 Maj. Gen. Joseph Kelley returns to being just Joe One day you're talking to the guy behind you in high school English, and the next thing you know, about 36 years later, Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Joseph E. Kelley is retiring from the U.S. Air Force. Some of you may remember that I nominated Kelley as the most outstanding graduate of Chicago's Bogan High
May 30, 2007 PACAF develops Humanitarian Relief Operations Operational Capability Package In the aftermath of a devastating typhoon or earthquake, immediate humanitarian response is crucial. Lives may be lost. Thousands may be injured and entire towns leveled. Tsunamis like the one that recently hit the Solomon Islands or the massive storm that devastated Indonesia in December 2004
May 30, 2007 Brig. Gen. Lewis discusses variety of issues during visit to Pope Brig. Gen. Patricia Lewis, Assistant Surgeon General for Medical Plans and Programs and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, took time May 8 to discuss some effects Pope's base realignment and closure may have on service members and the role Air Force Medical service will play in the future.Pope
May 30, 2007 9th MDOS Medic Receives Bronze Star A captain with the 9th Medical Operations Squadron recently received a bronze star medal for her contributions to the welfare of the people of Iraq. Capt. Samantha Elmore, 9th MDOS public health chief, served as the functional specialties public health veterinary epidemiologist with the 358th Civil
May 30, 2007 Standardizing war trauma surgery - 'Battlefield Docs' converge in Iraq More than 40 "battlefield docs" -- surgeons and physician assistants from around Iraq -- converged at Balad's Air Force Theater Hospital May 21 to hone their already razor-sharp surgical skills at the Tri-Service Extremity War Surgery Symposium. Battlefield medicine has greatly improved since the
May 1, 2007 AFA Team of the Year features medical Airmen They saved lives performing miracles in the sky, on the ground and outside "the wire" during missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.Senior Airman Robert Zuniga from the 82nd Medical Operations Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, helped save the lives of 120 people injured in car bombs and mortar
May 1, 2007 DOD receives Independent Review Group report The Independent Review Group established by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates provided DOD with its assessment of rehabilitative care and the administrative processes at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center April 16.The department intends to quickly evaluate the
May 1, 2007 Upcoming survey to assess post-deployment health care A telephone survey of ill or injured service members who have returned from operational deployment will begin May 1 to examine post-deployment health care experiences. This health care survey is being conducted in response to the Secretary of Defense's request to comprehensively assess the quality
April 29, 2007 AF has HART for its war wounded As Airmen continue to serve on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan , the Air Force continues to serve its wounded warriors and their families, even after their combat duty.This service comes from the Palace HART program, or Helping Airmen Recover Together."The Air Force will provide the same
April 29, 2007 'Portraits in Courage' features AF medic Lt. Col. Dr. Charles McDannald's 20 years of experience as a medical professional were tested while deployed as part of a Special Operations Surgical Team to Ramadi, Iraq, in the Al Anbar Province. The five-person surgical team deployed with special operators where the flow of patients was unending,
April 29, 2007 AFMS team claims Healthcare Innovation Award Microsoft Healthcare Users Group and Microsoft Corp., has selected the Air Force Medical Service's data modeling and analysis team as a winner in their 10th annual MS-HUG awards.The team won first place in the "Best Use of Outcomes Reporting" category.Members of the team include: Lt. Col. Jerome