Oct. 4, 2011 Team McChord delivers critical medical supplies to South Pole in total darkness For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole.Airmen from the 62nd AW teamed up with the 446th AW to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Sept. 29, 2011 Kandahar graduates basic flight medics Four medics recently graduated at the Kandahar Air Wing from the first Afghan air force Basic Flight Medic course, boosting the Afghan medical response capability. According to medical professionals, the goal of the 40-hour course was to combine ground and flight medical training to produce a
Sept. 22, 2011 Medic featured in AF's "Portraits in Courage VI" An Air Force medic is among 18 Airmen featured in the latest edition of "Portraits in Courage."Staff Sgt. Jack Williams, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, was the lead medic for a provincial reconstruction team in a highly populated, hotly contested area of Afghanistan
Sept. 22, 2011 Deployed Barksdale medic earns Purple Heart NOTE: Wisconsin native Airman 1st Class Bryenna Brooks was honored during the Green Bay Packers regular season home opener against the New Orleans Saints Sept. 8, as part of a Packers program called "Operation Fan Mail' which pays tribute to active duty service members.Airman 1st Class Bryenna
Sept. 20, 2011 CSAF, CMSAF release videos reinforcing resiliency, wingmen culture The Air Force chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force have released public service announcements Sept. 20 to reinforce the importance of resiliency and encourage all Airmen to look out for one another.Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy also
Sept. 13, 2011 DTC provides comfort, eases transition for US service members The Ramstein Deployment Transition Center here recently opened its doors to service members from other branches of the U.S. military, 2,100 so far, allowing those teammates who are consistently in harm's way a method to ease into the transition of going home. Since July 2010, the DTC has been the
Sept. 9, 2011 Veteran Air Force nurses meet during 13th Bi-Annual Society of Air Force Nurses and World War II Flight Nurses National Convention The 13th Bi-Annual Society of Air Force Nurses and World War II Flight Nurses National Convention took place in Charleston, S.C. recently to honor Vietnam era nurses.Established in 1986, the Society of the Air Force Nurses is a non-profit veterans' organization that serves as an informational
Sept. 6, 2011 The last cry: "Big Willie'' says goodbye to labor and delivery Baby Laurel Perez made history on Aug. 28.She was the last baby born at Wilford Hall Medical Center and is now an important part of the 60-year history of labor and delivery here.The Hauth Birthing Center, located on the 5th floor of the nine story hospital known as "Big Willie," closed Aug. 29 and
Aug. 26, 2011 9/11: Former AF surgeon recalls Pentagon post-attack response The Air Force surgeon who led the medical response after the Pentagon attack 10 years ago said a couple of readiness firsts in the months before mitigated what could have been a much worse outcome.
Aug. 25, 2011 The 2011 Asia-Pacific Military Nursing Symposium highlighted a common culture In early August, we had a wonderful opportunity to co-host the Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium (APMNS) with our colleagues from Thailand. The event took place in the magnificent city of Bangkok known as the "City of Angels." My counterpart, Maj. Gen. Somjai Supyapoung, Director of the Royal
Aug. 19, 2011 Deployed medics care for, bond with Soldiers When Soldiers go on missions outside the wire, they are susceptible to any number of threats, ranging from extreme weather conditions and rocks being thrown at them, to small-arms fire and roadside bombs. Having well trained medical professionals attached to Army units ensures a quick response in
Aug. 14, 2011 Fostering Military Medical Relationships in Thailand Members of the military nursing community in the Pacific region gathered at the Pullman King Power Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 1 for the start of the five-day 2011 Asia Pacific Military Nursing Symposium. The event is Pacific Command-sponsored and executed under the direction of 13th Air
Aug. 9, 2011 AF pays tribute to medical service’s first “Sergeant Major” The late Chief Master Sgt. Raymond T. Smith once told a reporter: "The Vietnam conflict has brought the services closer together. We've got to keep it that way." When he made that remark in 1970, he was serving as the first enlisted senior NCO for the entire Air Force Medical Service. So new was his
Aug. 2, 2011 Medic chooses service over recognition On July 20, Staff Sgt. Christina Johnson had an opportunity to meet Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, the senior enlisted U.S. military member in Afghanistan, but she was called to assist an Airman who needed her.Johnson, an independent duty medical technician with the 74th Expeditionary Fighter
Aug. 2, 2011 McChord Airmen recognized for historic Antarctic mission The C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members of "Ice 68" from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings here were recognized by Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., the commander of Air Mobility Command, July 29 for their part in evacuating an ailing government contractor from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, June
July 28, 2011 First group of wounded warriors arrive at Wilford Hall's new staging facility The staff at the new 59th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility received their first group of wounded warriors July 19. A KC-135 Stratotanker, flying direct from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, landed here, carrying six wounded Army personnel."Two of the Soldiers were in
July 28, 2011 Airmen compete for Team Pakistan Chanting, "Team Pakistan," as they ascended the ramp to a KC-135R Stratotanker, four of the five-member Pakistan Air Mobility Rodeo 2011 aeromedical evacuation team were American Airman. Upon discovery that Pakistan only had one flight surgeon to compete in the aeromedical evacuation competition,
July 27, 2011 Air Force surgeon general lays out future of aeromedical evacuation The Air Force surgeon general addressed hundreds of medical professionals from around the world at the International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference at Joint Base Lewis-McChord recently.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles Green was the keynote speaker on the second day of the first-ever, U.S.-led
July 19, 2011 Air Force officials host first international AE conference Hundreds of aeromedical evacuation professionals will gather here July 20-21 for the first-ever, U.S.-led international symposium on in-flight medical care.The International Aeromedical Evacuation/En Route Care Conference features speakers from a variety of countries sharing their stories, advice
July 15, 2011 Three medics among AF's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Three enlisted medics are among the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2011. The three are: Senior Airman Nora L. Limjoco from Air Force Space Command; Senior Airman Ulla B. Strömberg from Air Combat Command and Senior Airman Raven S. Taylor from Pacific Air Forces. The 12 Outstanding