May 29, 2013 Pediatric clinic awarded for outstanding service The 4th Medical Operations Squadron Pediatric clinic was presented with the "Outstanding Service Award" from the Autism Society of North Carolina, Wayne County Chapter, April 18, 2013.The pediatric clinic was presented this award in recognition of the medical care provided to children with autism
May 29, 2013 All in a day’s work for combat medics Imagine holding your brother's or sister's life in your hands, as you crouch over them, ignoring their screams of anguish and bloodied, mangled limbs. You try to let your training kick in while seeing their entire existence slowly fade away. Now imagine you are doing all this in the midst of utter
May 28, 2013 JBA replaces aging medical facility Beginning in May 2013 and spanning over the course of several years, the 79th Medical Wing will be replacing its current medical facility at Joint Base Andrews. The new 345,000-square foot facility will enhance the 79th Medical Wing's ability to provide world-class medical services to the nation's
May 24, 2013 AF provides special counsel to sexual assault survivors Often, when survivors of sexual assault are "put on the witness stand, they can feel like they're being attacked," said Capt. Dustin Kouba, a special victims counsel attorney. "I feel like I'm almost defending them ... I'm like their big brother."The Air Force is taking the lead on providing special
May 21, 2013 Massive tornado hits near Tinker AFB Nearly 250 members of the Oklahoma National Guard, as well as members of Tinker Air Force Base are assisting with victim search and security in Moore, Okla., where a massive tornado left a path of destruction behind it, authorities said.The twister hit Monday, May 20, about 3:15 p.m. CDT, just three
May 20, 2013 Chief nurse candidates must submit applications by May 31 Statements of intent for officers interested in chief nurse positions are due May 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials said May 20. The nurse corps development team will convene in June to select candidates for projected calendar year 2014 openings."There are 86 chief nurses -- one in each
May 15, 2013 TV announcements illustrate signs of suicide risk Officials at the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have produced three public service announcements to help families and friends recognize the signs of potential suicide in veterans and service members.The television announcements have aired since April on the Pentagon Channel and American
May 13, 2013 B-52 pilot aims for pilot physician He is a pilot on the B-52H Stratofortress and a flight surgeon. He is Capt. Dave Prakash; and, in less than two months, hopes to become a pilot physician. It's a title held by less than 12 Air Force pilots."In the past 20 years of military service I have had the opportunity to meet some of the most
May 10, 2013 Moving beyond PTSD: help is available Editor's note: This is the last of a three-part series on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.An estimated 11 to 20 percent of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 10 percent of veterans of the Gulf War, and 30 percent of Vietnam veterans suffer from PTSD, according to the U.S. Department of
May 9, 2013 Air Force Medical Service now registering pediatric patients in MiCare The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application called MiCare.MiCare allows beneficiaries to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime. The secure tool is now available to more than 70 percent
May 7, 2013 Developing Standardization Throughout the MHS Military Health System Team-The need for standardization across the Military Health System is vital to our strength and efficiency as we meet our mission and move forward to provide world-class health care to our Service members and beneficiaries. After more than a decade of war, we have seen that
May 3, 2013 AF general appointed to head single military health agency The Defense Department on April 25 moved a step closer toward reshaping the Tricare Management Activity into a broader Defense Health Agency, naming and promoting Air Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Robb to head the new three-star directorate.Robb co-chaired a DoD task force that reviewed the military
May 1, 2013 MST builds friendships, sharpens skills at Hospital Escuela Joint Task Force-Bravo's Mobile Surgical Team partnered with the Hospital Escuela, a training hospital in Tegucigalpa, to teach and perform much needed surgeries as part of a commitment in building partnership capacity, April 23.The MST, assigned to the Medical Element at JTF-B, performs weekly
May 1, 2013 55th Medical Group selected for two Air Force level awards The men and women of the 55th Medical Group recently learned that their hard work and dedication earned them two Air Force level awards. The Ehrling Bergquist Clinic was recognized with the 2012 Air Force Surgeon General Award for Best Clinic, and the dental clinic was named the 2012 Air Force
April 26, 2013 Medical center volunteers give decades of service Keesler Medical Center would be hard-pressed to provide excellent care to its patients without the support of the almost 60 members of the facility's volunteer services. The time six of those volunteers have given to the 81st Medical Group adds up to 180 years. That's more than 1.5 million hours of
April 26, 2013 Senior leaders testify on health of personnel programs Air Force senior leaders, along with counterparts from each of the services, testified about the current state of military personnel programs before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee April 24.Daniel B. Ginsberg, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and Lt. Gen.
April 25, 2013 TRICARE a Part of April National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)-sponsored National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is April 27, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take-Back Day provides a venue for safe disposal of prescription drugs that might otherwise be susceptible to misuse, abuse or environmental contamination.Medicines left at
April 24, 2013 Prescription drug abuse: Don't swallow your career You're having trouble sleeping during the work week and a friend is concerned about your performance."I have something that might help," he says.He hands you a small pill to take that night and you take it before bed; instantly falling sound asleep.You awake the next morning, feeling refreshed and
April 23, 2013 Deployed Airmen save lives miles from front lines The explosion took the Airman at the knee, knocking the patrol to the ground. Patrol members rushed to him, treating him for shock and taking out his individual first aid kit to render aid - various gauzes for covering the wound, two tourniquets to cut off blood flow, and a few smaller items that
April 18, 2013 New medical evacuation training may save lives As the second group of graduates left Air Mobility Command's Aeromedical Evacuation school recently, the streamlined curriculum they experienced promised Total Force medical crews who are even better prepared to work together to save lives.Thirty days of streamlined training at Wright-Patterson AFB,