June 16, 2014 Face of Defense: Deployed Air Force doctor finds ways to give back Deployed in support of New Horizons Belize 2014, a multifaceted exercise providing training opportunities for Belizean and U.S. medical professionals, an Air Force urologist is finding ways to give back.For Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Forrest Jellison, who is assigned stateside to 959th Medical Group at
June 4, 2014 Combat rescue Airmen highlighted in new television documentary After their successful 2013, six-episode series on Air Force Combat Rescue, a National Geographic Channel camera crew went back to Afghanistan for a 2014 two-hour special.The follow-up special, "Inside Combat Rescue: The Last Stand," provides a real-time look at the experiences of the Airmen,
May 30, 2014 Israelis, U.S. complete Juniper Cobra 14 medical evacuation exercise During a simulated life-or-death scenario, U.S. and Israeli medical teams completed a medical evacuation exercise May 20 throughout Israel. The exercise, held in conjunction with the missile defense-related exercise Juniper Cobra 14, or JC14, simulated treating six patients and transporting them to
May 30, 2014 Medical leaders visit Afghanistan as operations transition As the war draws down and coalition forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan, joint medical leaders visited the area May 3-10 to assess the current state of medical operations in theater and meet with joint forces currently deployed. Led by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
May 13, 2014 AF doctor leads medical team in Belize Lt. Col. (Dr.) Steven Acevedo has enjoyed a variety of assignments in his Air Force career.For five years, he was a medical laboratory officer before going to medical school while in the Inactive Reserve. After that, he found himself as a pediatrics flight commander until he journeyed to Landstuhl
April 30, 2014 US Forces partner with Guatamala to provide medical care People lined the streets awaiting free medical treatment during a joint Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) and humanitarian aid mission at Caseria Los Limones conducted by U.S. Air Force, Army and Guatemalan Military during operation Beyond the Horizon Guatemala Monday, April 21, 2014.In
April 28, 2014 Medic, part-time construction worker, student: Deployed Airman does it all She stands on top of scaffolding at a school addition construction site in Belize, profusely sweating from spending more than 12 hours per day out in the sun, fatigued from laying block after cement block and covered from head to toe in dust and debris. You might think that she has spent every day
April 21, 2014 Therapy of four legs Air Force Reserve Capt. Allyson Dossman played an integral role on a surgical team during a deployment to Afghanistan, but still had a lot on her plate when she returned home to Massachusetts in January 2013.She married another Air Force Reserve officer and started making plans to move with him to
April 6, 2014 376th Expeditionary Medical Group in Kyrgyzstan inactivates The 376th Expeditionary Medical Group here inactivated during a ceremony April 5, 2014, ending another era of providing world-class care to troops transitioning through Kyrgyzstan."You were the panacea that kept our Airmen in the fight, enabling combat airpower in Afghanistan," said Col. John C.
March 28, 2014 Belizean, US officials make final preparations for Corozal MEDRETES Belizean government and U.S. military officials met March 24 to discuss final preparations for the upcoming New Horizons medical readiness training exercises, or MEDRETES, in the Corozal region in Belize. Belizean and military medical providers will use the MEDRETES as an opportunity to learn from
March 20, 2014 USAFE-AFAFRICA, NATO host 29th Aerospace Medicine Summit Medical professionals from 16 nations attended the Ramstein Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course here March 10 - 14.Lt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, welcomed the 170 plus attendees who filled the
March 10, 2014 USAFE-AFAFRICA international health specialist branch receives humanitarian assistance award U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa international health specialist branch earned the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society of Federal Health Agencies Humanitarian Assistance award for their contributions to improving medical programs in Europe and Africa."It is a tremendous honor for the
March 7, 2014 Dentists straighten out bad habits Wolf Pack dentists and technicians visited a local orphanage to help promote good oral hygiene for National Children's Dental Health Month, Feb. 27, 2014."I've met the caregivers at the facility and they are very nice," said Staff Sgt. Min Hubbard, 8th Medical Operations Squadron dental technician
Feb. 26, 2014 Remembering Tech. Sgt. Sylvester McCullough during African American History Month Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sylvester McCullough, an aeromedical technician, boarded a Marine CH-53A in Khe Sanh, Vietnam, on Feb. 19, 1968 along with 12 other crew and passengers, to include a wounded Army infantryman, two wounded North Vietnamese POWs, and two wounded Vietnamese civilians, but his
Feb. 24, 2014 Airmen, Soldiers to provide medical care to thousands of Belizeans during New Horizons '14 Airmen and Soldiers from Air Forces Southern, the 355th Medical Group and the 349th Combat Support Hospital are readying medical personnel, packing supplies and shipping medical equipment that will be used in treating thousands of patients in support of their upcoming deployment to Belize for New
Feb. 18, 2014 U.S. Air Force and Israeli Defense Force Surgeons General sign agreement The surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and his counterpart in the Israeli Defense Force signed an agreement Feb. 5 in Israel to reaffirm their mutual commitment to collaboration between the Air Force Medical Service and the IDF Medical Corps.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas Travis and Brig. Gen. (Dr.)
Feb. 4, 2014 Nigerian, U.S. air forces partner for disaster relief seminar This African proverb was referenced several times during a disaster relief seminar hosted by the Nigerian air force at the National Defense College here, Jan. 27-30. More than 40 senior service members from various career fields and units all over Nigeria attended the seminar to discuss capabilities
Nov. 13, 2013 Joint Task Force-Bravo provides medical care to more than 1,200 in Honduras Joint Task Force- Bravo's Medical Element partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health and the Honduran military to provide medical care to more than 1,200 people in Plan de Leones and Cuesta de la Virgen, two remote villages in the department of Comayagua, during a Medical Readiness Exercise
Nov. 8, 2013 Odyssey to freedom: Remembering a daring escape from behind enemy lines In November 1943, a plane carrying 26 flight nurses and technicians crashed into the hills of Albania, which began a months-long odyssey toward freedom for the downed Airmen. The C-47 transport plane carrying the medics of the newly formed 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron veered off