Jan. 13, 2014 Defense Secretary visits wounded warriors at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston The 24th Defense Secretary and the first enlisted combat veteran to lead the Department of Defense made his first official visit to Brooke Army Medical Center Jan. 8.Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was welcomed by BAMC Commander Col. Kyle Campbell and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Pumphrey at San Antonio
Jan. 9, 2014 MacDill unveils new ADA housing MacDill Air Force Base presented 10 qualifying families with newly constructed Americans with Disabilities Act homes on Dec. 18, 2013. The newly constructed homes are specially designed to assist special needs families. The homes include unique features such as, sliding pocket doors, roll-in
Dec. 13, 2013 15th MDG honors fallen Hickam medic The sign for the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific greets visitors as they enter the cemetery in Honolulu. Members of the 15th Medical Group visited the cemetery Dec. 6, 2013, to pay respects to a fallen service member, Cpl. Vincent J. Kechner, who was killed at Hickam Field during the Dec.
Dec. 10, 2013 801st MAES first to receive Distinguished Unit Award in 1950 It's a little-known fact the first Air Force Distinguished Unit Award ever awarded in theater was presented to men and women serving in a medical unit.The 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron received the citation for gallantry and heroism during events that unfolded in September and December 1950.
Dec. 4, 2013 Fledgling Air Force Medical Service proved its importance during Korea Conflict The "Year of the Korean War Veteran," established by the U.S. Senate to recognize the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War, comes to a close this month culminating a year of reflection and commemorations in both the United States and South Korea. The Air Force Medical Service was less than 1 year old,
Dec. 3, 2013 Operation Homecoming remembered during 40th anniversary of Vietnam POW return This year marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam conflict and the return of American prisoners of war (POW), called Operation Homecoming. In late 1972, the Air Force Medical Service began planning for the return of 591 Americans held by the North Vietnamese. Of paramount concern was
Dec. 3, 2013 Airman survives conflict, gains perspective Serbian paramilitary forces surrounded Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during the Bosnian conflict, bombarding the city with heavy artillery in 1992. U.S Air Force Capt. Merima White, 99th Medical Operations Squadron Family Medicine Residency resident physician, then 9 years-old, survived the conflict
Nov. 26, 2013 Former Air Force Surgeon General passes away The Air Force Medical Service remembers retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul W. Myers, former Air Force Surgeon General, who passed away of natural causes on Nov. 25, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas.Myers was the 10th surgeon general and sworn in on Aug. 1,1978 until July 31, 1982. He officially retired on Dec.
Nov. 21, 2013 New heritage center display celebrates aeromedical evac "We are not the heroes, we just bring them home."This is the motto of the men and women who serve in the Aero Medical Evacuation Squadrons throughout the Air Force. Creating an aero medical evacuations display at the Heritage Museum has been a goal for the heritage center staff."It's something that
Nov. 15, 2013 November honors military families' sacrifices, contributions Service members' families also serve the nation and are the force behind the total force, a senior Defense Department official said yesterday. "Our military members are as effective as they can be because of the support their families provide them," Barbara Thompson, the director of DOD's office of
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
Nov. 5, 2013 Military University Marks 20 Years of Graduate Nursing Education The Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences recognized an important milestone, 20 years of groundbreaking education, with an all-day celebration that included a dedication ceremony to honor the school's namesake, Daniel Inouye, Oct. 29.The event began
Nov. 4, 2013 2013 Pharmacy Technician Certification Board recognizes Airman MSgt. Jessica Hughes, 87 MDSS, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst, N.J., receives the 2013 Pharmacy Technician Certification Board's Certified Pharmacy Technician of the Year award during a ceremony Oct. 29, in recognition of her support to more than 900 patients as pharmacy technician during a 2008
Oct. 30, 2013 Air Force medical facilities earn top honors from The Joint Commission Three Air Force Medical Service military treatment facilities (MTFs) earned top accreditation honors recently by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America, for exemplary performance and were named among the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality
Oct. 30, 2013 AF selects 87 for medical squadron command More than 80 officers from five medical career fields have been selected for squadron command, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. The 87 selected were among 127 candidates selected by developmental teams that convened in June. Candidates who are not on the selection list will remain
Oct. 29, 2013 Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine welcomes Canadian instructors An international agreement signed last year that promotes mutual cooperation and interoperability between armed forces' aeromedical evacuation (AE) assets in the United States, Australia, Canada and Great Britain has gone into effect, resulting in some new faces at the U.S. Air Force School of
Oct. 24, 2013 Aerospace Physiologist Achieves Air Force Research Laboratory Fellow Status Dr. Thomas Morgan of the 711th Human Performance Wing's Human Performance Integration Directorate has been selected as a 2013 Fellow of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). He, along with six others, will be honored by the Laboratory at an induction ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on
Oct. 23, 2013 DGMC specialist recognized for safety Sean Zortman, 60th Medical Group safety and occupational health specialist at David Grant USAF Medical Center, was recently recognized by the National Safety Council as one of forty Rising Stars of Safety during a ceremony presented by DuPont Sustainable Solutions in Chicago earlier this month. The
Oct. 8, 2013 New Defense Health Agency will streamline functions The government shutdown did not stop the official opening Oct. 1 of the Defense Health Agency, a major streamlining of military medicine that has been in the works for three decades and signed into law earlier this year."This day has been a long time in coming, and represents a major milestone in
Sept. 26, 2013 NCO trades stripes for first lieutenant bars A technical sergeant from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron was commissioned Sept. 20 and will move on to accept higher responsibilities in the U.S. Air Force as a medical entomologist. Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Foley, 65th CES Pest Management, became 1st Lt. Elizabeth Foley within less than an hour of