Feb. 5, 2014 Air Force Medical Service announces new senior enlisted advisor The Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas W. Travis, announced today that Chief Master Sgt. E. Jason Pace, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, United States Forces in Europe (USAFE), will now take on the top AFMS-enlisted job in the United States Air Force.Chief Pace will assume the new
Jan. 31, 2014 Air Force Medical Service 2013 annual award winners announced It is with great pride that the Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate announces the winners of the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. The competition included individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards. The winners
Jan. 29, 2014 EOD Iceman saves life while deployed to Papua New Guinea Imagine sitting in a hotel lobby of a foreign country, when suddenly, a scream for help echoes from a dark parking lot outside. Without hesitation, you leap to your feet and depart the safety of the hotel in search for a person in need. While recently deployed to Papua New Guinea for a Joint
Jan. 27, 2014 From flight suit to lab coat Challenging. Exciting. Hard work. Most would think that these are words that Air Force Capt. Brian Bradke would use to describe his experiences as an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, but instead, this Citizen-Airman uses them to describe his
Jan. 24, 2014 422nd ABG family takes care of their extended family When their phone in Washington, D.C., began ringing on the early morning of Aug. 15, Senior Airman Ryan Cureton's parents' life suddenly changed as the voice on the other side told them their son was in the critical care unit at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, United Kingdom, after a car
Jan. 22, 2014 AMC selects Grand Forks AFB squadron commander for MSC Award Warriors of the North assigned to the 319th Medical Support Squadron can officially say they are commanded by one of the best in the Air Force.Lt. Col. Arlene D. Adams, 319th MDSS commander, was recently selected by the Air Mobility Command as its U.S. Air Force Medical Service Corps nominee for the
Jan. 17, 2014 Diamond Sharp Airmen: motivated medic This feature is the forty-second in a series of Air Commando spotlights at Cannon. The Airmen being highlighted are recent Diamond Sharp Award winners. Diamond Sharp is a monthly program where Airmen are recognized by wing leadership and first sergeants for their hard work and achievements.)For
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 Fairchild Airman earns STEP promotion to technical sergeant Tech. Sgt. Vikas Kumar received his technical sergeant stripe under the Air Force's Stripes for Exceptional Performers program during a 92nd Medical Group commander's call at the base theater Dec. 18, 2013.Kumar serves as the 92nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron Aerospace & Operational Physiology Flight
Jan. 7, 2014 Airman shares passion for running During the 2012 Air Force Marathon, the adrenaline felt from the crowds cheering on the sidelines allowed an Airman to not only complete the course but to carry his wife around his shoulders for the last four miles of the race after noticing her falling behind.His passion for running allows U.S. Air
Jan. 6, 2014 The Jennifer Vaughan story: one Airman's comeback journey from near death There are words Staff Sgt. Jennifer Vaughan faintly remembers hearing from her family and fiancé as she slowly woke up Feb. 18, 2013 from a 62-day induced coma, but it was the look on their faces that made her understand that something was "very wrong."Unable to respond and comprehend the magnitude
Dec. 16, 2013 Master sergeant's journey to healthier lifestyle, body At 5 feet 5 inches and 232 pounds, he looked in the mirror and wasn't proud of what he saw. "If I can't look at myself, how can my kids and everyone else look at me and think I look okay?"He decided enough was enough; it was time for a change. "The last 17 years I fought to keep my weight off, it's
Dec. 11, 2013 Hello, my baby: Delivery nurse brings own daughter into world "I love that sound," the mother said softly as nurses and technicians hovered over her newborn girl. "I love a crying baby." On a list of soothing sounds, a crying baby rarely ranks high for most people, but for Capt. Savannah Mendez, nothing is more reassuring."It means your baby is alive and
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. 19, 2013 Air Force Veteran Helped Establish New Defense Health Agency Tucked away down a short hallway on the third floor of the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va., is an office known as "The Museum." Inside, it is full of artifacts from the 30-year military career of Rebecca Russell, now the acting Chief Human Capital Officer for the Military Health
Nov. 13, 2013 Air Force dentist finishes first full Ironman Sixteen years ago, Col. Eric Cathey, director of dental programs and resources, Air Force Surgeon General, ran his first triathlon at Misawa AB, Japan, fell in love with the sport, and hasn't stopped running. The Air Force dentist finished his first full Ironman Triathlon Nov. 2 in Panama City
Nov. 7, 2013 Moulage master makes exercise injuries realistic Icemen have seen an array of injuries during recent exercises, including actors with missing limbs, exposed eyeballs, burns and gunshot wounds.These injuries were not real, but looked lifelike thanks to a team of moulage experts, led by Tech. Sgt. Crystal St. Denis, 354th Medical Group NCO in charge
Nov. 6, 2013 Sacrifice of military families supports entire force Each year the president signs a proclamation declaring November Military Family Appreciation Month. During this time, military families are recognized by the Department of Defense and the nation for the sacrifices they make in support of the country.One of Seymour Johnson's families opens up about
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. 31, 2013 PPE gives Laughlin rider second chance The motorcycle has minor damage, such as a broken foot peg, busted mirror, ruined carburetor and several cosmetic scratches; yet its rider, Airman 1st Class Randy Mullis, is lucky to be alive.Mullis, a radar approach control operator with the 47th Operations Support Squadron, was recently riding on