Feb. 25, 2014 Airmen perform CPR, save stranger's life Three noncommissioned officers were awarded the U.S. Air Force Achievement Medal during a ceremony Jan. 31 for their quick reactions that saved the life of a stranger at McCarren International Airport earlier in the month. Staff Sgt. Brent Olson, military working dog instructor with the 99th Ground
Feb. 21, 2014 Langley nurse recognized in Portraits in Courage U.S Air Force 2nd Lt. Quianna Samuels, 633rd Medical Group Labor and Delivery clinic registered nurse, was recognized in a Portraits in Courage ceremony held by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody at the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Va., Feb. 5 for her acts of valor during a chemical
Feb. 12, 2014 A 'Selena' story: Local MHAFB medic selected for premier performance troupe A Mountain Home Air Force Base Airman and Riverside, Calif., native was selected to perform with the Air Force's premier entertainment showcase 'Tops In Blue.'Senior Airman Myra Hernandez, 366th Medical Support Squadron nutritional medical technician, learned Feb. 5, that she was selected above 70
Feb. 10, 2014 Pilot for a day: 10 year old becomes Travis Airman through Make-A-Wish AJ Calisi is not your average 10-year-old.He has an infatuation with movies from before his time, such as The Goonies, Ghostbusters and Stand by Me. His favorite dishes include salmon and grilled vegetables. He loves magic tricks, but nothing rivals his fascination with those serving in uniform as
Feb. 10, 2014 Childhood loss leads Malmstrom Airman to become physician Every week at the Malmstrom Air Force Base Clinic, more than 100 Airmen, dependents or retirees apprehensively - or assuredly - make their way to a doctor's appointment in the Family Health Clinic. Although some are receiving annual exams for preventative care, for others, they hope a medical
Feb. 7, 2014 Cornum receives new assignment at Scott AFB Keesler Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum has been selected to become the Air Mobility Command Surgeon at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.Cornum has led the almost 1,700 "Dragon Medics" since assuming command in April 2010. He will be succeeded by Col. (Dr.) Thomas Harrell, currently
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