Air Force surgeon general visits ‘The Rock’

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, speaks with Capt. Carla Turrentine, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group mental health officer, Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Hogg and Turrentine discussed how having mental health professionals in a deployed environment increases readiness and meets the medical needs of joint warfighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

Air Force surgeon general visits ‘The Rock’

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, speaks with Tech. Sgt. Nakisha Simon, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering non-commissioned officer in charge, during a visit Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. As surgeon general, Hogg is responsible for recruiting, organizing, training, and equipping military personnel to support worldwide medical service missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

Air Force surgeon general visits ‘The Rock’

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Steve Cum, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, speak with Tech. Sgt. Austin Brinker, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group public health non-commissioned officer in charge, Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Hogg visited and spoke with Airmen of the 386th EMDG during a tour of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

Air Force surgeon general visits ‘The Rock’

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, discusses the importance of physical therapy in deployed environments with Maj. Branden Crockett, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group physical therapist, Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Hogg and Crockett discussed the importance of getting the warfighters back into the fight and how Air Force Medicine remains committed to finding new and better ways to meet their medical needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

Air Force surgeon general visits ‘The Rock’

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, takes a photo with Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group Nov. 6, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Hogg spent the day meeting with Airmen of the 386th EMDG to better understand how she can help them the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

Air Force surgeon general visits 386th AEW

Published Nov. 8, 2018
By Staff Sgt. Joshua King
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

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