Israeli Defense Officials meet with AFMS leaders

Officials with the Israeli Defense Force met with Air Force Medical Service officials in Washington in early June. Topics included formalizing partnerships and collaboration in casualty care and trauma training; flight surgeon exchange programs and training courses; Joint medical exercises (including aeromedical evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) ; and Post-Traumatic Stress disorder prevention. Pictured from left to right are: -- Col. (Dr.) Chuck Tedder, 3rd AF command surgeon; Col. (Dr.) Gil Hirschhorn, IDF air force surgeon general; -- Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, Air Force surgeon general; Brig. Gen. Ronen Dan, Israeli air attaché; and Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn, Air Force deputy surgeon general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. (Dr.) Mylene Huynh)

Israeli Defense Officials meet with AFMS leaders

Published July 2, 2010

WASHINGTON -- Officials with the Israeli Defense Force met with Air Force Medical Service officials in Washington in early June. Topics included formalizing partnerships and collaboration in casualty care and trauma training; flight surgeon exchange programs and training courses; Joint medical exercises, including aeromedical evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) ; and Post-Traumatic Stress disorder prevention. Pictured from left to right are: Col. (Dr.) Chuck Tedder, 3rd AF command surgeon; Col. (Dr.) Gil Hirschhorn, IDF air force surgeon general; Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, Air Force surgeon general; Brig. Gen. Ronen Dan, Israeli air attaché; and Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn, Air Force deputy surgeon general. (U.S. Air Force photo by Col. (Dr.) Mylene Huynh)