April 25, 2016 Eglin pathology lab probes for answers On any given day, the pathology and histology lab professionals at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, handle about 125 patient specimens from livers, prostates to tonsils. They evaluate, prepare and transform tissue onto microscope slides studied by pathologists. These doctors study tissues to make a
Feb. 26, 2016 Andersen medical teams showcase disaster response support during Cope North 16 Medical teams from the U.S. Air Force, Navy partnered with their counterparts of the Royal Australian Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and Philippine Air Force during exercise Cope North 16 from Feb. 11-18, in various locations
Feb. 23, 2016 Desperate treatment used at Bagram to breathe life into NATO ally A specialized team dispatched from San Antonio Military Medical Center combined efforts with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group to perform life-saving treatment on a NATO partner Feb. 18.
Feb. 22, 2016 Mobile ICU improves care for wounded troops being transported The mission of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here is to provide medical care for wounded service members, while flying them to locations where they can receive further treatment.
Jan. 4, 2016 CJTH Blood Bank provides life force in trauma Life-saving platelet transfusions are needed every day by injured service members and patients with life-threatening injuries.
Dec. 28, 2015 Former Academy QB under center as deployed orthopedic doc It’s 1999 and he steps onto the gridiron as a leader. It’s his team now. He is now the starting quarterback of the US Air Force Academy Falcons football team. With big shoes to left by a record-setting graduated, senior Cale Bonds is about to begin the final season of his college
Aug. 7, 2015 Expeditionary Optometry sees the mission in a new light The need to provide specific medical care for deployed members as well as dependents alike is growing here. With minimal outside medical resources in the area, Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group optometry clinic look to do more with less. Since 2003, coalition numbers have grown.