June 21, 2019 103rd Medical Airmen train readiness, interoperability at East Central Georgia IRT As the sun rose over the fields of East Central Georgia, Airmen from the 103rd Medical Group, along with members of the Air Force Reserve and Navy Reserve and active duty support, opened five clinics across the region to provide no-cost medical services to underserved communities June 15-22,
June 20, 2019 Days into IRT, troops perform more than 9,000 procedures After five days of clinic operations, active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen, Sailors and Soldiers deployed in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 have provided quality medical care to a number of community members at temporary clinics
June 19, 2019 Public Health Airmen engage civilian partners during DAEOC IRT Airmen deployed in support of Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation Tri-State Innovative Readiness Training 2019 coordinated with civilian agency partners to promote agency interoperability during public health site visits to multiple locations June 18.
May 24, 2019 Director of psychological health dedicated to normalizing mental health Michelle Pennington, 104th Fighter Wing director of psychological health, has been involved in social work since she was a child.She now works to promote mental health awareness for members of the 104 FW and their families, and ultimately improve their quality of life.
May 9, 2019 National Nurses Week: Capt. Stephanie Smiddy A cancer diagnosis can leave patients reeling, frightened and uncertain of the future, especially when it is an aggressive form of cancer or one that doesn’t respond to traditional treatments. This is the state many patients are in when the first meet Capt. Stephanie Smiddy, the infection control
April 3, 2019 Utah Air National Guard participates in African Lion 2019 Approximately 80 members of the Utah National Guard participated in the humanitarian civic assistance portion of exercise African Lion 2019 in Tata, Morocco, March 25 through April 3, 2019.
Feb. 8, 2019 The frontline of healthcare On the frontline of healthcare, medical technicians are one of the first faces an individual sees when visiting a medical facility. From, administering immunizations to assisting in aeromedical evacuations, these trained professionals supply critical support and are valuable members of any
Aug. 29, 2018 Airmen provide care during Tropic Care Maui County 2018 More than 350 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen deployed to Maui, Molokai and Lanai, Hawaii this summer for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, an Innovative Readiness Training exercise to provide no-cost health services to local residents.
Aug. 17, 2018 105th AW Airmen see impact of aeromedical evacuation mission It was supposed to be a five-minute helicopter ride from Kabul International Airport, where Col. Laurel “Buff” Burkel was stationed, to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters.
Aug. 14, 2018 Air National Guard pararescue specialists train at Northern Strike 18 Service members from all four branches taking part in Northern Strike 18 participated in a joint mass-casualty exercise, Aug. 10, 2018. This exercise enabled multiple units to work together to tackle complex issues, while securing, treating, extricating and evacuating simulated casualties.
Aug. 9, 2018 ANG's Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt Ashley U.P. Able Master Sergeant Ashley U.P. Able was selected as the Air National Guard’s 2018 Outstanding Senior Non-commissioned Officer of the Year.
June 26, 2018 Operation Bobcat provides 13,000 hours of training for troops, $1 million in healthcare to residents of Eastern Kentucky Marita Moore came bearing gifts. The Beattyville resident arrived here at Lee County High School on Wednesday with trays full of homemade cookies, brownies and fudge. It was her way of saying “thank you” to the Air National Guardsmen and U.S. Navy reservists who set up healthcare clinics in four
June 18, 2018 Reservists ensure Guard Airmen medically ready Total force integration was put into practice here recently when Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 624th Aerospace Medicine Flight helped Air National Guard Airmen from the 254th Air Base Group meet medical requirements.Guardsmen and Reservists in Guam have built a successful relationship by working
June 5, 2018 Air National Guardsmen provide no-cost healthcare at Alabama IRT Approximately 60 Air National Guardsmen from the 187th Fighter Wing in Montgomery, Ala., the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis., and the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, Wis. are receiving valuable deployment readiness training and providing no-cost healthcare to the citizens of lower Alabama
Oct. 16, 2017 Kentucky Air Guard moves 7.2 million pounds of relief supplies at cargo hub in Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria recovery More than three-dozen members of the Kentucky Air National Guard have processed 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid through a cargo hub they established here Sept. 23, working around the clock to download relief supplies from hundreds of aircraft and prepare the aid for distribution across an
Oct. 5, 2017 Military dentists in high-demand during joint-service health care initiative in Missouri Dental care was in high-demand at the Operation Healthy Delta Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) exercise in southeastern Missouri. Known as the Bootheel, the region is one of the state’s more medically underserved areas.
Sept. 11, 2017 Air Force delivers doctors, aid to Florida Three C-17s from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina and Dover Air Force Base, Delaware flew more than 300 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to Orlando, Florida, Sept. 9, 2017, in anticipation of Hurricane Irma’s landfall Sept. 10.
Sept. 3, 2017 Aeromedical team at Scott AFB joins response to Hurricane Harvey Scott Air Force Base joined humanitarian relief efforts by mobilizing the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Aug. 30, 2017, in the wake of catastrophic Hurricane Harvey, which has caused historical and life-threatening flooding in the states of Texas and Louisiana.