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  • Roy Johnson, 2nd Medical Operations Squadron civilian paramedic, and Staff Sgt. Alexander Arrieta, 2nd MDOS paramedic, simulate transporting a patient at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., January 6, 2016. Once called upon, Barksdale’s team of paramedics can be anywhere on base within 12 minutes. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Mozer O. Class Da Chuna)

    2nd MDOS operates within the golden hour

    An ambulance speeds past, flashing its lights hoping that medical personnel on board can meet the deadline of the golden hour.
  • Master Sgt. Brandi Burns, 2nd Force Support Squadron first sergeant, fills out paperwork for an appointment at the 2nd Medical Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Dec. 28, 2015. The 2nd MDG has an appointment reminder system in place which calls patients two days prior to an appointment with a message identifying the appointment date and time. However, the appointment reminder system uses phone numbers listed in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, so it’s critical to maintain updated contact information in DEERS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Curt Beach)

    Side effects of missing your medical appointment

    Missing a medical appointment means medical staff isn’t able to do what they’ve been trained to do: help people.
  • Maj. Gen. Bart Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander, gives command of the 59th Training Group to Col. Steven Caberto during an activation ceremony Jan. 4, 2016, at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The 59th TRG supports military medical service and medical readiness training at the Medical Education and Training Campus for 12,100 students annually, and at two operating locations, one detachment and 17 sites around the world.

    59th Training Group activates, joins medical wing

    The Air Force's largest medical wing just got larger with its latest addition - the 59th Training Group. The 59th Medical Wing took command of its seventh group during an activation ceremony held Jan. 4 at nearby Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.The new unit joins a consortium of Air Force health care professionals and educators dedicated to
  • Tech. Sgt. Christy Nixon receives award

    AFMS NCO earns prestigious award

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christy Nixon, who works in the Dental Assistant Apprentice Program (DAAP) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, received the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) President’s Award of Excellence at a ceremony at the Renaissance Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7.The award recognizes the person in the association
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Tanya Tsosie draws blood from a simulated Ebola patient during a week-long training course at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas. Tsosie is a nurse assigned to a 30-member medical response team designed to support civilian medical professionals in the event of an Ebola outbreak in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)

    Air Force seeks enlisted nurse commissioning program applicants

    Eligible active duty enlisted Airmen interested in a nursing commission have until Jan. 29 to submit an "intent to apply" email to the Air Force Personnel Center.The Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program offers members an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing and an Air Force commission.The program is open to senior airmen and above who
  • Firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar arrive on the scene of a mass casualty exercise at AUAB, Dec. 15. The exercise tested the emergency response capabilities of fire and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joshua Strang)

    Firefighters, medics hone skills with exercise

    A car is driving down the road when suddenly disaster strikes. In an instant, the driver loses control and crashes.Eight people are badly injured in the accident and several suffer life-threatening injuries. The driver and passenger are trapped inside.This was the scene as 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and 379th
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Martha Muon

    From Africa and back: My Air Force story

    Today I am an Air Force officer serving proudly in the Nurse Corps. In 2003, I became a citizen of the United States. I have come a long way to be where I'm at today.I was born in a small village in South Sudan during the midst of a civil war. The year was 1983, when nearly 2.5 million people died and four-million were displaced. My family and I
  • Air Force Office of Surgeon General Four Pillars

    2MDG Airmen aim to enhance Trusted Care Anywhere

    The Air Force Medical Service is working to improve both the warfighter's and their family members health through new innovations in health care.Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, Air Force Surgeon General recently said, "Our medical Airmen around the globe provide 'Trusted Care Anywhere' while preparing for future challenges. As a system of health services and
  • Col. Michael Richards and Staff Sgt. Maribel Cortez communicate with patients undergoing treatment in the multiplace hyperbaric chamber at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nov. 18, 2015. Patients are closely monitored during each dive by technicians and doctors, both inside and out of the chamber, to ensure patient safety at all times. Richards is the 59th Hyperbaric Medicine Flight commander; Cortez is a hyperbaric medical technician. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)

    'Diving' promotes healing in 59th MDW's hyperbaric chamber

    Going diving at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is helping wounded warriors, diabetics and cancer patients recover more quickly from their ailments.But the dives are not quite what people might picture. There is no plunging into deep waters.Instead, members of the 59th Medical Specialties Squadron's Hyperbaric Medicine Flight use two
  • Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, lays a wreath on the grave of Brig. Gen. Sally Wells, the 10th Chief of the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps, who originally started the wreath- laying tradition shortly after she retired in 1982. (U.S. Air Force by Maj. Elisha Parkhill)

    AF nurses lay wreaths at Arlington Cemetery

    There might not be any snow on the ground or a chill in the air, but the Society of Air Force Nurses continued with an important holiday tradition on Dec. 11.More than 30 active duty and retired nurses laid holiday wreaths on the graves of 127 military nurses at Arlington National Cemetery. The tradition started in 1982 when Brig. Gen. Sally Wells,
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