Sept. 13, 2024 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center reverified as only U.S. Level II Trauma Center overseas Through a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation process that spanned 14 months, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma recently reverified Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as the only U.S. Level II Trauma Center, military or civilian, overseas.
Sept. 10, 2024 Airman awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement The critical care expertise of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Parker was pivotal to the safe transportation of 11 multi-national and joint service members, including three ventilated critical care patients, eight non-critical patients and five attendants to higher echelons of care.
Jan. 20, 2023 A ‘not-so-routine’ operation Aug. 26, 2021 was a terrible day of bloodshed and destruction near Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, when a suicide bomber killed an estimated 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members.
Jan. 9, 2023 Modern-day Minuteman makes history: First Air National Guard flight nurse receives distinguished Flying Cross Medal Maj. Katie Lunning made history as the first Air National Guard flight nurse to be presented the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, in front of family, friends, and members of the 133 Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minnesota, Jan 7.
Dec. 12, 2022 Travis hosts Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Corey Martin, 18th Air Force commander, recognized mobility Airmen for their actions during Operation Allies Refuge with the Distinguished Flying Cross at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 9, 2022.
Aug. 18, 2022 Operation Allies Refuge: One year later One year ago, the U.S. Air Force performed the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in U.S. history, Operation Allies Refuge, which saw to the successful evacuation of 124,334 individuals from Afghanistan.
July 1, 2022 Final days in Afghanistan: Lab techs stepped up to support withdrawal It was a hot summer afternoon last year in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Air Force Master Sgt. Grace Hodge, lab services section chief at David Grant Air Force Medical Center, in Fairfield, California, heeded an emergency call for all hands on deck.
Jan. 21, 2022 Air Force medical student called to work as translator for Afghan evacuees Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences medical school student Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop was doing clinical rotations at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth when she was asked to change her rotations to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a special side assignment.
Nov. 17, 2021 For the last time U.S. Air Force Capt. Katie Lunning was halfway through her first deployment as a Critical Care Air Transport Team nurse when evacuation operations out of Afghanistan began.
Nov. 16, 2021 Eglin medics among heroes of Operation Allies Welcome “We could not be prouder of their efforts,” acknowledged Brig. Gen. Michael B. Lalor, deputy commanding general of Task Force Eagle about the assembly of military, civilian and contract workers here supporting Operation Allies Welcome.
Oct. 28, 2021 Air Force medics welcome Afghan evacuees, provide medical support When a crisis emerges, the nation can rely on medical Airmen to quickly lend their capabilities to support a whole-of-government response. Amid Operation Allies Welcome, these Airmen are playing a critical role in providing medical care to more than 50,000 Afghan evacuees.
Oct. 6, 2021 Operation Allies Welcome cultivates multicultural calling It would be easy to overlook Air Force Staff Sgt. Sharon Queenie, inconspicuous in her OCP uniform, N-95 mask and orange safety vest, blending in with nearly every service member assigned here to support Operation Allies Welcome. What makes her journey unique is that she is one of the few
Sept. 28, 2021 In-flight medical care key enabler to Afghan evacuation mission It’s not surprising the emergent, humanitarian nature of the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation out of Afghanistan created a need for medical care outside routine Aeromedical Evacuation missions.
Sept. 14, 2021 Saving lives and starting lives: Medical efforts in Operation Allies Refuge The medical Pods at the temporary Joint Mobility Processing Center at Ramstein, Air Base, German, are just the first stop for medical care for newly arrived evacuees during Operation Allies Refuge.
Aug. 24, 2021 DOD intends to mandate Pfizer vaccine, Pentagon official says Since the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, it's very likely the vaccine will soon become mandatory for Defense Department personnel, the Pentagon press secretary said.
April 3, 2019 Medical Airmen work to improve patient care efficiency in Afghanistan Medical professionals at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield are working to make positive impacts during their deployment so future patients and providers can benefit.
Aug. 21, 2018 Airman to be awarded Medal of Honor President Donald Trump will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to the family of a fallen U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller at a ceremony Aug. 22 for his extraordinary heroism in March 2002 while deployed to Afghanistan.
May 8, 2017 Care Under Fire: Nurses provide medical, emotional support for those in need A doctor’s office can induce feelings of uncertainty and anguish, but those emotions quickly fade away when a warmhearted nurse greets you.
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.