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Lt. Col. Jennifer Garrison, 355th Medical Support Squadron Administrator, briefs the members of her Institute of Health Improvement collaboration team on related Plan, Do, Study, Act measures geared toward improving patient access to care at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Medical Center, Ariz., April 11, 2017. The 355th Medical Group has increased access to care by 21 percent in primary care manager continuity, which puts the group at 86 percent and on track to meet their 90 percent goal. 355th Medical Group increases patient access through collaboration
Patient access to care is a priority in military medicine; however, there are some military-wide obstacles to reaching patient access goals. Some consistent challenges to patient access are meeting health care personnel deployment requirements, permanent change of station cycles and recruiting physicians to remote military treatment facilities.
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Brig. Gen. Sean Murphy, the Command Surgeon for Air Combat Command, briefs military treatment facility leadership from across ACC to open the 2nd Annual Military Treatment Facility Leadership Conference at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 5, 2017. Trusted Care, the Air Force’s platform to reach its Zero Harm goal, was a main topic of discussion at the conference and one that he charged the leaders to take an active role in at their own MTFs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Spradlin, Air Combat Command Public Affairs) ACC Military Treatment Facility leadership conference stresses Trusted Care
Trusted Care, the Air Force’s platform to reach its Zero Harm goal, was a main topic of discussion at the 2nd Annual Military Treatment Facility Leadership Conference at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 5-6. The MTF leaders also discussed manning, training and access to care initiatives.
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US. Army soldier Ricardo Plana, and his wife, Emerenciana Plana, pose for a photo in the Philippines, in between 1946 and 1949. Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ricardo Plana and thousands more prisoners of war were forced to march 70 miles before entering concentration camps during WWII. To honor his and other POW’s sacrifices, Plana’s grandson, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Biser, 23d Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of confinement, marched 26.2 miles, March 19, 2017, at White Sands Missile Range, N. M. (courtesy photo) Bataan Death March: Airman honors POW grandfather
Starvation, torture and a 70-mile march to concentration camps or dying in the process were the only options Philippine soldier, the late Ricardo Plana faced after the U.S. surrendered the Bataan Peninsula to the Japanese during World War II. Now, 75 years later, his grandson, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Max Biser, 23d Security Forces Squadron, traveled to the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., to complete the 26.2-mile Bataan Memorial Death March, March 19.
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The annual Air Force ISR awards distinguish the “best of the best” among the thousands of outstanding Air Force ISR Airmen and units, according to the nomination instructions distributed earlier this fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Vincent Childress) Air Force ISR Award Nominations Abound for 25 AF Airmen
Airmen from 25th Air Force have once again demonstrated their proficiency in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, earning 12 of 19 individual nominations, and one of the two unit nominations, by Air Combat Command for the 2017 Air Force ISR Awards program. The annual ISR awards distinguish the “best of the best” among the thousands of outstanding Air Force ISR Airmen and units, according to the nomination instructions distributed earlier this fiscal year.
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kennon Arnold, 633rd Air Base Wing command chief, addresses community concerns voiced by helping agency representatives during a Community Action Information Board meeting at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. The Integrated Delivery System council meets monthly to collaborate and coordinate plans to enrich life for Airmen and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard) IDS: Collaborating agencies improve lives
While the Joint Base Langley-Eustis Integrated Delivery System may sound like a technology based program, it’s not that all. In fact, it’s the opposite.The IDS is comprised of helping agency representatives from the installation, who meet monthly to find solutions to issues they see or hear about from the JBLE community.“What all of these helping
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The F-15C Eagle training simulators at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., recently underwent upgrades to their visual systems. The new flat-panel television screens will create a more realistic environment for the pilots, while also being more cost effective. (Courtesy Photo) F-15C simulators provide low-cost, critical training
Projecting unrivaled combat airpower is expensive, which is why one Tyndall unit invested in smarter operations for lower training costs. This unit can launch a jet, fly an unlimited amount of hours and fight thousands of enemies all from a single room. This can be done through four F-15C Eagle training simulators that provide flexible, cost effective operations through the 337th Air Control Squadron.
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Sarah Curry, 20th Dental Squadron general dentist, repairs a filling for Col. Teresa Bisnett, 9th Air Force command surgeon, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 13, 2017. Airmen assigned to the 20th DS provide various services to include oral surgeries and endodontics such as root canals, crown implants and fillings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado) From the dentist’s chair to deployment
Maintaining proper oral hygiene is vital for service members. Not keeping up with one’s teeth can prevent Airmen from deploying to an overseas installation to accomplish continuing operations.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Dennis, 633rd Surgical Operations Squadron diagnostics imaging technologist, performs an x-ray on a patient, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Feb. 21, 2017. Airmen assigned to the 633rd SGCS radiology department are equipped with the technology needed to provide images, assisting doctors in performing diagnosis and giving trusted care to patients in the medical clinic, surgical department and emergency room, 24 hours a day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Areca T. Bell) X-ray technologists put people first
A U.S. Air Force Airman shuffles into the emergency room gripping his thigh, which is radiating with pain, but he is told, “We don’t know what’s wrong and there’s no way we can help you.” With a furrowed brow, his eyes begin to shift from side to side rapidly. In his shaken state, he questions if there is some way of seeing beneath the surface, maybe a superhero with x-ray vision.
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Gen. Mike Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, speaks during ACC’s Change of Command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 10, 2017. Holmes assumed command from Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, who retired after 39 years of service to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nick Wilson) Gen. Mike Holmes takes command of ACC
Service members of Air Combat Command welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony, Mar. 10.
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Blaise “Hawk Jr.” Murshid, grandson of U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle’s, commander of Air Combat Command, prepares to hose-down his grandfather after Carlisle’s final flight at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2017. Hosing-down a pilot is a tradition that is a part of the final flight celebration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard) Gen. Carlisle logs final flight
Air Combat Command’s most recent Order of the Sword recipient donned his G-suit and stepped to the flightline as an active-duty fighter pilot one last time. U.S. Air Force Gen. Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, flew his final flight aboard an F-15C Strike Eagle, March 9, 2017. Carlisle’s fini-flight culminates more than 39 years of service to the U.S. Air Force and his country.
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