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  • Woman gets vaccine

    Shaw administers COVID-19 vaccine

    The 20th Medical Group administered Shaw’s first round of COVID-19 vaccinations, Dec. 4.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Benjamin Gantt, 20th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (OMRS) commander, right, assumes command of the 20th OMRS from Col. Christian Lyons, 20th Medical Group commander, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, July 18, 2019.

    20th MDG realigns squadrons for more efficient medical care

    The 20th Medical Group held a change of command and redesignation ceremony, July 18. During the ceremony, the 20th Dental Squadron was deactivated and the 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron was redesignated as the 20th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
  • Tech. Sgt. David Garcia (middle), the NCOIC of physical therapy, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, monitors the form of Staff Sgt. Melanie Hernandez, a patient with the 386th EMDG physical therapy clinic, as she performs squats on a stability ball during a physical therapy session at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 11, 2017. The physical therapy clinic provides an array of rehabilitative services to promote movement, reduce pain, restore function and prevent disability of injured military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly)

    386 AEW physical therapists keep service members fit to fight

    Each individual in the military, and their ability to perform their duties, plays an important role in the success of the greater mission. For the two-man physical therapy element at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, it is their role to keep members fit to fight.
  • Col. Houston Cantwell, the 49th Wing commander, swabs the inside of his cheek while registering for the “Salute to Life” program during the 49th Medical Group’s Swab-Thru event, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. on April 20, 2017. The Swab-Thru, coordinated with the “Salute to Life” program, is a special drive-thru bone marrow registration event. Members who are interested in registering can stop by the Medical Group lab during duty hours. The MDG will continue to host registration drives throughout the year, but would like for other groups, squadrons and flights to get involved and host events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis P. Docherty)

    Swab-Thru 2017: Get swabbed, save a life

    The 49th Medical Group hosted Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.’s first ever Swab-Thru, a special drive-thru bone marrow donor registration event, April 20, 2017. The event was held in the parking lot across from the MDG. Over 100 Airmen nestled their cars into the lot and registered with the “Salute to Life” program, to show their support for victims
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