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59th Medical Wing
LAMAT 25 team restores sight, builds readiness in Guyana
April 23, 2025
— One U.S. Air Force and two U.S. Army ophthalmologists worked alongside Guyanese medical professionals to provide surgical eye care, exchange knowledge and strengthen partnerships at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana, from March 31 to April 11, 2025...
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Family in Flight: Air Force siblings team up for medical readiness exercise
April 22, 2025
— More than 40 U.S. Airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in Operation Vapor Trails, a recurring medical readiness exercise centered on aeromedical evacuation, on March 28, 2025...
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Air Force physician committed to pilot advocacy
December 4, 2024
— According to the Military Health System, approximately 60-70% of military personnel experiencing mental health problems do not seek mental health services, despite the benefits the care could provide. U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) William Hoffman is working relentlessly to change that. Specifically, he is researching the barriers keeping aviation personnel from seeking mental health care. ...
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Fighting food insecurity with healthcare initiative
December 3, 2024
— Have you visited your primary care provider lately? If so, you may have noticed additional screening questions added to your check-in. This is the result of a 59th Medical Wing initiative to identify and address food insecurity in our patient population...
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Construction begins on JBSA-Lackland’s Dunn Dental Clinic
October 22, 2024
— The 59th Medical Wing celebrated the start of construction on a new $88 million dental treatment facility...
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Changemakers ... in the culture of caring
October 9, 2024
— The 59th Medical Wing's "Changemakers" series features members who are impacting our organization in a positive way. ...
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New commander takes the helm of Air Force's top medical wing
August 28, 2024
— Members of the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing reflected on their recent accomplishments and readiness for future missions during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2024...
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Senate confirms Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes as next Air Force Surgeon General
August 1, 2024
— The U.S. Senate confirmed Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes as the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General on July 31, 2024. In this position, he will also serve as the principal advisor on all health and medical matters for the Space Force...
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334th Training Squadron, 59th Medical Wing work on creating optimal conditions for optimal sleep
June 27, 2024
— To demonstrate peak human performance in the classroom and on the field, Airmen need not only physical exercise, good study habits, and a healthy diet but quality sleep as well. The 334th Training Squadron partnered with the 59th Medical Wing to conduct a sleep study to determine the effects of a controlled sleep environment on an Airman’s physical and academic test scores...
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502nd ABW Honorary Commanders tour 59th TSS at JBSA-Camp Bullis
May 15, 2024
— Honorary Commanders for the 502nd Air Base Wing toured JBSA-Camp Bullis and the 59th Training Support Squadron on May 3, 2024. ...
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59th Medical Wing collaborates with Mayo Clinic to develop a temporary vascular shunt for vascular injury and disease
March 26, 2024
— The 59th Medical Wing, the U.S. Air Force’s largest medical wing and functional medical command for Joint Base San Antonio, announced it has entered into a patent license agreement with Mayo Clinic to develop an advanced temporary vascular shunt for the operative management of vascular injury and vascular disease...
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"Calm Under Pressure": JBSA-Lackland Pharmacy teams operate through nationwide cyberattack
March 25, 2024
— Last month, a reported cyberattack on the nation’s largest commercial prescription processor impacted military clinics and hospitals worldwide, as well as some retail pharmacies. In response, the 59th Medical Wing's Pharmacy team at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland implemented emergency plans to continue serving patients and provide medical support to the United States Air Force's basic training mission...
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Passion, purpose and dental care: Capt. Anna Olson's odyssey
March 8, 2024
— The story follows Capt. Anna Olson's journey from her Southern roots to becoming a dedicated dentist serving in the U.S. Air Force. Inspired by her grandfather's military service, Olson's passion for dentistry was ignited during her formative years...
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59th Medical Wing transitions to TRICARE website
February 16, 2024
— In a strategic move to consolidate military healthcare, the 59th Medical Wing has undergone a realignment under the Defense Health Agency. As part of this transformation, all medical treatment facilities have transitioned from their previous Air Force websites to a unified TRICARE website. ...
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DOD conducts first dual-patient ECMO C-17 transport
February 8, 2024
— The Department of Defense’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team traveled to El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2023, to support a civilian patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The ECMO team, located at Brooke Army Medical Center possesses the capability for global transports of all service members. Additionally, the team may also transport civilian patients through the Secretarial Designee program or with the Secretary of the Air Force’s approval. Once approval is granted, the medics use any means necessary to quickly reach the patient...
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Operation AGILE Medic: Joint Forces Collaborate in Full-Spectrum Medical Readiness Exercise
February 6, 2024
— In December 2023, military forces conducted Operation AGILE Medic at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. More than 100 medical professionals collaborated to enhance full-spectrum medical readiness. The exercise addressed communication and training gaps, incorporating stress-inducing scenarios and a phased training approach...
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Leaders join forces to improve health care access for military recruiters, families
January 24, 2024
— To ensure the greatest outreach, the military often locates its recruiters and their families close to communities with eligible youth, but far from the peer support and health care resources of an installation. To help fill this gap in support, leaders from the Air Force Recruiting Service, Defense Health Agency and TRICARE, the military’s health care program, met Jan. 11 to discuss the unique challenges military recruiters face in remote locations, particularly from a health care standpoint, and to brainstorm solutions...
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59th MDW: Office of the Chief Scientist, Science and Technology scores high with multiple presenters accepted at AsMA Annual Scientific Meeting
January 23, 2024
— The 59th Medical Wing, Office of the Chief Scientist, Science and Technology will have a strong showing at the 2024 Aerospace Medical Association Conference held in Chicago in May 2024...
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AFRL, 59th Medical Wing launch space medical research group
November 30, 2023
— A newly established collaboration between the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is creating a military research working group to address defense space-linked medical research gaps...
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59th Medical Wing’s own honored with Aerospace Medical Association fellowship
October 25, 2023
— Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Dr. Paul M. Sherman, was recently honored with a fellowship for his exceptional contributions to aerospace medicine at the 2023 Aerospace Medical Association's 93rd Annual Scientific Meeting...
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