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Taking care of patients one tooth at a time
February 9, 2017 — The JBSA-Randolph dental clinic provides full-service general dentistry to include restorative dentistry, preventive dentistry, endodontics, prosthodontics and limited oral surgery as well as periodontics, to active duty personnel. MORE

Staff Sgt. Tyre Jones, 359th Medical Group dental technician, a patient’s teeth at the Randolph Dental Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 10. The Randolph Dental Clinic provides annual exams and cleanings for over 12,000 patients every year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

IED response exercise boosts med wing’s readiness
February 8, 2017 — Warrior medics from the 59th Medical Wing tested their ability to provide aid to the wounded during a mass casualty exercise Jan. 25 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland parade grounds... MORE

Airmen assess and prepare to triage a simulated patient prior to transport on an awaiting ambulance bus during an improved explosive device emergency response exercise Jan. 25, 2017, on Joint Base San Antonio, Texas-Lackland. The exercise tested the 59th Medical Wing’s clinical and field response teams’ readiness in advent of an on-base mass casualty incident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 6, 2017 — This February marks the American Dental Association’s 36th annual National Children’s Dental Health Month... MORE

From left, Staff Sgt. Soohwa Ono, Senior Airman Vanessa Rivas, and Capt. Daniel Chartrand promote pediatric oral hygiene Feb. 2 at the Kelly Child Development Center. Throughout February, the 59th Dental Group is holding outreach events at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Elementary School and child development centers. Ono and Rivas are 59th DG dental technicians; Chartrand is a 59th DG dentist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

Process improvement expert to 59th MDW: ‘You’re leading the way’
January 21, 2017 — An internationally known expert in the field of clinical quality improvement was impressed with the 59th Medical Wing’s work toward becoming a high reliability organization during a Jan. 11 visit to the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center... MORE

Dr. Brent James, an internationally known expert in the field of clinical quality improvement, reviews a handout during a Jan. 11 briefing in the Gateway Academy at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. James learned about the 59th Medical Wing’s work toward continuous process improvement and becoming a high reliability organization. He is the executive director of the Institute for Health Care Delivery Research and vice president, Medical Research and Continuing Medical Education at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

BMETs keep medical mission moving
January 18, 2017 — Biomedical equipment technicians ensure medical equipment is serviceable, safe and properly configured to meet the 59th Medical Wing’s mission of developing warrior medics through patient-centered health care... MORE

Senior Airman Donnell Johnson, 59th Medical Logistics and Readiness Squadron biomedical equipment technician, uses a multimeter to check voltage on a circuit board during a service call Nov. 17 at the U.S. Air Force Post Graduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. A biomedical equipment technician ensures medical equipment is serviceable, safe and properly configured to meet the wartime and peacetime missions of the Air Force Medical Service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston)

Wing pioneers innovative diabetes education program
January 17, 2017 — A 59th Medical Wing education initiative aims to ensure all Department of Defense patients with diabetes can learn how to manage their disease and lower their risk for complications... MORE

Dr. Tom Sauerwein, director of the 59th Medical Wing’s Diabetes Center of Excellence, teaches patients to self-manage diabetes during a classroom session at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The DCOE is a premier Air Force Medical Service specialty clinic dedicated to providing standardized diabetes care to beneficiaries across the military health care system. The clinical component provides diabetes management, diabetes education, and diabetes prevention programs through referral care to more than 50,000 TRICARE beneficiaries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston)

Women’s health clinic open to all women
January 13, 2017 — Upon entering the Women’s Health Clinic waiting room at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and seeing expectant mothers and their spouses, it is easy to think of the clinic strictly as the... MORE

Expectant mothers receiving care at the 59th Medical Wing’s Women’s Health Clinic attend a Mom Strong session at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 1, 2016. Considered one of the wing’s specialty care clinics, the clinic offers a wide-range of obstetrical and gynecological services and is open to all women regardless of pregnancy status or age. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Airmen taking care of Airmen at 59th Medical Wing’s medical transition unit
January 13, 2017 — The halls of the Airman Medical Transition Unit are quiet, peaceful; but beneath the calm exterior is a motivated team working tirelessly to care for the Air Force’s greatest asset, its people... MORE

Video: Refractive surgery center boosts readiness
January 5, 2017 — The Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center optimizes the readiness of the warfighter and is the only facility in the United States Air Force teaching refractive surgery to residents and fellows... MORE

Diabetics: Don’t heat the feet
December 21, 2016 — Winter is here and South Texas is enjoying the season while trying to stay warm. But in spite of wool socks and heavier shoes, feet might get cold and people could be tempted to warm them. Everybody, especially people with diabetes, must take caution to prevent burns... MORE

Diabetes in the United States (Courtesy CDC)

Training at a glance: Orthotics program
December 20, 2016 — The Air Force's only orthotics training program is conducted at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Established in the 1970s, the program is... MORE

Staff Sgt. Devin Rudd, (left) a student in the orthotics program, and Lawrence New, (right) a 59th Medical Wing orthotist and orthotics instructor, use plaster to create a mold for a body jacket orthoses at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 24, 2016. Staff Sgt. Kenneth Rivera, (center), is also a student in the orthotics program and served as the patient for the lesson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Women’s health clinic open to all women
December 19, 2016 — Upon entering the Women’s Health Clinic waiting room at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and seeing expectant mothers and their spouses, it is easy to think of the clinic strictly as the... MORE

59th MDG Women’s Health Clinic open to all JBSA women
December 19, 2016 — Upon entering the Women’s Health Clinic waiting room at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and seeing expectant mothers and their spouses, it is easy to think of the clinic strictly as the... MORE

59th TRG molds new Airmen
December 14, 2016 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Blades, a dental laboratory apprentice course instructor, demonstrates a technique for carving out partial dentures at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Oct. 20, 2016. Blades is one of 10 Air Force instructors, all of whom are assigned to the 381st Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

AETC launches Innovation Challenge
December 2, 2016 — The AETC Innovation Challenge launches across the command today and continues through February 2017. AETC members are encouraged to submit innovative ideas for awards... MORE

959th MDG defends title with consecutive wins at Warrior Medic Challenge
November 8, 2016 — Warrior medics from across Joint Base San Antonio battled it out for bragging rights, and a chance to take home the commander's sword and shield during the 59th Medical Wing’s Warrior Medic Challenge Nov. 4 at the Gillum Fitness Center and sports complex... MORE

The 959th Medical Group, joined by Maj. Gen. Bart O. Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander, pose with the commander’s sword and shield trophy at the closing ceremony of the Warrior Medic Challenge, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Nov. 4, 2016. The event pits active-duty and civilian Airmen from the wing’s seven groups against each other in friendly rivalry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

New course enhances warrior paramedics’ prehospital, tactical skills
November 2, 2016 — “Get cover! Return fire! Post security.” Most paramedics never need to be familiar with this terminology. For military medics, however, the lingo is part of a life that transcends the typical role of their civilian counterparts... MORE

Staff Sgt. Cassandra Bayerl, student and paramedic with the 59th Medical Wing, prepares an epinephrine shot for a simulated patient during the Paramedic Recertification Course on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 19, 2016. Students underwent five days of didactic and two days of field training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

New course enhances warrior paramedics’ prehospital, tactical skills
November 2, 2016 — “Get cover! Return fire! Post security.” Most paramedics never need to be familiar with this terminology. For military medics, however, the lingo is part of a life that transcends the typical role of their civilian counterparts... MORE

From San Diego to San Antonio: Medics provide consistent care in the air, on the ground
October 20, 2016 — Members of the 59th Medical Wing provided care Oct. 15 to a Navy Sailor who was flown onboard a C-130J Super Hercules from the Navy Medical Center in San Diego to San Antonio for treatment at the San Antonio Military Medical Center on nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Senior Airman Arlinda Haliti, a medic with the 559th Medical Group En-Route Patient Staging System team, looks on as the 59th Medical Wing’s Acute Lung Rescue Team preps a patient for transport at Kelly Airfield, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. The patient, a Navy Sailor, was flown onboard a C-130J Super Hercules from the Navy Medical Center in San Diego to San Antonio for treatment at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The Acute Lung Rescue Team medics tended to the patient for the duration of the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

59th MDW career advisor changes lives 1 Airman at a time
October 13, 2016 — Service, education and travel are some of many reasons people have for joining the military. Later in their careers, however, Airmen may reach a fork in the road and not know where to turn – that is... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Jose Diaz helps Senior Airman Laketa Baisden, a medical technician with the 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, with career advice Sept. 19 at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Diaz, who is the 59th Medical Wing career assistance advisor and one of four Joint Base San Antonio career advisors, helps Airmen by providing information on benefits and programs the Air Force has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston)