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  • Scare at local water park highlights importance of knowing BLS/CPR

    The importance of Basic Life Support and CPR training was reinforced for a Randolph family June 5 when their trip to a local water park took a serious turn after another family's small child choked on a grape and stopped breathing.Dr. Shawna Hoffert and her family were in the kiddie pool area when

  • The legacy of military graduate medical education lives on

    Top leadership of this unique military medical training program here shifted roles as Dr. Kenneth Torrington retired from his position as dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, or SAUSHEC on June 10. Col. Woodson Scott Jones, who previously served as the director of

  • Air Force offers Airmen free mobile app for basic military training

    A free mobile phone application geared toward people preparing for life in the Air Force and focusing on physical training was released June 2. The mobile app is available for download from the iTunes Store and is now available from the Android Market. "The application will help Air Force candidates

  • Specialists keep an eye on military working dogs

    Fritz, a blonde Labrador retriever, sat patiently on a metal table as first one eye, then the other, was examined by a veterinary specialist.Each ophthalmology examination varies in length. Fritz' time with the specialist was longer than usual to satisfy media requests. However, the 11-year-old Lab

  • Wilford Hall dialysis unit prepares for move to BAMC

    After 50 years of saving lives, the valve to the water room in the dialysis unit at Wilford Hall Medical Center was shut off May 27, 2011, marking the closure of five decades of providing treatment to chronic dialysis patients.The unit is scheduled to relocate to Ft. Sam Houston as part of the 2005

  • Mighty 97th CES Airmen help Little Rock AFB recover from tornado

    A four-man team from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron structure shop recently returned from assisting Little Rock AFB, Ark., which was devastated by a tornado April 25.The four-man team consisted of Tech. Sgt. Robert O. Findley, 97th CES NCO in charge of the structure shop; Staff Sgt. Paul C.

  • Training leader ends 54 years of federal service

    Tracking the career of Werner Lamm is a trip through the last 54 years of Air Force history.Mr. Lamm, training support chief for the 338th Training Squadron, retires next week with 30 years of military service and 24 years of civilian employment. His retirement ceremony, 2 p.m. June 9 at the Bay

  • Air Force announces OTS selection results

    A total of 63 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 971 applications as part of Officer Training School