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  • SAASS students bring smiles to Jackson Hospital's youngest patients

    Maj. David Lyle said that there are four goals for a treasure chest program he started at Jackson Hospital's pediatric department: "Smiles, smiles, smiles, smiles."Major Lyle and three fellow School of Advanced Air and Space Studies students -- Army Maj. Demone Garner, Air Force Maj. B.J. Fry and

  • Military medical team sets new standard of care in wartime

    Before a crowd of thousands on Veterans Day, Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Tom Travis, 59th Medical Wing commander, paid tribute to the military medical corps during a pre-parade ceremony in Dallas, Texas. The theme of the Dallas 12th annual Veterans Day Parade was Saluting the Military Medical Corps, and

  • Focus groups give insight on QoL issues

    After listening to discussion groups for more than eight hours Nov. 2, Col. Sandra Adams, Air Force Services Agency commander, found out that Lackland wasn't afraid to speak its mind.The discussion groups were held in connection with Air Force Family Week.The week was part of the Year of the Air

  • Lackland supports Fort Hood crisis

    When the call from Fort Hood came in on the afternoon of Nov. 5, the Lackland Blood Donor Center responded quickly.Almost within an hour of the plea from their sister center in the Armed Services Blood Program, 189 units of blood were packaged and ready for shipment to Killeen, Texas.The units were

  • Team Lackland exceeds CFC goal

    Team Lackland has shown its generosity once again by exceeding its goal of $1.5 million in donations for the annual Combined Federal Campaign.Through Nov. 7, reports show more than $1.65 million has been donated. That number is expected to grow since donations can be accepted through Dec. 15.The

  • How to be UCI ready

    To be prepared for the unit compliance inspection in late January, every unit must have up-to-date plans which are in compliance.Jerry Thurman, 82nd Training Wing plans officer and Mary Smith, 82nd TRW plans and programs specialist gave some pointers for the units to become more prepared for the

  • Airmen's safety is priority

    With the safety and value of Airmen's lives in mind, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Norton Schwartz, sent out a memorandum for all Air Force personnel on private motor vehicle safety Oct. 8. "We are losing far too many Airmen to private motor

  • MRA student pursues his dream

    In January, a 38-year-old Alaska resident lost 115 pounds to pursue his dream of enlisting in the Air Force Reserve to work on one of the newest fighter jets in the Air Force, the F-22 Raptor. Almost a year after his enlistment, Senior Airman Derrick Bell completed his final phase of training and