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1950's -- In 1938, Lillian Kinkella Keil's mother thought her daughter might like to be one of a brand new group of women, called "stewardesses," so she advised her to go to United Airline's Oakland base and take a look. Keil, a registered nurse, had never seen an airplane and never heard of a stewardess, but one look and she was hooked. This pioneer in passenger care would later combine her two careers and become the most decorated woman in U.S. military history. Capt. Lillian Kinkella Keil: A legacy of military medical service
The 59th Medical Wing celebrates Nurse and Technician Appreciation Week May 6-12, and this week's Airmen heritage contribution honors one of the greatest military heroes - medical or otherwise - Capt. Lillian Kinkella Keil.One of the most decorated women in American military history, Keil was part of 425 combat evacuation missions in World War II
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2014
Maj. Gen. Steven Kwast stands in his office as the newly appointed commander of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, March 13, 2014. As the new commander Kwast will lead the LeMay Centers’ mission of developing, advocating, assessing, and revising Air Force, joint, and multinational doctrine, as well as ensuring doctrinal concepts are integrated into war-gaming and education. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Brook) LeMay Center commander uses diverse background to serve Airmen
As the child of a missionary growing up among the Ndu tribe in the West African nation of the Republic of Cameroon, Steven Kwast and local children rubbed mud and ash from the previous night's fires into their hair to mimic the appearance of respected tribal elders.In a region of the world that now Maj. Gen. Steven Kwast spent some of his formative
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2014
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn retires April 14, 2014 as the San Antonio Military Health System deputy director and the 59th Medical Wing commander. Seen here with Army Maj. Gen. Ted Wong during the SAMHS one year anniversary celebration at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sept. 14, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/SSgt. Corey Hook) A journey remembered; Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Hepburn retires
The commander of the Air Force's largest medical wing has spent more than four decades fulfilling two childhood loves: aviation and medicine.The melding of these two passions for the past 38 years on active duty reaches its conclusion Friday morning when Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Byron Hepburn, 59th Medical Wing commander and Deputy Director of the San
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2014
Col. Katherine Rearden, 59th Medical Wing Clinical Research Division chief, sits with her parents’ official service portraits on March 28, 2014 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Rearden’s father, Anthony Palmere, entered active duty service in the Army Air Corps in 1952 at the age of 19 as a pharmacy technician at Kelly Air Force Base, now the Kelly Annex for Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland. Her mother, Beatrice Groves, joined the Air Force through the Women in the Air Force program as a personnelist at Kelly Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Carwile) Born dead: AF medical excellence leads Airman back to where her life began
What would you do to repay someone for saving your life? How far would you go?Col. Katherine Rearden, 59th Medical Wing Clinical Research Division chief, answers that question every day of her life."If I was going to be born dead anywhere, I thank God it was here in San Antonio at Lackland Air Force Base," she said. This is not a simple statement
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2014
A new scenario-based training for C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft pilots helps prepare them for future operations. Pilots were originally trained to conduct particular maneuvers like high-speed, low-level flight, but now they are given the context of when and where they may use that maneuver. (U.S. Air Force file photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera/Released) Scenario-based training prepares student pilots for real operations
An audience of C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft pilots sits attentively as the briefer in the front of the room emphasizes the key points of their mission. The projection screen behind him depicts known locations of hostile troops, associated air defense artillery and radar range envelopes. The combined force commander's intent, he briefs, is
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