Dec. 4, 2024

Teaming with small business to improve technology, save lives on battlefield

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The wing's Science & Technology team worked with a small business medical device innovator to enhance medical battlefield technology

Nov. 4, 2024

Royal Thai Air Force nurses visit 59th Medical Wing

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The 59th Medical Wing hosted five Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) nurses for a professional exchange in September and October 2024, offering them immersive experience in U.S. Air Force healthcare practices. The exchange focused on medical readiness, international collaboration, and hands-on training in areas like critical care and neonatal care, giving the Thai nurses practical insights to take back to their healthcare system. U.S. Air Force and RTAF nurses exchanged best practices and developed a mutual appreciation for each other's roles in patient care and military medical missions. This collaboration strengthened U.S.-Thailand ties and underscored the importance of a global healthcare network to enhance military readiness and foster enduring connections.

Aug. 26, 2024

New commander takes the helm of Air Force's top medical wing

JBSA-LACKLAND, Texas. — 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, Aug. 23, 2024.

Aug. 3, 2023

NMCP Hosts Elementary Students For STEM Tour

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (July 26, 2023) Elementary school students attending Starbase Victory MedBase summer camp, hosted by Portsmouth City School District, toured Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) July 26, as part of an effort by the district to expose children to the world of STEM.

July 19, 2022

RIMPAC Medical Symposium Focuses on Interoperability

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — On July 1, 2022, a panel of four medical flag officers from the United States and Australia met to discuss joint-medical readiness during the 2022 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) Medical Symposium at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The theme of the medical symposium was "interoperability." The panel members discussed how international partnerships and standardization can improve patient outcomes if and when medical assets are called to respond to a wartime situation or humanitarian crisis.

May 6, 2021

Tyndall Transitions to 3D Mammography

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Three-dimensional mammography is replacing 2D mammography here to increase chances of cancer detection.

March 10, 2021

NMCP Launches MED Program

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Feb. 23, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently launched the Mentoring Future Medical Professionals, Education Opportunities, Diversity through Outreach (MED) program to support diversity in healthcare professions.

March 10, 2021

NMCP Pediatric Patient Receives Gaming Gift

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — A patient of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Pediatric Oncology Department received a gift from Operation Key West, March 4.