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The Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team from the 59th Medical Wing and Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, came together to turn a critically ill patient with lung failure by using the functions on a specialty bed with staff at the University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas, Oct 23, 2023. The Department of Defense’s only ECMO team possesses the capability for global transports of all service members. Additionally, the team can transport civilian patients through the Secretarial Designee program or with the Secretary of the Air Force’s approval. (Courtesy photo by the medical team)

Feb. 6, 2024

DOD’s first dual-patient ECMO C-17 transport

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Department of Defense’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) team travelled to El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2023, to support a civilian patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The ECMO team, located at Brooke Army Medical Center possesses the capability for global transports of all service members. Additionally, the team may also transport civilian patients through the Secretarial Designee program or with the Secretary of the Air Force’s approval. Once approval is granted, the medics use any means necessary to quickly reach the patient.

After treating the “injured” Soldiers, medics strap them to stretchers and ruck marching them to the Joint Readiness Training Center Rear Aid Station to continue the training Aug. 6.

Aug. 23, 2021

Medics take on new, vital DECM training

Fort Polk, La. — The old adage, “You learn something new everyday,” is true for everyone, but when it comes to medics, those words could be the difference between life and death.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, 59th Medical Wing commander, assumes command of the 59th MDW with a ceremonial hand-off of the unit guidon from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, during a change of command ceremony at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, April 29, 2021.

May 5, 2021

59th Medical Wing members welcome Air Force Nurse Corps chief as new commander

Published April 30, 2021 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder took command of the 59th Medical Wing during a change of command ceremony at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Auditorium here April 29, 2021.

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