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AF medic earns Heroes of Military Medicine award
A medic from McConnell Air Force Base received the 2014 Heroes of Military Medicine award, May 1, in Washington, D.C., for his work advancing and impacting military medicine.
Senior Master Sgt. David Smith, now a career advisor with the 22nd Force Support Squadron, provided medical care for more than 500 Joint Operations Task Force and Air Force Special Operations Detachment personnel without a loss of life or limb as a special operations independent duty medical technician and paramedic over the course of five years.
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5/05
2014
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AF surgeon general aims to help cyber Airmen
The Air Force surgeon general visited the 24th Air Force here, April 10, in an effort to learn about ways that the medical community can support cyber operators.
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4/15
2014
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Warrior athletes gear up during cycling competition
Athletes with bikes of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the standard upright bike to the handcycle, took their turn at the starting line April 9, 2014, during the Air Force Trials at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
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4/11
2014
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Service members required to get Hep B immunization
The Department of Defense recently updated its immunization guidelines, requiring all service members to receive the hepatitis B virus immunizations.
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4/04
2014
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President Obama visits wounded warriors at Ramstein
Air Force One touched down at Ramstein Air Base bringing President Barack Obama, to meet with some of America's heroes March 29.
After a week of traveling through Europe and stopping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the president made a short trip to Germany to meet with wounded warriors from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here.
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4/01
2014
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Disability claims backlog reduced by 44 percent
One year after the backlog of pending disability compensation claims peaked at over 611,000 in March 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reduced that number by approximately 44 percent to 344,000 claims -- a reduction of more than 267,000. At the same time officials have improved the accuracy of the decisions being made on veterans’ disability claims. Additionally, on average, veterans are waiting 119 days less for a decision than they were at this time last year.
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4/01
2014
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Airmen among 'Fight the Enemy' tobacco-free video competition winners
Airmen from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and Fairchild AFB, Wash., took top honors in a Department of Defense video competition to discourage tobacco use within the military.
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3/20
2014
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DOD's top doc outlines medical advances
The Defense Department's top doctor says the innovations and technology in military medicine derived from more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to advances in caring for the sick and injured.
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3/07
2014
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Air Force medical educational websites win bronze
The Air Force Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia, or CEMM, recieved a Bronze Telly award for their Pregnancy A to Z and Wingman Online websites during the 35th Annual Telly Awards recently.
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3/06
2014
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U.S. Air Force and Israeli Defense Force Surgeons General sign agreement
The surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and his counterpart in the Israeli Defense Force signed an agreement Feb. 5 in Israel to reaffirm their mutual commitment to collaboration between the Air Force Medical Service and the IDF Medical Corps.
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2/14
2014
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