The 59th Medical Wing celebrated the opening of the new Reid Health Services Center facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 13 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The new Reid Clinic incorporates f More
U.S. Marines and Egyptian Special Forces guard a simulated embassy as part of the urban terrain exercise at Talet El Kief, Egypt, September 17, 2018, during Bright Star 2018. Bright Star is an important symbol More
U.S. Marines and Egyptian Special Forces stand guard outside a simulated embassy as part of the urban terrain exercise at Talet El Kief, Egypt, September 17, 2018, during Bright Star 2018. The purpose of Bright More
A member of the 823rd Civil Engineer Squadron (REDHORSE), from Hurlburt Field, Florida, constructs bare-bones shelters as part of a multiphased plan to rebuild Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 15, 2018, fo More
Darlene Neubert, Step Saver carts driver of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, prepares to go out to WHASC’s parking areas to pick up patients. Volunteers like Ne More
A dental specialist smooths a dental mold during the surgical portion of the Prosthodontics update course, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The seven day curriculum provides advanced hands-on and didacti More
Helen Wells, a 94-year-old assistant library volunteer for the 59th Medical Wing, poses for a photo in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center medical library. Wells has dedicated more than 50 years of serv More
Airman 1st Class Brooke Martinez, a mental health technician at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, reads over some new material during the Nov. 8 Centering for Pr More
Marvin Perez, 59th Medical Wing cardiac magnetic resonance imaging technologist, observes a patient’s vitals during a scan at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Car More
Karen LeRoy, research director for the University of Virginia’s research team at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, speaks with a caller on the Freedom Quit Line. The qui More
59th Medical Wing bioenvironmental engineers call in a contamination emergency during a MASCAL exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise tested the clinical and field response teams’ comm More
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Young J. Honnlee, 59th Medical Wing maxillofacial prosthodontics fellow, evaluates the inside of a patient’s mouth at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, More
Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, makes opening remarks with Jonelle Love, patient safety assistant coordinator, during the Patient Safety Awareness Week kick-off event at Wilford Hall Ambu More
Airman Victoria Guerrero, 59th Medical Wing medical technician, verifies information for retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Cole at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texa More
TSgt Aaron LaCour assigned to the 59th Medical Support Squadron was selected as our 2018 NCO of the Year! #WhatsYourWhy
Dr. Robert Kruger, geriatric internal medicine physician, poses for a photo at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 25, 2019. Kruger is one of three geriatric i More
In the Air Force, "first sergeant" is not a grade but a special duty designation for an Airman who reports directly to the unit commander on the matters of enlisted morale, welfare, and conduct. #WhatsYourWhy More
Service members practiced ultrasound techniques on one another during the Armed Forces Operational Medicine Symposium held on June 3-7, 2019 at the Holiday Inn International in San Antonio, Texas. The week-long More
We heavily rely on Airmen in all career fields to ensure we remain a high reliability organization with a strong focus on patient-centered healthcare!
Kaitlyn Crawford holds her 7-month-old son, Nakoa, at the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, June 7, 2019. Critical air transport team members explained the process of transferring her son to the Balboa Naval More
Medical treatment facilities wouldn't function without all of our personnel including medical logistics. Thank you for everything you do to support patient care!
“Stop the Bleed” instructors from the 59th Medical Wing dress a simulated mannequin for an exercise on June 21, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. “Stop the Bleed” is a United States government in More
Capt. Natalie Aguilar, 59th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric nurse practitioner, checks a basic military trainee’s heart and lungs during an appointment on June 28, 2019 at Reid Clinic, Joint Base San Anto More
Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, presents Col. Craig Forcum, former 59th Medical Support Group commander, with a Legion of Merit at the 59th MDSG change of command July 22, 2019 at Wilford More
Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, and 59th MDW Command Chief Master Sgt. Chuck Frizzell speak with Tech. Sgt. Karl Rogers, 802nd Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, July 25, 2019 on J More
A ground surgical team from the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group place a drain in the wound of a U.S. service member July 27, 2019, on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The team removed two pieces of shrapnel from the More
Maj. (Dr.) Michael Guindon, 59th Medical Operations Squadron staff pediatrician, checks a patient’s medical history during an appointment Aug. 2, 2019, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San More
Maj. Joanna Borawski, 359th Medical Operations Squadron physical therapist, stretches Capt. Luke Seaman, 435th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilot, during a consultation Aug. 8, 2019 at Joint Base San An More
Staff Sgt. Amanda Stanford, 59th Medical Wing broadcast journalist, shows both sides of depression Aug. 15, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. If you or someone you know is struggling with thought More
Service members wait in line to donate blood at Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2019 as part of a "walking blood bank" for a fellow service member being transferred to Brook More
Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron chief of laser medicine, reviews medical chart information before surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio More
Master Sgt. Hockenbarger keeps serving because of the legacy he is leaving behind.
Maj. Hannah Colburn, 59th Dental Training Squadron Preclinical Prosthodontics director, teaches about implants at the Air Force Post Graduate Dental School surgical skills and readiness course, Joint Base San A More
Members of the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center family emergency center brief the day-to-day operations to Air Education and Training Command leaders during their 59th Medical Wing immersion tour Oct. 8, More
A basic military trainee contemplates an obstacle during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. During the exercise, trainees live in tents, wake More
U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg speaks to doctors, nurses and technicians Jan. 9, 2020 during a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. Airmen from BAMC and More
Students in training with the 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron’s aerospace and operational physiology unit help one another don their oxygen masks Jan. 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The a More
Airman 1st Class Sterling Smith shares what motivates him as a warehouse technician at the 59th Medical Logistics and Readiness Squadron.
A truck is loaded with debris from the old parking lot of the Wilford Hall Medical Center Feb. 14, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The hospital was dedicated in 1957 and served as one of the De More
Cones are lined up March 19, 2020 in preparation for the opening of a drive-through screening and testing line beginning March 20, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The line will be open 9 a.m. to More
SrA Reanne Kohlus, a dental technician assigned to the 59th Dental Group, hands a prescription over to a beneficiary March 30, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas. The 59th Medical Wing is providin More
Capt. (Dr.) Shane Riggs, 59th Medical Operations Squadron psychiatrist, conducts a virtual medical appointment in San Antonio, Texas April 7, 2020. Telehealth appointments can be scheduled by calling the Consul More
2nd Lt. Jessica Zenteno, 559th Medical Operations Squadron nurse, stands for a portrait May 6, 2020 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. National Nurse/Technician Appreciation Week runs More
Members from the 59th Medical Wing staff the drive through COVID-19 screening center on Lackland Air Force Base, June 25, 2020. The drive through screening center was reimplemented as part of the measures taken More
Chief Master Sgt. Marc Schoellkopf, 59th Medical Wing command chief, speaks about how to be an effective leader during a senior NCO professional enhancement seminar Aug. 13, 2020, at Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academ More
The Armed Services Blood Bank Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, provides chairs to lie back with a seat warmer and personal movie player with headphones while donating COVID-19 convalescent plas More
The second flag from Hero’s Highway is displayed in the atrium of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on September 14, 2020. The flag was retired in 2007 and provide More
Capt. Joni Roberts, 959th Medical Group Pediatric Critical Care Air Transport nurse, provides care to a five-month-old patient on a C-17 Globemaster III en-route to Hawaii, Oct. 5, 2020. The patient is returnin More
The team at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's Blood Donor Center pose for a group photo on 16 October, 2020. They have been collecting donations for COVID-19 convalescent plasma to help combat the virus. (Air F More
The 59th Medical Wing was awarded full reaccreditation by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs in September 2020. First accredited in 2017. (Air Force info graphic by Airm More
The Honorable Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, and Col. Alan Hardman, 559th Medical Group commander, talk outside of Reid Health Services Center, Oct. 21, 2020 at Joint Base More
Eddie Patiño, Operation Warp Speed administration assistant, during a training exercise checks-in a staged patient for the vaccine clinical trial, Oct. 28, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. After More
Members of the 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Center work at the nurses’ station, Oct. 29, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Brooke Army Medical Center loaned a number of practitioners to the More
Master Sgt. Danielle Benjamin, 59th Medical Readiness Training Center Air Evacuation and Patient Staging Course non-commissioned officer in charge, briefs air evacuation training protocols to Brig. Gen. Jeannin More
Brig. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder, U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps chief nurse, spoke at a nurse all call, Nov. 4, 2020 in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. She emphasized t More
An influenza vaccine sits with a syringe on a medical tray prior to being administered to a patient, Nov. 5, 2020, in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at the Immunizations Clinic, Joint Base San Antonio- More
The Operation Warp Speed vaccine trial sign highlights the patient entrance to the facility, Nov. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Operation Warp Speed is a partnership to accelerate the dev More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, speaks at an all-call, Nov. 13, 2020 in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He emphasized the i More
U.S. Army Brig Gen Shan K. Bagby, San Antonio Military Health System deputy director, speaks at the Operation Warp Speed kick-off event Nov. 18, 2020, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, tours a Critical Care Air Transport simulation room, Nov. 23, 2020, in the 59th Medical Wing Medical Simulation Center, Wilford More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Isaiah Jones, 59th Medical Wing licensed clinical social worker, speaks with a patient, Nov. 24, 2020, at the Mental Health Clinic, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San A More
Capt. Danielle Siler, 59th Medical Operations Group executive officer, administers the flu vaccine to a patient, Dec. 1, 2020, in the atrium of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-La More
The flu vaccine sign directs patients in the atrium before the D-wing of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Dec. 2, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Centers for Disease Control and Pre More
Staff Sgt. Paullexia Dale, 59th Medical Wing aerospace medical technician, calls a patient for a telehealth appointment, Dec. 3, 2020, in the Family Health Clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joi More
Airman 1st Class Raymond De Jesus, 59th Medical Wing medical logistics technician, and Staff Sgt. Romina Guridi, 59th MDW medical logistics warehouse supervisor, open the San Antonio Military Health System’s fi More
Patients wait to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Dec. 18, 2020, in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Department of Defense aims to be able to reduce the burden More
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Master Sgt. Brandon Hockenbarger, 959th Medical Operations Squadron Internal Medicine flight chief, holds his Bronze Star medal, citation, and his Gold Star survivor pin Jan. 25, 2021, at Wilford Hall Ambulator More
Senior Airman Ladrena Tucker, 59th Medical Operations Squadron Internal Medicine medical technician, administers the COVID-19 vaccine, Feb. 1, 2021, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San An More
A 59th Medical Wing medic vaccinates a San Antonio Military Health System beneficiary, Feb. 6, 2021, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. For more information on w More
Bill James briefs motorcycle safety at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas on April 26, 2012. The meeting was mandatory for all active duty motorcycle riders ass More
U.S. Air Force, Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn (right) and senior staff members sign a steel beam in front of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, May 4, 2012. The beam will be the More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Natasha Swartzendruber (left center) and Cherie Gregory, 59th Medical Operations Squadron medical technicians, prepare patients for their annual flu vaccines inside the Atrium at Wilf More
Service members and civilians gather to celebrate the Air Force's 65th birthday at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Sept. 18.
Tech. Sgt. Mark Barnette plays holiday music at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas Dec. 19, 2012. Barnette is in the U.S Air Force Band of the West "Gateway Brass." More
Tuskegee Airmen Dr. Eugene Derricotte and Dr. Granville Coggs interact with 59th Medical Wing personal at the Joint Base San Antonio African-American History Month opening ceremony at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Ce More
Col. Annette Williamson talks with a patient at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Feb. 5, 2013. Williamson currently serves as the 559th Medical Operations Squadron optome More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Phillips and his military working dog participate at the “Air Force at the Alamo” Fiesta event April 22, 2013, in downtown San Antonio. Fiesta is an 11-day celebration honoring the heroes of More
Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn explains the process for transportation of wounded airmen within the Aeromedical Staging Facility to Maj. Gen. James McLaughlin during a tour in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, More
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel listens to a request from Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Lovejoy, Mission Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, on the need to ensure that funding continues for places li More
Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Travis, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, greets an Air Force basic trainee during his visit to the Reid Clinic Jan. 22, 2014, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. One main focus during h More
The 59th Medical Operations Group leaders meet with members of the Baptist Healthcare System after conducting daily rounds to review the progress of each duty section at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center More
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, Antho More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Seth Pena, former tactical control air party member and now member of the 59th Medical Wing Patient Squadron, adjusts the scope on his compound bow at a local archery shop in San Anton More
The 2014 All-Air Force Women's Softball Team poses for a group photo after winning the gold medal at the 2014 Armed Forces Softball tournament at Fort Sill, Okla., Sept. 19, 2014. (Photo by Steve Brown)
Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane is competing in multiple events at the Warrior Games 2014 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, 2014. Crane was injured July 2012 while stationed on More
Members of the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, submit documentation for the mandatory basic allowance for housing recertification, Oct. 3, 2 More
Supporters of Domestic Violence Awareness Month decorate their hand during the "I Can We Can" event at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 3, 2014. Supporte More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alysha Waite, a dermatology medical technician at the 59th Medical Wing, poses for a photo with Liberian locals during a recent deployment Nov. 21, 2014. Waite was one of 12 service me More
A surgeon in the Emergency War Surgery Course at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, practices a surgical procedure, Feb. 11, 2015. The Emergency War Surgery Cours More
Dr. Kathy Gates, Hearing Center of Excellence (HCE) prevention lead, demonstrates with pipe cleaners how hair cells are damaged by loud noises, to Braxton, 5, son of Tanisha Hammill, HCE senior research coordin More
Master Sgt. Sean McClintock, NCO in charge of the 59th Medical Wing Orthotic Lab, displays the brace he modified for Military Working Dog SStash at the Holland Military Working Dog Hospital on Joint Base San An More
Simulation Specialist Winston Nicholson from the 59th Medical Wing Simulation Center briefs attendees during the Center's open house at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lacklan More
Members of the 59th Medical Wing Staff attend a face-to-face Suicide Prevention Training, May 1, 2015, at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The training incl More
Members of the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System work with air crew from the 172nd Airlift Wing, a C-17 Air National Guard unit from Mississippi, to prepare wounded warriors for transport July 23, 2015, at More
Capt. Andrew McCampbell, physician assistant with the 59th Medical Wing Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning (VIPER) clinic, performs a dry-needling procedure on patient Airman 1st Class Just More
Master Sgt. Rashaan Paine, member of the 59th Medical Wing Airman Medical Transition Unit, receives swimming lessons from Dr. Aaron Moffett, swim coach for the Air Force Wounded Warrior program, during the Adap More
Senior Airman Jessica Harris, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, briefs Chief Master Sgt. Maurice James, 59th Medical Wing command chief, on the PHA cell’s recent initiative to help red More
Medical and dental postgraduate students examine tissue samples at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Through postgraduate and enlisted medical training, th More
David Koch, an embedded athletic trainer with the 59th Medical Wing’s VIPER Clinic, teaches Senior Airman Christopher Rodriguez, a student from the 342nd Training Squadron, proper lifting techniques, Jan. 27, 2 More