U.S. Air Force, Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn, commander or the 59th Medical Wing (right) and U.S. Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. Richard Robinson, command chief (left), sign a steel beam in front of the construction s More
Airman 1st Class Dan Thrower and Tech. Sgt. Mike Pekarek play holiday music at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas Dec. 19, 2012. Thrower and Pekarek are in the U.S A More
Richard Perez provides opening remarks as a guest speaker at a ceremony marking the transfer of authority for directorship of the San Antonio Military Health System from Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn to Maj. Gen. 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, aims his compound bow at his target at a local archery shop in San Antonio More
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
Domestic Violence Awareness Month supporters 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. Supporters More
Maj. Scott Trexler, center, instructor, and Maj. Christopher Synder, right, general surgeon and student in the Emergency War Surgery Course, practice surgical procedures at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical More
Military Working Dog SStash stands for the first time on his new outfitted leg brace at the Holland Military Working Dog Hospital on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 2, 2015. Previously, SStash has More
Simulation Specialist Stacy Kincy, from the 59th Medical Wing Simulation Center, times Airman 1st Class Rebecca Luzack, 59th MDW cardiopulmonary technician, and Maj. Travis Batts, 59th MDW cardiologist, as they More
Airman 1st Class Zack Tarson checks a patient’s vitals after arriving to the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System facility July 23, 2015, at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio- More
Airman Basic Christopher Robbins receives gait video and observational analysis at the 59th Medical Wing Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, More
Capt. Jeffrey Dellavolpe, 959th Medical Operations Squadron critical care physician, regulates the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation system during a flight to San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base S More
Staff Sgt. Reginald Gilchrist, NCO in charge of the Sustainment for Trauma and Resuscitation Skills Program, lectures Airmen 1st Class Amber Decrane on the anatomy and physiology of the upper airway and the imp More
Maj Jennifer Giovannetti 359th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Flight commander, Aerospace & Operational Physiology sets Lt Col Michael Contardo (onscreen/in sim) AETC T-6 pilot instructor training, up for a simul More
Maj. (Dr.) John Stowers, a 959th Medical Operations Group general surgeon, performs a lipoma removal procedure at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, June 23, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
Maj. Stephen Cherrington (right), 59th Dental Group maxillofacial prosthodontist, colors retired Army Master Sgt. Todd Nelson’s new prosthetic ear to match his skin tone at the San Antonio Military Medical Cent More
Col. (Dr.) Mark Antonacci, 959th Medical Group emergency physician and chief of the San Antonio Military Medical Center Emergency Department, speaks to a patient Sept. 14 on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Hous More
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron surgical technician, passes medical instruments to a doctor at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Te More
Maj. Paul Smith, 59th Dental Group orthodontic resident, checks the integrity of a patient’s orthodontic wires at the U.S. Air Force Postgraduate Dental School, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 14. More
Airman 1st Class Bianca Maldonado (right), 559th Medical Group optometry technician, waits for Maj. Keith Beam, 59 Medical Operations Group physician, to select a frame at the Reid Clinic on Joint Base San Anto More
Lt. Col. Kenneth Dwyer, receives a new prosthetic eye at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 15, 2016. Dwyer wanted the iris of his prosthetic eye to be his More
Staff Sgt. Amanda Goyen, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron, annotates a patient’s information before administering a flu vaccine during a public health emergency exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas More
Senior Airman Emily Ferguson, 359th Medical Group dental technician, prepares Master Sgt. Jason Daniels for a dental x-ray at the Randolph Dental Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan 10. The de More
U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons from the 87th Flying Training Squadron fly in formation over the greater Del Rio, Texas area during a sortie for the 87th FTS centennial flight August 18, 2017. The 87th FTS, known as More
59th Medical Wing members start boarding a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy as the disaster relief team flying into Houston, Texas, August 30. More than 70-members of the Air Force’s flagship medical wing were mobilized to More
Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, set up a tent inside a hangar at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Huston, Texas, during releif efforts following the devestat More
members from the Air Force Wings of Blue parachute team gives a 'high five' during the 2017 JBSA Air Show at the JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field Annex, Texas. The public was invited to enjoy food, static plane displa More
Airman 1st Class Kimberly Shea, 59th Dental Support Squadron dental laboratory technician, cuts silky rock around a remount cast at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, T More
Community members; FEMA representatives and Puerto Rico Army National Guard align forces to provide food and water for residents at their local community center in Ceiba; Puerto Rico; November 13; 2017. Familie More
Representatives from FEMA assist local residents at Isidoro Garcia Stadium in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, November 14, 2017. Agency and local specialists provided not only food and water, but were able to guide fami More
Grayshel Gutierrez gazes off of the porch of her family home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria, Nov. 16, 2017. The roof was ripped off of the structure during the storm, and everything inside was d More
Jean C. Madera Santiago and his wife Migdalia Ramos Perez, owners and operators of Fantasy Cakes, serve food to their customers, Nov. 22, 2017, in Hatilla, Puerto Rico. The business needed 25-days after Hurrica More
559th Medical Group's Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning Clinic. The VIPER team writes individualized exercise prescriptions to help patients maintain some level of fitness during the heali More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nicole M. Leib, 59th Medical Wing Critical Care Air Transport Team pediatric registered nurse, prepares to receive patients onboard a C-17 Globemaster III, June 6, 2018. The U.S. Air Force More
U.S. Army Capt. Argelia Felix-Camacho, registered nurse, San Antonio Military Medical Center Burn Team, consoles a patient during an airlift aeromedical evacuation mission from Guatemala to Galveston, Texas, Ju More
1st Lt. Laura Maldonado, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron nurse, goes through a safety checklist during a Critical Care Air Transport Team demo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 12, 2018. The More
Army General Joseph Votel, CENTCOM Commander, and Egyptian senior leadership talk with Army personnel about their role in Bright Star 2018. Bright Star 2018 is an important symbol of the long-standing relations More
Members from the 559th Medical Group leadership along with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and civilian personnel cut the ribbon during the Sep. 13 opening ceremony for the new Reid Health Services Center on Join More
U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant William Defoor, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, verifies coordinates for a simulated attack during Bright Star 2018 at Talet El Kief, Egypt, 13 September. Bright Star 2018 is an More
U.S. Marines and Egyptian Special Forces pose for a photo in front of a simulated embassy after the urban terrain exercise at Talet El Kief, Egypt, September 17, 2018, during Bright Star 2018. The purpose of Br More
U.S. Air Force senior leadership surveys the aftermath of Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 14, 2018. Air Combat Command has mobilized multiple relief assets in an effort to restore operat More
Maj. Ryan Sheridan (center), 59th Dental Group surgical prosthodontics director, explains 3D printing during the Prosthodontics update course at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School, Joint Base San Antonio- More
Medics set up a decontamination tent during a MASCAL exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise tested the clinical and field response teams’ communication efficiency between wing personne More
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Young J. Honnlee, 59th Medical Wing maxillofacial prosthodontics fellow, removes an ocular conformer from a patient’s eye socket at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-For More
Air Force retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole sees Dr. Robert Kruger, 59th Medical Wing geriatric internal medicine doctor, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 29 More
Congratulations to Master Sgt. Tiffany Harper, with the 59th Dental Group, on being selected as the 2018 Air Education and Training Command Dental NCO of the Year!! #WhatsYourWhy
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
Maj. (Dr.) Thomas Lee, 59th Medical Wing critical care air transport team pediatrician, checks the pulse of 7-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford, at the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, June 7, 2019. Crawfor More
A member of the 59th Medical Wing’s first “Stop the Bleed” class applies a tourniquet on a simulated leg injury during the final evaluation of the class on June 21, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Tex More
Capt. (Dr.) David Stachniak, 59th Medical Operations Squadron staff pediatrician, writes a waiver for a basic military trainee during an appointment on June 28, 2019 at Reid Clinic, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackl More
Family members of Col. Robert Bogart, former Medical Operations Group commander, stand with their hands over their hearts during the playing of the National Anthem during a change of command ceremony July 22, 2 More
Sandy Forcum, wife of Col. Craig Forcum, former 59th Medical Support Group commander, takes a photo as her husband receives a decoration from Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander July 22, 2019 More
Maj. (Dr.) Ryan Schutter, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group anesthesiologist, works with the ground surgical team to perform surgery on a U.S. service member July 27, 2019, on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The team More
Capt. Natasha Cardinal, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron critical care nurse, monitors her patient during a flight from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan to San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 18, 2019. Critical care air t More
Burn scars are visible as retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard awaits surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Blanchard underwent fractionate More
Master Sgt. Matthew Shaffer, Department of Defense biomedical equipment technician training program instructor supervisor, demonstrates a virtual reality training program to Air Education and Training Command l More
Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, gives opening remarks at the 559th Medical Squadron redesignation ceremony Oct. 30, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 559th MDS provides More
Basic military trainees set up a security perimeter around a simulated casualty during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training enemy fire exercise Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. More
Staff Sgt. Taylor Altricht, Blood Donor Center NCO-in-charge of quality assurance, jokes with Senior Airman Matthew Long, medical laboratory technician, as he surveys her before platelet donation Dec. 13, 2019 More
Senior Airman Deaja Ellis, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology technician, explains hypoxia symptoms during cabin decompression Jan. 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolp More
Wilford Hall Medical Center sits behind a construction fence as it undergoes the first stages of demolition Feb. 14, 2020 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The distinguished medical center served as a 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
An attendee asks a question of 59th Medical Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Marc Schoellkopf during a question and answer portion of a senior NCO professional enhancement seminar Aug. 13, 2020, at Robert D. Gayl More
Bags collect COVID-19 convalescent plasma from a donor Aug. 20, 2020, at the Armed Services Blood Bank Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The donor center has a goal of 34 units a week to prepare a More
Staff Sgt. Ethan Hart, 59th Dental Support Squadron maxillofacial dental lab technician, showcases various maxillofacial prosthetics to the Honorable Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health More
Esteban Loeza, Operation Warp Speed phlebotomist, during a training exercise stages drawing a staged patient’s blood, Oct. 28, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Patient’s blood and vitals are che More
Airman 1st Class Raymond De Jesus, 59th Medical Wing medical logistics technician, and Staff Sgt. Romina Guridi, 59th MDW medical logistics warehouse supervisor, remove dry ice from the San Antonio Military Hea More
Maj. (Dr.) Derek Smith, 59th Medical Wing Immunizations Clinic medical director, performs data quality management to ensure accuracy of patient records for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Dec. 18, 2020, in Wilford More
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A 59th Medical Wing medic removes the cap from a COVID-19 vaccine, Feb. 2, 2021, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Department of Defense is conducting a coo More
The 737th Training Group Drum and Bugle Corps performs at “Air Force at the Alamo,” one of several Fiesta events held April 22, 2013, in downtown San Antonio. Fiesta began in 1891 to honor the heroes of the Bat 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 Band of the West "Gateway Brass" plays holiday music at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas Dec. 19, 2012. Gateway Brass travels more than twenty thou More
Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, commander, 59th Medical Wing, speaks about the accomplishments that have been achieved during his time directing the San Antonio Military Health System prior to transferring director 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, practices archery a few hours each week on a dummy at a local archery shop More
Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane stands with other wounded warriors competing in the archery event at the 2014 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, 2014. Crane was in More
Maj. Christopher Synder, general surgeon and student in the Emergency War Surgery Course, practices surgical procedures during the advanced surgical skills training at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, J More
Master Sgt. Sean McClintock, NCO in charge of the 59th Medical Wing Orthotic Lab, greets Military Working Dog SStash at the Holland Military Working Dog Hospital on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April More
Attendees tour the 59th Medical Wing Simulation Center during the open house at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 14, 2015. The dog manikin was created to More
Brig. Gen. John A. Cherrey Director of Intelligence, Operations and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Maj Jennifer Giovannetti 359th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Flight comma More
Maj. Stephen Cherrington (left), 59th Dental Group maxillofacial prosthodontist, colors retired Army Master Sgt. Todd Nelson’s new prosthetic ear to match his skin tone at the San Antonio Military Medical Cente More
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron surgical technician, passes a solution to a doctor performing surgery at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-La More
Jeffrey Paje, 359th Medical Group dental technician, carves through a patient’s dental mold to prepare an acrylic night guard at the Randolph Dental Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 10. It More
An MC-130J Hercules takes off during the 2017 JBSA Air Show at the JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field Annex, Texas. The public was invited to enjoy food, static plane displays and flyover entertainment. (U.S. Air Force More
Airman 1st Class Autumn Carlson, 59th Dental Support Squadron dental laboratory technician, examines a two-step impression pour at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Te More
Community members; FEMA representatives and Puerto Rico Army National Guard align forces to provide food and water for residents at their local community center in Ceiba; Puerto Rico; November 13; 2017. Puerto More
Representatives from FEMA positioned at Isidoro Garcia Stadium in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to provide disaster relief assistance to local residents, November 14, 2017. Agency and local specialists provided not on More
Grayshel Gutierrez looks through a window of her family home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria, Nov. 16, 2017. Gutierrez underestimated Maria after seeing little damage from Hurricane Irma. Her fam More
Jean C. Madera Santiago, an owner and operator of Fantasy Cakes, assists a customer, Nov. 22, 2017, in Hatilla, Puerto Rico. The business needed 25-days after Hurricane Maria to regain minimal power to provide More
U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Hannah Gale, pediatrician, San Antonio Military Medical Center Burn Team, consoles a patient during an airlift aeromedical evacuation mission from Guatemala to Galveston, Texas, June More
Maj. Mark Cheney, 59th Medical Wing anesthesiologist, briefs members on different aspects of a Critical Care Air Transport Team missions during a demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 12 More
Army General Joseph Votel, CENTCOM Commander, and Egyptian senior leadership visit the Logistic Staging Area to talk to Army personnel involved in Bright Star 2018. Bright Star 2018 is an important symbol of th More
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein survey the aftermath of Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 14, 2018. Air Combat Command has More
Dental specialists learn how to merge x-ray images and 3D imagery into one during the Prosthodontics update course at the Air Force Postgraduate Dental School, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The specia More
Ms. Nancy Hansen (left), 59th Dental Training Squadron anaplastologist, and Lt. Col (Dr.) Young J. Honnlee, 59th Medical Wing maxillofacial prosthodontics fellow, inspect a patient’s eye socket at San Antonio M More
Nakoa Crawford, the 7-month-old son of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel and Kaitlyn Crawford, looks up at Capt. Nicole Lieb, 59th Medical Wing critical care air transport nurse, as she prepares him to l More
59th Medical Wing “Stop the Bleed” instructors evaluate students during an exercise that tests the lessons learned from the course on June 21, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The U.S. military’ More
Col. Sarady Tan, 59th Medical Operations Group commander, and Col. Robert Bogart, former 59th MDOG commander, listen to remarks during the 59th MDOG change of command ceremony July 22, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambu More