Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, commander, 59th Medical
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
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations
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
Nakoa Crawford, the 7-month-old son of U.S. Navy Petty
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
A doctor prepares medication for U.S. Army Capt. Katie
A doctor prepares medication for U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard during surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The fractionated carbon dioxide ... More
Tech. Sgt. Miriam Hernandez, Senior Airman Deaja Ellis
Tech. Sgt. Miriam Hernandez, Senior Airman Deaja Ellis and Senior Airman Duver Navarro Narvaez, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology technicians, monitor and quiz students in a... More
An excavation machine clears debris in front of the
An excavation machine clears debris in front of the now closed Wilford Hall Medical Center Feb. 14, 2020 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The hospital was replaced in 2017 by the adjacent Wilford Hall... More
2nd Lt. Jessica Zenteno, 559th Medical Operations Squadron
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
Airman 1st Class Raymond De Jesus, 59th Medical Wing
Airman 1st Class Raymond De Jesus, 59th Medical Wing medical logistics technician, transports the San Antonio Military Health System’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipment to the freezer room, Dec. 14, 2020, ... More
Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, commander, 59th Medical
Maj. Gen. Byron C. Hepburn, commander, 59th Medical Wing, stands ready to pass the directorship of the San Antonio Military Health System to Maj. Gen. Jimmie O. Keenan, commander, U.S. Army Southern Regional Me... More
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron surgical technician, prepares a surgical stitch to close a wound at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lacklan... More
Aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport
Aeromedical evacuation and critical care air transport team members work together to hand-carry 7-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford, aboard a C-130 Hercules via litter in Dallas June 7, 2019. AE, CCATT and airc... More
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard undergoes
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard undergoes fractionated carbon dioxide laser surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The surgery breaks d... More
Basic military trainees share candy from a Meal-Ready-to-Eat
Basic military trainees share candy from a Meal-Ready-to-Eat during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. BEAST began in 2008 when it was added ... More
Senior Airman Deaja Ellis, 559th Aerospace Medicine
Senior Airman Deaja Ellis, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology technician, lectures students on oxygen equipment components Jan. 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, T... More
Senior Airman Taylor McClendon, 559th Medical Operations
Senior Airman Taylor McClendon, 559th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, stands for a portrait May 6, 2020 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. National Nurse/Tec... More
Robert Carpenter, 59th Medical Wing Immunizations Clinic
Robert Carpenter, 59th Medical Wing Immunizations Clinic licensed vocational nurse, dilutes the San Antonio Military Health System’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine with saline solution, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford... More
Following the ceremony representing the passing of
Following the ceremony representing the passing of authority for the San Antonio Military Health System held at San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 12, 2013, Command Chief Master Sgt. Maurice James (back ... More
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron surgical technician, awaits further instructions from a doctor during a surgery at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San ... More
Critical air transport team members from the 59th Medical
Critical air transport team members from the 59th Medical Wing, emergency medical technicians and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas nurses fill the hospital room of Nakoa Crawford, June 7, 2019. The medical p... More
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Shannan McCann, 59th Medical Specialty
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Shannan McCann, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron dermatologist, performs fractionated carbon dioxide laser surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-... More
Basic military trainees lean against one another to
Basic military trainees lean against one another to eat the Meal-Ready-to-Eat during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. BEAST includes tactic... More
First Lt. Eric Sprung, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
First Lt. Eric Sprung, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace physiologist, tests a student’s oxygen mask seal Jan. 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Airmen in Air Force specialties inclu... More
Senior Airman Ivan Viera Corral, 559th Medical Operations
Senior Airman Ivan Viera Corral, 559th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician stands for a portrait May 6, 2020 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. National Nurse/Tec... More
Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family
Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Clinic medical technician, administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to Mr. Richard Carvajal, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surg... More
Maj. Gen. Jimmie O. Keenan, commander, U.S. Army Southern
Maj. Gen. Jimmie O. Keenan, commander, U.S. Army Southern Regional Medical Command, outlines her view and future plans for the San Antonio Military Health System after the transfer of directorship from Maj. Gen... More
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron surgical technician, sorts and counts needles after a surgery at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, ... More
Nakoa Crawford, a 7-month-old patient, is too small
Nakoa Crawford, a 7-month-old patient, is too small for the litters usually used for transport, so the critical care air transport team strapped a car seat to one slung between metal braces in the cargo bay of ... More
Basic military trainees line up to complete an obstacle
Basic military trainees line up to complete an obstacle during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. The Creating Leaders, Airmen and Warriors m... More
Lt. Meagan Krigbaum, 559th Medical Operations Squadron
Lt. Meagan Krigbaum, 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 May... More
Airman 1st Class Raymond De Jesus, 59th Medical Wing
Airman 1st Class Raymond De Jesus, 59th Medical Wing medical logistics technician, and Staff Sgt. Romina Guridi, 59 MDW medical logistics warehouse supervisor, place the San Antonio Military Health System’s fir... More
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations
Senior Airman MaryNgan Nguyen, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron surgical technician, prepares to sanitize a set of medical instruments at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-L... More
Families test a flight simulator during the 2017 JBSA
Families test a flight simulator 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 For... More
Senior Airman Analiese Heitkamp, 59th Medical Wing
Senior Airman Analiese Heitkamp, 59th Medical Wing critical air transport team respiratory therapist, adjusts 7-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford’s, hearing protection in flight between Dallas and San Diego, Ju... More
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard squeezes the
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard squeezes the hand of Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron laser medicine chief, after surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center,... More
A basic military trainee demonstrates how to clear
A basic military trainee demonstrates how to clear a weapon during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 22, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. Cadre simulating enemy fire wake traine... More
Senior Airman Ivan Viera Corral, 559th Medical Operations
Senior Airman Ivan Viera Corral, 559th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician stands for a portrait May 6, 2020 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. National Nurse/Tec... More
Staff Sgt. Romina Guridi, 59th Medical Wing medical
Staff Sgt. Romina Guridi, 59th Medical Wing medical logistics warehouse supervisor, checks a case of the San Antonio Military Health System’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipment, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Ha... More
Seven-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford, sleeps during
Seven-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford, sleeps during a flight from Dallas to San Diego under the care of a critical care air transport team June 7, 2019. He and his mother, Kaitlyn Crawford, have had to remai... More
Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron
Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron laser medicine chief, applies a salve to the burned skin of retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard after surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory... More
Basic military trainees don gas masks during a simulated
Basic military trainees don gas masks during a simulated chemical attack during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 22, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. Trainees rehearse donning ... More
Capt. Danilo Belarmino, 559th Medical Operations Squadron
Capt. Danilo Belarmino, 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
Senior Airman Alexander Mincey, 59th Medical Wing
Senior Airman Alexander Mincey, 59th Medical Wing Immunizations Clinic technician, administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to Master Sgt. Vangie Moore, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Ce... More
Mother, Kaitlyn Crawford, and 7-month-old son, Nakoa,
Mother, Kaitlyn Crawford, and 7-month-old son, Nakoa, sleep during a C-130 Hercules flight bringing Nakoa from Dallas Children's Medical Center, Texas, to Balboa Naval Medical Center, California, June 7, 2019. ... More
Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron
Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron laser medicine chief, applies a salve to the burned skin of retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard after surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory... More
Basic military trainees take cover after donning protective
Basic military trainees take cover after donning protective equipment during a simulated chemical attack at Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 22, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas... More
Maj Paige Warren, 559th Medical Operations Squadron
Maj Paige Warren, 559th Medical Operations Squadron clinical nurse specialist stands for a portrait May 6, 2020 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.National Nurse/Technician Appreciatio... More
Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family
Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Clinic medical technician, administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to Tech Sgt. Jason Bailey, Dec. 14, 2020, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Su... More
Capt. Nicole Leib and Maj. Mariana Lacuzong, 59th Medical
Capt. Nicole Leib and Maj. Mariana Lacuzong, 59th Medical Wing critical care air transport team nurses, play with 7-month-old patient, Nakoa Crawford, during the five-hour flight from Dallas to San Diego June 7... More
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard is wheeled
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard is wheeled out of an operating room after surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The surgery is a painf... More
Basic military trainees line up for accountability
Basic military trainees line up for accountability after a simulated attack exercise during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 22, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. During the exe... More
Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family
Airman 1st Class Kimber Bernau, 59th Medical Wing Family Emergency Clinic medical technician, administers the San Antonio Military Health System’s first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot to Maj. Andrew Gausepohl, De... More
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard squeezes the
Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard squeezes the arm of Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron laser medicine chief, as he applies a salve on her burned skin after surgery Sept. 6, 2019 at ... More
Basic military trainees race to a hardened shelter
Basic military trainees race to a hardened shelter after a simulated ground attack during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 22, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. Trainees were di... More
A basic military trainee completes an obstacle during
A basic military trainee completes an obstacle during Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training Nov. 21, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas. The U.S. Air Force will have graduated more than 40,... More