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Senior Airman Amber Kilpatrick and Ghassan Noor Aldin
prepare to give a measles immunization to a young Iraqi
boy. Kilpatrick is deployed to the 506th Air Expeditionary
Medical Group at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Local citizens
of Kirkuk lined the streets to receive the immunizations.
Airmen from the group, together with the Army's 173rd
Airborne Brigade medics, have immunized more than 4,500
children with the measles vaccine. (U.S. Air Force photo
by Capt. Jill Whitesell)
From Kirkuk
to Tallil, the AFMS establishes presence in Iraq
"Some
argue -- falsely -- that we either have to concentrate
on readiness or concentrate on in-garrison health care.
This is not, and never has been, an 'either-or'
argument. Without
one, we cannot do the other."
-- Lt. Gen. (Dr.) George Peach Taylor Jr.
Air Force Surgeon General
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| In the News |
| Two
sides of the AFMS coin Lt.
Gen. (Dr.) George Peach Taylor Jr., reviews his
initial eight months as AF surgeon general. |
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AFMS
leaders focus on doctrine, programming, plans
at Spring NOVA The meeting highlighted
the vital role of AFMS personnel in Operations
Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
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| Post-deployment
assessment improves health care Injuries,
changes in health, environmental conditions, and
other potential factors are looked at with greater
scrutiny. |
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AFMS
participates in Operation Arctic Care '03
During OAC, over 700 patients were seen, with
many of them obtaining eyeglasses.
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| Med
tech follows dream of becoming a doctor
The Air
Force Health Professions Scholarship Program will
pay for her tuition, books and fees. |
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AF
officers earn medical, graduate, nursing degrees
at USU |
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82
interns, residents graduate from Wright-Patterson
GME program
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