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SG Newswire for March 2002

Members of Ramstein's 86th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron carry Canadian reporter Kathleen Kenna, injured in Afghanistan, from a C-9 Nightingale of the 75th Airlift Squadron to a waiting ambulance upon arrival at Ramstein AB, Germany, March 6.  (Photo courtesy Michael Abrams, Stars and Stripes) 

Members of Ramstein's 86th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron carry Canadian reporter Kathleen Kenna, injured in Afghanistan, from a C-9 Nightingale of the 75th Airlift Squadron to a waiting ambulance upon arrival at Ramstein AB, Germany, March 6.  (Photo courtesy Michael Abrams, Stars and Stripes) 

'Expeditionary medical force saving lives,' Lt. Gen. Carlton says after 10-day OEF visit

"Their efforts have resulted in survivors who would not have been survivors in previous conflicts."  
-- Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton Jr., Air Force Surgeon General, on AFMS efforts in OEF.

In the News
Special Ops medics save first life in OEF  Less than one month after Sept. 11, members of the 16th Medical Group and the 16th Operations Support Squadron Medical Flight – the deployment’s lead unit – were part of a team that saved the life of a man who lost nearly two-thirds of his blood when he fell and severely damaged his internal pelvic region.
Digital X-ray system keeps people in theater  Out with the old and in with the new  helps medical experts in OEF treat fractures. 
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