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59Th Medical Wing Keeps JBSA Mission Ready A PUBLICATION OF THE 502nd AIR BASE WING JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS • Vol. 73 No. 28 • July 15, 2016 59th Medical Wing keeps JBSA mission ready Photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma Capt. Danielle Wehri, 59th Dental Squadron general dentist, examines Maj. Traci Carter-Richardson, 959th Medical Operations Squadron clinical nurse, during her annual checkup at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. Providing dental services at SAMMC helps Airmen alleviate the burden missing half of their duty day to accomplish annual dental requirements. See story page 8. INSIDE | News 3 Community Briefs 10 Sports 13 ONLINE | http://www.JBSA.mil PAGE 2 TALESPINNER July 15, 2016 Logistics team boosts medical Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland versatility of New Horizons 2016 Editorial Staff BRIG. GEN. BOB LABRUTTA By Shannon Carabajal 502ND AIR BASE WING/JBSA 59th Medical Wing Public Affairs COMMANDER Adapt and overcome is more than a catch TODD G. WHITE 502ND ABW/JBSA phrase for two 59th Medical Wing warrior PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR medics. Their ingenuity recently expanded surgical capabilities during New Horizons OSCAR BAllADARES 2016 in the Dominican Republic. JBSA-LacKLAND The annual U.S. Southern Command-led PUBLIC AFFAIRS CHIEF readiness training exercise brought military SENIOR AIRMAN LYNSIE NICHOLS civil engineers and medics together to SENIOR AIRMAN KRYSTAL WRIGHT provide humanitarian, dental and medi- PHOTOJOURNALISTS cal services to communities in the small Caribbean nation. JEREMY GERLACH The actions of Tech. Sgt. Marchello JOSE T. GARZA III Tolbert and Staff Sgt. Jayson Dinsmoor, 59th STAFF WRITERS Medical Logistics and Readiness Squadron, DOROTHY LONAS helped bring laparoscopic surgery to New PAGE DESIGN/ILLUSTRATOR Horizons for the first time. When the field laparoscope tower – a rugged version of the equipment ideal for disaster relief and humanitarian efforts – Office 2230 Hughes Ave. arrived in the Dominican Republic, the 59th JBSA-Lackland, Texas MDW medical logistics team – responsible 78236-5415 for setting up all the medical equipment (phone) 671-2908 used during the 90-day exercise – realized (fax) 671-2022 Email: [email protected] it had a problem. “You need compressed carbon dioxide to Straight Talk: 671-6397 (NEWS) use the tower. The tanks they had in coun- Courtesy photo For advertising information: try were nonstandard and incompatible (From left) Lt. Col. (Dr.) Shawnn Nichols, Maj. (Dr.) John Stowers and Capt. Stephen Smith perform EN Communities with the equipment. All the fittings were the first laparoscopic gallbladder removal surgery during New Horizons 2016. Nichols and Stowers P.O. Box 2171 San Antonio, TX 78297 different,” explained Maj. Matthew Weber, are with the 959th Medical Operations Squadron. Smith is with the 959th Clinical Support Squadron. 250-2052 59th MDW medical logistics director. Tolbert and Dinsmoor’s resourcefulness and were able to do the procedure.” during the team’s two-week rotation to the got the equipment running without delay. “Tolbert and Dinsmoor demonstrated Dominican Republic in May. This newspaper is published by They scoured hardware stores and local what we have come to expect from all 59th “They’ve never had the capability in the EN Communities, a private firm in no shops in the community and eventually Medical Wing Airmen – the ability to adapt, region we were in – a very austere environ- way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with found the piece they needed at a refrig- innovate, and take decisive action to ac- ment,” Nichols said “In fact, there are only JBSA-Lackland, Texas. This commercial erator shop. The Airmen worked with Lt. complish the mission” said Maj. Gen. Bart a few hospitals with that capability in all enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members Col. Shane Garrett, U.S. Air Force Academy Iddins, 59th MDW commander. of the country. of the U.S. military services. Contents anesthesiologist who assembled the pieces Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally in- “The ability to get patients back on their of the Talespinner are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, and ensured a satisfactory connection. vasive surgical technique. Patient recovery feet quickly is especially important here the U.S. government, the Department And just in time, Weber said. is generally quicker and less painful be- due to limited support for extended patient of Defense, or the Department of the Air Force. “That Thursday, one of the medics sup- cause the surgeon creates only a few small care,” he added. The appearance of advertising in porting the trip came down with appendi- incisions, rather than one large incision, The wing hopes to expand the capability this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute citis. Without the ability to perform laparo- said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Shawnn Nichols, 959th for future exercises. endorsement by the Department of scopic surgery, the patient would have had Medical Operations Squadron surgical on- For more about the wing’s role in New Defense, the Department of the Air Force or EN Communities, of the to be flown back to the states or undergo cologist and general surgeon. Horizons 2016, visit http://www.59mdw. products or services advertised. open surgery,” Weber said. “Both those op- Nichols’ general surgery team used the af.mil also look for the next edition of Everything advertised in this Warrior Medic News on http://www. publication shall be made available tions would have been risky. It’s fortunate equipment to perform three gall bladder for purchase, use or patronage without that we had the equipment up and running removal surgeries and one appendectomy facebook.com/59mdw. regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. JBSA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Editorial content is edited, prepared One of the best things about ICE is that and provided by the Public Affairs Office JBSA SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE • 808-SARC (7272) people can let service providers know of the 502nd Air Base Wing. All photos, unless otherwise indicated, are U.S. Air DOD SAFE HELPLINE • (877) 995-5247 when they do a great job, not just for Force photos. JBSA CRISIS HOTLINE • 367-1213 poor service. It takes five minutes or less Deadline for story submissions to submit a comment at http://ice.disa.mil. is noon Wednesday the week prior JBSA DUTY CHAPLAIN • 365-6420 to publication. July 15, 2016 TALESPINNER news PAGE 3 Goldfein sworn in as 21st CSAF By Staff Sgt. Alyssa C. Gibson Airmen,” James said. “It is a huge Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs responsibility, it’s also an honor, Command Information and it’s also a great privilege and I have every confidence that you Air Force Secretary Deborah are going to take our Air Force to Lee James swore in Gen. David L. new heights.” Goldfein as the Air Force’s 21st One of Goldfein’s first acts as chief of staff during a ceremony at chief of staff was to make a pledge the Pentagon July 1. to his Airmen. As the Air Force’s most senior “This is my commitment to you uniformed leader, Goldfein is re- — to work every day to give you sponsible for ensuring the 660,000 everything I’ve got, to leave noth- active-duty, Guard, Reserve and ing on the table, to remain laser- civilian Airmen under his command focused on warfighting excellence, are fully trained and equipped. He to find the opportunity in every also joins the Joint Chiefs of Staff challenge, to treat team building as as an adviser to the secretary of a contact sport, and to be worthy defense, National Security Council of this honor,” he said. “And I can’t and the president of the United wait to get started. Fight’s on!” States. In his previous position as the “The Air Force is going to be Air Force’s vice chief of staff, relying on your determination, Gen. Goldfein presided over the Air Staff Goldfein, to improve readiness, to and served as a member of the Photo by Andy Morataya improve our modernization, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James (left) reads the oath of office to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. most importantly — always at the Oversight Council and Deputy David L. Goldfein as his wife, Dawn, holds the chief of staff Bible during a swearing-in ceremony at top of the list — taking care of our Advisory Working Group. the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., July 1. Goldfein became the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force. PAGE 4 TALESPINNER July 15, 2016 AETC installs new emergency Congratulations to the Kyle Herrera Most Physically Fit phone app for JBSA members following 73 Airmen Brandon Krimmer Female Airmen for being selected as John Szwec Rachel Johnson honor graduates among –Flight 482 322nd TRS, Flight 488 David DeKunder duty. The goal is to notify the base the 735 Air Force basic Louis Burch Mychelle Bell Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs populace within 10 minutes of a military trainees who hazardous incident.” Caleb Conley 323rd TRS, Flight 484 Air Education and Training Command The AtHoc app is available free to graduate today: Jeremiah Ellison Jennifer Shippey has installed a new mobile phone active-duty members and DOD card- Christian Gomez 324th TRS, Flight 452 app that will allow Joint Base San holders via the App Store for iOS 320th Training Squadron Dylan Kresen Alexis Garcia Antonio active-duty members and phones and Google Play for Android –Flight 473 James Law 322nd TRS, Flight 488 Department of Defense cardholders phones. To register for the app, an Mason Brown Robert Lucas Male Airmen to receive emergency notifi cations at email that is attached to an account Nick Dickens Han Ly Raul Hale their fi ngertips.
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