Airmen stay sharp with HAZMAT exercise

Senior Airman Doug Rish, 779th Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineer, takes photos of simulated radioactive materials and hazardous chemicals during a during a hazardous material exercise Feb. 1, 2010, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The exercise helped Airmen stay proficient in HAZMAT procedures and decontamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Perry Aston)

Airmen stay sharp with HAZMAT exercise

Airmen from the 779th Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineer team search a house for simulated radioactive materials and hazardous chemicals during a hazardous material exercise Feb. 1, 2010, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Perry Aston)

Nurse Finds Healing From Post-traumatic Stress

Air Force Lt. Col. Mary Carlisle, a critical care nurse, speaks with a colleague at the 2010 Military Health System Conference at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Md., Jan. 26, 2010. Carlisle spoke at the conference of her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder and her eventual healing. (Department of Defense photo by Elaine Wilson)

Operational Medicine Clinic implements AFSO21 procedures

Marcelette Jacquet, a licensed practical nurse with the 779th Medical Operations Squadron's operational medicine clinic, performs a health assessment on Staff Sgt. Latasha Goring-Weaver, an administrative assistant with the 370th Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Group at Fort George G. Meade, Md., during a physical health assessment at Malcolm Grow Medical Center, on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 19, 2010. The 779 MDOS OMC has recently implemented an AFSO21 program to better serve the Airmen of the NCR by increasing the staff with civilians and creating a mobile team to travel to detached Air Force locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Renae L. Kleckner)(released)

Haitian earthquake survivors arrive at Joint Base Andrews

Colonel Lewis Hofmann, 779th Medical Group Pentagon Annex director, assists Joel Nicholas, a repatriated U.S. citizen, with his medical screening Jan. 17, 2010, at Joint Base Andrews. Mr. Nicholas and 21 other survivors of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Jan 12 returned to the U.S. with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Melissa Stonecipher)

Haitian earthquake survivors arrive at Joint Base Andrews

Colonel John Long, 316th Mission Support Group commander, left, helps repatriated U.S. citizens with their luggage as they disembark from an 89th Airlift Wing C-32 Jan. 17, 2010. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Joint Base Andrews with 22 survivors of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti Jan. 12. In Haiti, the secretary met with Haitian President Rene Preval and pledged U.S. aid in the country’s relief effort. The survivors were met upon arrival here by a medical team consisting of 79th Medical Wing personnel, Prince Georges County emergency technicians and Red Cross workers who ensured the passengers were in good health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J.C. Woodring)