Jan

10

Pumping Iron

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Check out what Major Shawn Baker, or orthopedic surgeon assigned to Kirtland Air Force Base, can do:

We’re watching as 6-foot-5-inch, 260-pound Maj. (Dr.) Shawn Baker lifts and does “shrugs” with free weights totaling 765 pounds. He could have lifted more, and has, but, “I don’t think the bar would take any more weight, and I’d need 100-pound plates, because I would run out of room on the bar using these (45-pound) plates,” he said….At the last competition in November, he beat the 1996 deadlift record of 705 pounds by lifting 711 pounds.

This is a guy who can break your bones and then fix them! Read the rest of the story here!

Jan

3

Linda Osborn

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The Air Force Medical Service suffered a tragic loss this week: Linda Osborn, the budget analyst at the AF Space Command Surgeon’s Office, passed away in her sleep. Linda was an amazing woman, and she will be missed. She was an expert in all things “resourcing” - although her primary focus in recent years was budget, she had many years of experience in all facets of RMO, including manpower, biostatistics (MEPRS and ROP), the “Strategic Health & Resourcing Portfolio” (SHARP), and Mission Support Plan, and every other program the RMO world encompassed. She was a mentor, a friend, an educator, and a colleague. And, of course, a wife, mother, and grandmother.

RIP, Linda Osborn. You left us too early.

Sincere condolences to the Osborn family and the crew at HQ AFSPC/SG.

Dec

28

Medics Selected for Stars

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It’s good to be a MAJCOM Surgeon; it is one of the surest paths to becoming a general officer. The latest Air Force medics to be nominated for promotion to Brigadier General are:

- Colonel Mark Ediger, currently serving as command surgeon, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. Bio for Col Ediger here.
- Colonel Richard Hersack, currently serving as command surgeon, Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
- Colonel Daniel Wyman, currently serving as command surgeon, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.

So now these three medics will soon join the ranks of the senior Air Force Medical Service leadership, which leads to the question: which current 1-stars will be promoted or choose to retire?

Nov

18

IDMT Spotlight

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I’ve written about IDMTs before, and here’s another example of an IDMT in action - in a war zone.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joy Flumerfelt, a squadron medical element/independent medical technician, deployed here from the 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., is currently working with the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

Although her main concern is the care of deployed servicemembers, she also provides medical support to local communities. Since arriving here a little more than a month ago, she has treated nearly 100 villagers.

“We (independent medical technicians) function as providers, so we can practice medicine to a greater degree than medics can,” Flumerfelt said.

Kudos to TSgt Flumerfelt - and all of her IDMT brothers and sisters.
Read the whole thing over at the Muncie Free Press.

Nov

17

Aerovac Medics

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I just learned that there is an Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame, but I also just learned that, for the first time, a select group of Air Force medics have been inducted into it. The honorees:

- Retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton Jr.
- Retired Col. Regina Aune
- Retired Col. Bud Traynor
- Retired Col. Bob Brannon,
- Col. (Dr.) Jay Johanniggman (AFRC)
- Capt. Reba Tobiason (nee Whittle, posthumously)
- Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Christa (AFRC)
- Retired Master Sgt. Mark McElroy.

Read all about it here.

Nov

14

New Medical Chiefs!

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Congratulations to the following Air Force Medics on their selection for promotion to the highest enlisted rank: Chief Master Sergeant!

NAME AFSC

ALEX TAD E 4D0X0
ASHLEY DAVID W 4P0X0
BALMER JOHN M 4N0X0
BOOTH MARK E 4B0X0
BOOTHE TINA L 4C0X0
BUSBY JOHN F II 4M0X0
FIERRO JUAN B 4N0X0
FORREST ROBERT L I 4A1X0
JAMES MAURICE A 4P0X0
JAYNE LISA G E 4N0X0
KAHAPEA JEFFREY F 4A0X0
KIRKLAND TIMOTHY D 4N0X0
LINK JOANN 4N0X0
LLOYD DAVID A 4A0X0
MERRITT MICHAEL W 4V0X0
OLSON SHERRI A 4E0X0
PEURA BETH A 4N0X0
PHELPS DAN E JR 4A2X0
POWELL STEPHANIE J 4T0X0
RICHARDSON LASONJA 4Y0X0
ROBINSON RAMSEY L 4P0X0
RODRIGUEZ LOUIS A 4A0X0
SCHEUER PATRICK J 4J0X0
SCHRECENGOST JOHN 4A0X0
SCOTT CYNTHIA Y 4A1X0
SCOTT STEPHANIE E 4R0X0
SINGLETON LEWIS E 4A0X0
SKIPPER STANLEY P 4Y0X0
SOBEL MICHELLE L 4Y0X0
SUTTON LEWIS H III 4N0X0
TROTTIER THOMAS R 4Y0X0
WOOLFORD MELODIA D 4N0X0

Sep

6

Steven P. Goff, Lt Col, USAF, MC, SFS

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steve goff, usaf flight surgeon It’s been just over a year since we lost Steve; here is the information from the memorial website, which is no longer available. Lt Col Steven P. Goff passed away on Monday, September 4, 2006. At the time of his death, Dr Goff served as the Chief of Aeromedical Services at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Prior to his service at Malmstrom, he also served at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota; Andersen Air Force Base in Guam; and Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany.

goffmedal.jpg As a Senior Flight Surgeon, Dr Goff risked his life regularly performing search-and-rescue missions in helicopters in harsh blizzard conditions throughout Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, saving hikers, hunters, skiiers, and others who got lost or stranded in the wilderness. Dr Goff was assigned to the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia when terrorists bombed the barracks in 1996, and despite suffering serious wounds, Dr Goff immediately jumped into action and began providing life-saving medical care to his fellow Airmen. For his actions, Dr Goff was presented the Airman’s Medal by then-Chief of Staff General Fogleman (pictured above). Prior to his service in the US Air Force, Dr Goff also served in the US Marines. Dr Goff was born and raised in Wisconsin, loved the outdoors and reading, and is survived by his parents and two sisters.

Gail Snowden has created a photo gallery from the pictures of the memorial service that was held for Dr Goff in Wisconsin; click here to view them, and then click on “View Slideshow.”

You can read all of the comments about Dr Goff on the original blog right here.

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