Edwards AFB News

  • Med Group/Force Support team wins basketball title

    The 412th Medical Group and 412th Force Support Squadron combined intramural basketball team won the 2016 Championship at the Rosburg Fitness Center March 15.412th MDG/FSS was undefeated in the playoffs going in to Tuesday night, which in the double elimination tournament meant that the

  • Medical APM arrives at Base Exchange

    To expand the hours for patients to receive medications on base, the pharmacy recently set up an automated prescription machine at the Base Exchange.The automated medical prescription dispenser is similar to an automated teller machine that can stock refilled medications at a location other than the

  • Medical Group commander retires

    Col. Janet Taylor, 95th Medical Group commander, bids Edwards farewell at her retirement ceremony May 25 in the Conference Center. After 27 years of service in the Air Force, the colonel is heading home to Lawton, Okla., where she plans on spending the next few months just being a mom and a

  • Medical Group Decontamination Team freshens up skills

    The set-up outside of the 95th Medical Clinic March 17 looked like a scene from a disaster movie. Medics dressed in plastic suits worked to decontaminate patients while acting as a barrier between the infected and the clean.Fortunately, the scene outside of the Med Clinic was simulated. The patients

  • Medical questions? Call the TRICARE Nurse Advice Line

    Sometimes it is difficult to know if and when to seek medical help for acute health problems, so having professional help at a moment's notice is invaluable. The Military Health System's new Nurse Advice Line for TRICARE beneficiaries does just that. Starting May 2 TRICARE beneficiaries in the

  • Medics learn to navigate through training

    Airmen with the 95th Medical Group participated in basic land navigation training here March 26. The training covered included compass use, topography, grid coordinates and distance approximation using pace counts. "In today's dynamic deployment environment, familiarization with land navigation

  • Medics register second fastest IPPDC set-up time in Air Force

    The 95th Medical Group in-place patient decontamination capability team registered the second fastest mission capable time of IPPDC equipment setup April 2 with a time of four minutes and 12 seconds.This was part of the new in-place patient decontamination capability training performed by 16 Airmen

  • Medics train for Paramedic Refresher Course

    The 95th Medical Group hosted a Paramedic Refresher Course in January as part of paramedic licensure recertification requirement. Additionally, emergency technicians and other medics received the refresher course. "The course is designed to update our students on current and changing trends in

  • MedSafe disposal box now available at 412th MDG Pharmacy

    Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high. The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.  Unused prescription medication in homes creates a public health and safety concern. They are highly