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  • Capt. Laura Wittman, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee who is currently serving as a special projects officer in the 59th Medical Wing’s education and training department, conducts training for wing personnel on Aug. 9, 2018. IMAs are Air Force Reservists assigned to one of more than 50 active-component units and government agencies around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel J. Calderón)

    IMA helps keep education and training on track

    “There’s a very strong sense of service to the medical professionals I instruct which serve the combat warriors who defend the country,” said Capt. Laura Wittman, an Individual Mobilization Augmentee currently serving as a special projects officer in the 59th Medical Wing’s education and training department. “Knowing where I fit into all of that
  • David Carter currently serves as the 59th Medical Wing Information Technology Requirements & Asset Management chief. Carter oversees IT Asset Management, with approximately 20,000 assets that have a combined valued greater than $13 million, the central point for information technology equipment tracking and distribution. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

    Taking pride in a tradition of honor

    The Air Force Core values can remain with Airmen long after they retire the uniform, David Carter continues to live those values, integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do.
  • Staff Sgt. Grant Novotnak battled cancer in 2016, growing personally and professionally through the experience. The 59th Medical Wing technician is perusing commissioning opportunities he hopes to lead him toward becoming an Oncologist. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. William Blankenship)

    Bounce forward

     April 10, 2016, 26-year old Staff Sgt. Grant Novotnak arrived at San Antonio Military Medical Center and was forced with reality hearing the dreaded, “you have cancer”.Months after enduring difficulty breathing at night which then evolved into pain in his stomach and throughout his body, Novotnak finally had an answer for the symptoms he’d been

  • Med Techs to nursing program now available

    The 59th Medical Wing is partnering with the Baptist School of Health Professions in San Antonio, Texas, to provide an opportunity for Aerospace Medical Service Technicians to participate in a program that leads to certification as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.  Over the last year, nine Airmen graduated, passing National Council of State Boards of
  • A 59th Medical Wing Critical Care Air Transport Team member awaits for other patients to arrive at their aircraft in San Diego, Calif., July 20th, 2018. Teams are regularly dispatched all over the globe to respond to emergencies, assist in DOD contingency missions and reinforce readiness training through real-world civil and humanitarian assistance missions. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Ryan Mancuso)

    CCATT flight makes three point turn

    The 59th Medical Wing executed three back-to-back aeromedical transport missions departing from Joint Base San Antonio July 19, making coast-to-coast stops before returning home two days later. A Critical Care Air Transport Team transferred a burn patient and another suffering from a gunshot wound, both injuries sustained downrange, from Walter
  • An Airman from the 59th Medical Wing performs sentry duty during a combat simulation as part of the Ability to Survive and Operate course Oct. 10, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The ATSO course takes Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing out of their traditional patient centric clinics and places them into a realistic combat settings and scenarios they may encounter in the real world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)

    Deployment training reinforces critical skills

    On the grounds of the Air Force’s largest medical mobility mission, the 59th Medical Wing amplifies critical readiness and combat skills to enhance joint service integration downrange. Most of the wing’s military personnel are assigned to one of several readiness teams, which act as building blocks to form Expeditionary Medical Support hospitals
  • Maj. Mark Cheney (left), 59th Medical Wing anesthesiologist, Tech. Sgt. Bryan Sundstrom (middle), 59th MDW cardiopulmonary technician, and Capt. Elena Vulgamott (right), 59th MDW critical care registered nurse, prepare a simulated patient for transport during a Critical Care Air Transport Team demo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 12, 2018. The transport teams are composed of medics who have gone through rigorous training to perform these high-stress and fast-paced missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

    59 MDW showcases CCATT capabilities

  • Air Force medical technicians conduct a patient transport exercise at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 1, 2017. The 59th Medical Wing recently overhauled their readiness section, amplifying their ability to sustain the Air Force's largest mobility mission. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Ryan Mancuso)

    Readiness reform bolsters largest mobility mission

    Through the faint glow of night, a medic provides lifesaving care to a fallen teammate in Southwest Asia, doing everything in his power to stabilize the patient until the stretcher gets into a hospital.Four months prior, that same medic couldn’t have saved that life had it not been for the 59th Medical Wing’s readiness transformation. Maj. Chris
  • Col. (Dr.) Chad Hivnor (left), a dermatologist at the 59th Medical Wing, and Maj. Thomas Beachkofsky (right), a dermatologist at the 6th MDG, use air to cool the skin of a patient who is undergoing laser surgery at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 9, 2018. Hivnor is working to expand capabilities of dermatology clinics in the Air Force.

    59 MDW expands wounded warrior care at MacDill AFB

    MacDill Air Force Base’s 6th Medical Wing’s dermatology clinic partnered with members from the 59th MDW to learn fractional laser resurfacing, a treatment used by the 59th MDW since 2007, providing patient-centered care to wounded warriors with traumatic amputations, burns and severe scarring.
  • Former Army Sgt. Tony Fantasia poses for photo surrounded by leatherworking materials at his shop in San Antonio, Texas, June 29th, 2018. Working with leather has aided Fantasia’s battle with PTSD that he developed after his deployments to Southwest Asia as a medic. He now runs an outreach program for veterans focusing on various artistic outlets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)

    PTSD: The Ugly, Raw, Imperfection

    Tucked away in a circle of 1800’s refurbished homes, banging and chiseling sounds pour through the cracks, spilling onto a big front porch hosting a mountain of a man who blocks out the swinging screen door behind him.Tony Fantasia, the man with the bear paw that could crush someone’s hand, operates a hand-made hobby shop that doubles as an
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