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Nurse standing in trauma room

May 7, 2024

Air Force nurse puts trauma experience to test in new role

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Trauma nurse Capt. Angela Leonardo thrives on the chaos of the emergency room. As the Air Force’s only trauma center, Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC) offers Air Force medics like Leonardo valuable life-saving opportunities while also providing the Las Vegas community with additional access to emergency care.

Surgeon standing in operating room

Dec. 19, 2023

Team Captain: Nellis Chief of Surgery Leverages Sports Background to Lead Surgical Cadre

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — As a former defensive end for the Air Force Academy Football Team, Maj. (Dr.) Fortune Egbulefu has a special interest in orthopedic medicine. Now an orthopedic surgeon and Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s Chief of Surgery, Egbulefu provides leadership to MOMMC’s surgical staff and state-of-the-art care to beneficiaries and veterans.

U.S. Air Force Col. Roy Louque, 99th Inpatient Surgical Squadron’s master clinician, right, speaks to Currency Training Program (CTP) participants at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Aug. 24, 2023. The 99th MDG’s CTP provides U.S. Air Force medical personnel with the training and skill set needed for adequate and efficient care down range.

Sept. 7, 2023

99th MDG: Preparing Air Force medical Airmen for evolving demands

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center hosted medical professionals from Luke Air Force Base for a currency training program from Aug. 21 to Sept. 1. MOMMC is a nationally-verified Level III trauma center providing preventive, emergency, and acute care services and makes it an optimal choice for the CTP. “After arriving at Nellis for

Image of two Airmen treating a patient.

Oct. 27, 2022

Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program has become a dynamic training platform. Through tailored training and multidisciplinary opportunities, Air Force medics retain their currency and are ready for the fight.

Airman First Class Jacquline Gibboney, Diet Therapy Technician from the 99th Medical Support Squadron, leads a nutrition education course for members of the 820th RED HORSE squadron at Nellis Air Force Base

July 29, 2022

Nellis dietitians aid in readiness, improve performance

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Nellis Airmen train year-round to project airpower onto the battlefield. While each exercise provides valuable practice in executing military capability, the nutrition that fuels Airmen is often overlooked.

group of Airmen in front of KC-135 Stratotanker

Dec. 16, 2021

Nellis medics experience flying mission, broaden mission perspective

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Members of the 99th Medical Group were welcomed onboard two KC-135 Stratotankers by the 509th Weapons Squadron to witness aerial refueling over the Nevada Test and Training Range Dec. 3.

People cutting ribbon

Nov. 16, 2021

New MOMMC Emergency Department opens to support community, readiness

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Military Health leaders and prominent members of the Las Vegas community came together at Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s newly constructed Emergency Room for a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 10, 2021.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Minh Tran, third from the left, a medical technician assigned to COVID Theater Hospital-1, and his civilian colleagues prepare to move a patient at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif., August 10, 2020. Tran is a member of a medical support team deployed from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., which integrated with hospital staff to provide additional medical support. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Charles Calio)

March 16, 2021

99th Medical Group deploys in response to COVID-19

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Members of the 99th Medical Group were deployed to California at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of California in response to a surge of COVID-19 patients Jan. 7 to Feb. 13, 2021.

Group gathers and cuts ribbon.

July 31, 2020

99th MDG seeks trauma accreditation

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 99th Medical Group (MDG) is slated to begin accepting civilian critical care patients Aug. 1, at the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center (MOMMC), here.

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