March 25, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: Captain leads pharmacy in patient care The Craig Joint Theater Hospital here with so many flights ranging from the emergency room to the dental clinic has many needs for prescription medicine.The pharmacy flight dispenses medication for the entire hospital. The pharmacy flight commander, Capt. Jennifer Baker, stays on top of the supply
March 24, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: 455th EAEF creates flying ambulance When a servicemember is injured in Afghanistan, the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedial Evacuation Flight works to get them further medical care within 72 hours. The 455th EAEF picks up patients when they are stable enough to move and brings them to Germany, with a 98 percent survival rate. "We provide
March 18, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: CJTH ICU, ICW cares for patients The intensive care unit and intermediate care ward at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here play a significant role in taking care of wounded warriors.The centers also provide care for sick U.S. citizens in non-battle related incidents and the Afghanistan army and police."We have a lot of capability
March 17, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: CJTH makes medical advances, transforms people The Craig Joint Theater Hospital is one of the most advanced hospitals in the U.S. Central Command and many of its functions are just what you would expect in a U.S. hospital."This hospital is a Role 3 hospital which means that most of things done back at home can be done here," said Lt. Col. (Dr.)
March 17, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: CASF gets wounded warriors home The transition from the Craig Joint Theater Hospital to home is made easier for wounded warriors with the help of the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility here. Once a patient is in stable condition after receiving care at the CJTH, they are brought to the CASF where they remain under medical
March 16, 2011 Dispatch from the Front: Bullets to beans An Air Reserve Technician from the 729th Airlift Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., says he has the best job in the Air Force that an enlisted person can have. Tech. Sgt. Dennis Cardova is a C-17 loadmaster. "I am an enabler," said the Whittier, Calif., native. "I move cargo forward so the