• Pride of the Pack: Staff Sgt. Kaycie Davis

    Staff Sgt. Kaycie Davis, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental assistant, was selected as the 8th Fighter Wing’s Pride of the Pack for the week of July 29 - Aug. 2.Davis directs the only instrument processing center for the 8th FW, where she oversaw the sterilization of 60,000

  • Med Hawks: Always Ready – Ambulance Flight

    At any moment, accidents happen and things can go wrong. Luckily, MedH awks ambulance services within the 8th Medical Group are always ready for the worst-case scenario. In this video feature, Capt. Sofia Shank and Staff Sgt. Nathan Wemhoff discuss the importance of their jobs, how they fit into the

  • Med Hawks become TJC certified

    After receiving a “fine-tooth comb” inspection last October, the 8th Medical Group has earned The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation, a national certification bestowed on healthcare organizations for their outstanding process performance and patient care this January.The TJC exam is a neutral body

  • Airmen, Soldiers participate in routine medevac training

    Eighth Medical Group Airmen prepare to perform a litter carry during a routine medical evacuation training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 25, 2021. The interagency training involved the 8th Medical Group “Med Hawks” and the 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion from Camp

  • Wing’s first COVID-19 recipient receives second dose

    Major Heather Foster, 8th Medical Group public health emergency officer, received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine here, Jan. 26., after receiving Kunsan’s first vaccine in December.First responders were among the first to receive the vaccine, in line with the Department of Defense

  • Medics build tents to train for accepting follow on forces

    Staff Sgt. Steven Brown, 8th Medical Group expeditionary medical system tent lead, pulls the cover onto a medical tent frame at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, December 3, 2020. The 8th MDG built four medical tents to familiarize themselves with the processes of accepting follow on forces. (U.S.

  • Medical personnel advance proficiency, strategic capabilities with training

    An Airman from the 8th Medical Group uses a land mobile radio to communicate during a medical evacuation training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 27, 2020. Medical personnel arrived on scene and assessed victims in an expeditious manner before transporting them to an alternative

  • 8th Medical Group and ROKAF airmen train to save lives

    United States Air Force members assigned to the 8th Medical Group and Republic of Korea Air Force medical airmen participated in a simulated multiple causality exercise April 19, 2017.The exercise was conducted to assess communication and operations between ROKAF and U.S. medical teams during a mass