Nov. 8, 2022 Tactical Combat Casualty Care training benefits ALL warriors Tactical Combat Casualty Care training is not unique to the active-duty nurses and medical technicians from the 72nd Medical Group however, what is unique is training in Canine Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training.
April 26, 2021 72nd MDG physician assistant delivers CPR at home The skills and quick actions of a physician assistant assigned to the 72nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron potentially saved a life on Sept. 30, 2020. First Lt. Aaron O’Meara and his girlfriend, Erica Arellano, who had just received a food delivery in the lobby of their apartment, discovered
Jan. 5, 2021 First Tinker personnel receive COVID-19 vaccine The 72nd Medical Group began delivering COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 4. The first three were given to two Tinker AFB first responders and a health care professional.
Aug. 14, 2020 72nd MDG COVID-19 clinic receives upgrades With the onset of coronavirus in March, the 72nd Medical Group clinic operations at Tinker Air Force Base were significantly diminished in order to protect both its patients and staff, now as much as possible, operations are returning to normal. The response to the pandemic has progressed and what
Aug. 12, 2020 AFSC Commander visits 72nd MDG Lt. Gen. Gene Kirkland, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, center, and Chief Master Sgt. David Flosi, AFSC command chief, visited the 72nd Medical Group's (MDG) clinic at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Aug. 5, 2020. The visit allowed Kirkland and Flosi to gain a better understanding of how
April 1, 2020 Tinker expands precautions to combat COVID-19 With the occurrence of Tinker Air Force Base’s first cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Tinker’s leadership has continued to implement expanded precautions to keep Airmen safe while also ensuring the installation’s ability to meet mission requirements.