Newest Air Force medical residents graduate

Dr. Albert Painter and Col. Kimberly Slawinski congratulate Capt. Matthew G. Adkins, during the graduation ceremony for Wright-Patterson Medical Center medical and dental education residents held May 26, 2011 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Captain Adkins, an emergency medicine physician assistant, will be assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Dr. Painter is assistant dean for Faculty Affairs, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and Colonel Slawinski is commander, 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Pugel)

Newest Air Force medical residents graduate

Dr. Albert Painter, Col. Dominic DeFrancis and Col. Kimberly Slawinski pause for a photo prior to the graduation ceremony for Wright-Patterson Medical Center medical and dental education residents held May 26, 2011 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The officers will now be assigned to Air Force bases around the world to provide medical care for Airmen, joint warfighters, military retirees and eligible family members. Dr. Painter is assistant dean for faculty affairs, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Colonel DeFrancis is Medical Corps director, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, and Colonel Slawinski is commander, 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Pugel)

Violence in Iraq is down, just ask EMEDS

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq – Col. Nabil Habib, 321st Expeditionary Medical Squadron general surgeon, checks a patient’s vital signs May 11. The 321st EMEDS is the principal surgical unit for American forces in all of northern Iraq, treating military and civilian patients alike. Colonel Habib, originally from Tampa, Fla., is deployed from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. photo by Tech. Sgt. Randy Redman)

Fisher House II Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Leaders from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the surrounding area celebrated the official opening of the Fisher House II on Firday, April 29. (left to right) Gretchen Lizza; Col. Kimberly Slawinski, commander, 88th Medical Group; Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Rosser, Congressional Medal of Honor Society; Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, commander, Aeronautical Systems Center; Lance Cpl. Christopher Ellis; David A. Coker, president, Fisher House Foundation Inc., Col. Amanda Gladney, commander, 88th Air Base Wing; Carol Holden.

Fisher House II

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Fisher House will be held April 29, 2011 at 10 a.m. Those with base access are welcome to attend the ceremony. A shuttle service will be provided from the Arnold House parking lot at 9 a.m. There will be no parking available at the Fisher House. The 10,000 square-foot Fisher House replaces the Nightingale House, and it was officially opened on April 15. It has 12 bedrooms and 12 ½ handicapped-accessible and ADA compliant bathrooms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)

Fisher House II

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Fisher House will be held April 29, 2011 at 10 a.m. Those with base access are welcome to attend the ceremony. A shuttle service will be provided from the Arnold House parking lot at 9 a.m. There will be no parking available at the Fisher House. The 10,000 square-foot Fisher House replaces the Nightingale House, and it was officially opened on April 15. It has 12 bedrooms and 12 ½ handicapped-accessible and ADA compliant bathrooms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ben Strasser)