Feb. 26, 2019 Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness The 99th Medical Group (MDG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) participated in a federal coordination exercise Feb. 19, simulating a mass airlift operation to extract casualties following a disaster.
Nov. 30, 2018 Nellis opens new, improved veterinary treatment facility A new veterinary treatment facility opened Nov. 14 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
Oct. 15, 2018 99th MDG protects Nellis against influenza The 99th Medical Group kicked off their 2018-2019 Influenza Campaign by administering influenza vaccinations to approximately 50 Airmen Oct. 11 at the 99th Air Base Wing command section on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Oct. 3, 2018 Prosperity in the face of adversity On a cold March night in 1995, a newborn baby girl was left swaddled on a dark and desolate bridge in Huai’an, China. Now, that abandoned child has grown and prospered into a 99th Aerospace Medical Squadron ophthalmic technician.
Sept. 7, 2018 99th MDG: Backbone of DoD spine surgery The 99th Medical Group successfully completed its first set of orthopedic spine surgeries after bringing two highly-specialized spine surgeons to the unit August 20.
June 28, 2018 Stop the Bleed teaches crisis care University Medical Center of Southern Nevada and Nellis Air Force Base, have partnered to teach approximately 40 Stop the Bleed instructors to educate members of the community on crisis care.
Dec. 12, 2017 Royal Thai nurses visit Nellis to strengthen alliances For the past two months, the 99th Medical Group has hosted three nurses from the Royal Thai Air Force in order to strengthen alliances and innovate patient care for both countries.
Oct. 4, 2017 Nellis surgeons, UMC combine efforts to treat Las Vegas shooting victims Four general and three resident surgeons assigned to the 99 MDG, responded to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada to help treat patients injured during the largest single shooter massacre in modern U.S. history.