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AF surgeon general tours 99th MDG at Nellis, Creech

by Senior Airman Bryan Guthrie and Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard
Nellis and Creech AFBs, Nev.
Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, Surgeon General of the Air Force and
Space Force, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski,
medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, toured the 99th
Medical Group at both Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases, Nev.,
July 13 and 14, 2021.
They visited the University Medical Center and the Mike
O’Callaghan Military Medical Center to see firsthand the capabili-
ties the hospitals offer to Nellis, Creech and the Las Vegas Valley.
“The 99th MDG is doing special things here, and I know that

Air Force photograph by Senior Airman William Rio Rosado
Col. Eric Schmidt, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander greets Lt. Gen.
Robert Miller, Surgeon General of the Air Force and Space Force, at Creech Air Force Base,
Nev., July 14, 2021. Miller visited the Hunters to gain a better sense of the mission and
scope of medical care availability.

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, Surgeon General of the Air Force and Space Force, speaks with Maj.
Christianna, Hunter Medical Clinic commander about the facility at Creech AFB, Nev., July
14, 2021. Christianna briefed Miller on the current challenges and scope of medical care
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman William Rio Rosado available at the Hunter Medical Clinic.
hasn’t happened over night,” said Miller. “There has been a lineage Lt. Gen. Robert
of all-star performers, and it continues with the team here now.” Miller, U. S. Air
During the military treatment facility tour, the leaders had the Force, U.S. Space
opportunity to see and hear about the family medicine residency, F o r c e an d A ir
pain management clinic, lab, family health clinic, emergency de- Combat Command
partment, intensive care unit, ortho spine clinic, da Vinci surgical surgeon general,
robot and the 99th MDG’s civilian trauma initiative. and chief medical
They also learned about the 99th MDG’s COVID-19 response enlisted leadership
both at Nellis and throughout the United States and the renovations receive a brief on
occurring at MOMMC, one the Department of Defense’s highest the Di Vinci surgical
performing medical treatment facilities. robot by a 99th
“We’re excited that Lt. Gen. Miller, Brig. Gen. Bogart and their Surgical Operations
senior enlisted advisers visited the 99th MDG,” said Col. Brent Squadrons surgeon
Johnson, 99th MDG commander. “Our partnerships and programs at Nellis Air Force
are very unique and will greatly increase our ability to save lives in Base, Nev., July 13,
future wars because of what we’re doing here today.” 2021. The team was
MOMMC was the first military treatment facility Miller toured able to see firsthand
after becoming the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Surgeon how the Di Vinci
General in June of this year. helps improve the
Miller and Kolczynski visited Creech to gain a better sense of the effectiveness of
surgeries at the 99th
See tour, on Page 3 Air Force photograph by Senior Aireman Bryan Guthrie Medical Group.