A 116th Medical team administers first aid to a severely wounded soldier during the recent Vigilant Guard exercise. The Robins-based medical group recently completed an Air Force Health Services Inspection scoring an overall excellent.

The Robins-based 116th Medical Group (MDG) recently scored an overall "excellent" on the Air Force Health Service Inspection.

Conducted once every five years, the Air Force Health Service Inspection found that the sixty-eight members of the Medical Group consistently perform at a level above many Air Force medical units while maintaining an extremely high operational tempo.

Three programs of the 116th MDG were specifically acknowledged by evaluators as among the best they had inspected. Inspectors noted that the Force Health /Flight Medicine program for the Wing managed by Staff Sgt. Kristin Gault and Staff Sgt. Brandi Hill-Trahan, went "above and beyond in caring for Airmen".

The Homeland Defense Equipment Readiness program managed by Staff Sgt. Michelle Sheppard was called the 'best program ever seen.' Additionally, the Group’s credentials program managed by Maj. Patricia Curtis also set the example from which "other units could learn from," according to inspectors.

"The men and women of the MDG continue to amaze me with all that they can do," said Lt. Col. Alan Peaslee, 116th MDG commander. "During the last 12 months we have completed a Wing Unit Compliance Inspection (UCI), CERF External Evaluation (EXEVAL) and Certification, participated in a National Disaster exercise and then received an excellent on their toughest inspection, the Health Services Inspection (HSI); all this while also deploying more 116th Airmen to fight the GWOT then during any previous 12 month period. Truly they are amazing airmen!"

The responsibilities of the 116th Medical Group extend beyond just caring for the more than 1,500 Air National Guard members at Robins AFB and three other units. It is also charged with supporting Air Exppeditionary Force Medical deployments. The unit prepares an average of forty-four members from the 116th to deploy in support of Global War on Terror around the world.

The 116th Medical Group is an integral part of the Homeland Defense tasking as the lead Medical unit for the Georgia’s Joint Homeland Defense CBRNE Enhanced Response Force (GA-CERF). The GA–CERF completed it official validation exercise with the 781st JTF in September last year and recently participated in the Vigilant Guard national exercise in April.

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