Davis-Monthan Air Force Base - 2012 - Keep Trees

The clinic’s services include primary care, internal
medicine, pediatrics, women’s health, general surgery,
orthopedics, physical therapy, life skills, chiropractics
(active duty only), and other limited specialty services.
Its staff of nearly 200 people also delivers more than
125,000 outpatient visits per year.
355TH AEROSPACE MEDICINE SQUADRON
The 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron provides
vital health services to foster a fit fighting force for the
355th Fighter Wing and tenant organizations. Promotes
preventive medicine programs to maintain maximum
Air Force readiness, and
monitors the environment
and occupational work areas
for hazards while supporting
worldwide contingency
operations.
355TH DENTAL SQUADRON
The 355th Dental Squadron
provides high-quality dental
care to ensure the dental
readiness of a fit force, ready
to deploy and operate in any
location, at any time.
355TH MEDICAL
SUPPORT SQUADRON
The 355th Medical Support Squadron plans and
directs $23.5 million in resource acquisition and health
services delivery (158,186 outpatient visits). They provide
group logistical and support activities for four operational
squadrons with more than 400 members. The MDSS
also manages medical group financial and manpower
programs, facilities, logistics, administrative support,
information systems, managed care, ancillary services, staff
education and training, and readiness. They maintain a
239,000-square foot facility, medical dormitory, vehicle fleet,
group safety program, and equipment repair/maintenance.
ASSOCIATE UNITS
TWELFTH AIR FORCE (AIR FORCES SOUTHERN)
HEADQUARTERS
Headquarters Twelfth Air Force is responsible for the
combat readiness of 10 active-duty wings and one direct
reporting unit. These subordinate commands operate more
than 520 combat aircraft with more than 42,000
uniformed and civilian Airmen. The unit is also responsible
for the operational readiness of 13 Twelfth Air Force-gained
wings and other units of the Air Force Reserve and Air
National Guard. These units include more than 220 aircraft
and 18,900 Total Force Airmen.
Twelfth Air Force also serves as the air and space
component to U.S. Southern Command, the Unified
Command responsible for operations and military
personnel in Central America, South America and the
Caribbean. In this role, Twelfth Air Force is referred to
as Air Forces Southern, or AFSOUTH, and its mission is
to plan for the employment of air and space forces and
to conduct command and control for the operation of
all air and space forces provided to USSOUTHCOM. This
responsibility includes significant involvement in battling
narco-terrorism, leading humanitarian relief operations,
participating in numerous training deployments and
supporting USSOUTHCOM’s theater security cooperation
initiatives. AFSOUTH also exercises staff oversight,
coordination and supervision of all U.S. Air Force assets
deployed to the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.
Twelfth Air Force is also responsible for the Combined
Air and Space Operations Center at Davis-Monthan AFB.
The General James H. Doolittle CAOC provides the Joint
Forces Air Component Commander the ability to design
and execute an air campaign. The CAOC team is focused
on the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility; tasked to
build and execute daily Air Tasking Orders and Airspace
Control Orders, coordinate all logistics and service support
to deployed air forces, establish and maintain essential
communications links with air forces, and provide
continuous intelligence and assessments to commanders.
563RD RESCUE GROUP (23RD WING, ACC)
The 563rd RQG directs Western U.S. flying operations
dedicated to CSAR for the 23 WG. It is responsible
for training, readiness and maintenance coordination
of one HC-130P squadron, two HH-60G squadrons,
two pararescue/combat rescue officer squadrons, and
one operational support squadron operating from two
geographically separated operating locations. The
group also deploys worldwide in support of Secretary of
Defense taskings.
563RD OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON
The 563rd OSS supports all aspects of training
and employment of the 563rd Rescue Group's five
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