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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - The main medical facility and commander of medical forces in Afghanistan changed hands during a change of command ceremony at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital at Bagram Air Field, Feb. 23.
Colonel (Dr.) Scott Calder assumed command from Col. (Dr.) Gianna Zeh as the commander of the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group and Task Force-Med Afghanistan.
“I feel lucky to have encountered such a fantastic leader dedicated to taking care of her team, as well as the folks she’s charged with helping and healing here not only at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital, but far beyond,” said Brig. Gen. David Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, who presided over the ceremony.
“Some may not realize that Col. Zeh is also the Task Force Med-Afghanistan commander, where she’s also responsible for almost 400 Air Force, Army, and Navy coalition partners in eight different locations around Afghanistan,” the general said.
Zeh took command of the 455th EMDG last March and since then she oversaw 300 traumas, 600 surgeries, 15,000 outpatient visits, 750 inpatient admissions, 50,000 prescriptions, 28,500 laboratory tests. She also added a new computed tomography machine and many other capabilities to ensure the best treatment for patients in Afghanistan.
During the ceremony, helicopters landed in the background with new patients for the medical group to triage and treat; something that now falls to the new commander, Calder.
Calder comes to Bagram from Aviano Air Base, Italy, where he was the 31st Medical Group commander. The general surgeon is no stranger to Bagram. He served as the 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron commander at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital in 2009.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2016 09:23 |
| Story ID: | 189758 |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
| Web Views: | 436 |
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