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Members assigned to the 17th Medical Group pose for a picture following their Integrated in-place patient decontamination training at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 8, 2023. DECON training aims to inform first responders and hospital staff members, who would be the first to respond or provide care, and what steps need to be taken to ensure safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kayunna Holt)

Feb. 22, 2024

17th MDG trains for hazard response

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Members of the 17th Medical Group at Goodfellow Air Force Base participated in an exercise Feb. 8, where they had to protect medical assets from being compromised by hazardous substances.

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek Larbie, 17th Medical Group commander, poses for a photo at the Ross Clinic, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 17, 2022. Larbie was born in Ghana, West Africa, and has been serving in the Air Force for 24 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by, Senior Airman Michael Bowman)

Feb. 18, 2022

17th Medical Group commander: Col. Derek Larbie

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Growing up in Ghana, West Africa, Derek Larbie shadowed his mother who ran a maternity home for mothers to come and deliver their babies while receiving the necessary medical care.

Photo By Staff Sgt. Jermaine Ayers | The MHS Genesis information table contains printouts for beneficiaries at the Ross Clinic, Jan. 24, 2022. MHS Genesis is an electronic health record that gives patients access to monitor their health information, see laboratory test results, make appointments and exchange secure messages with their care team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jermaine Ayers)

Jan. 24, 2022

17th MDG launches MHS Genesis

The 17th Medical Group celebrated their transition to the new electronic health record, Military Health System Genesis at the Ross Clinic, Jan. 24.

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