Military Medicine

UNMC breaks ground on Infectious Disease Air Transport training facility

New facility will allow advanced training for aeromedical, healthcare and response personnel.

Sep 14, 2026

From left, Lee Williames, MD, director, Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine, UNMC; Christopher Kratochvil, MD, vice chancellor for external relations, UNMC; Gov. Jim Pillen; Mayor John W. Ewing, Jr.; H. Dele Davies, MD, chancellor of UNMC; Sen. Deb Fischer; Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, director, Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills-Omaha, USAF; University of Nebraska President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD; Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, MD, surgeon general and commander, Medical Command, USAF; Lt. Col. Robert Schafer, JD, regent, University of Nebraska System; Congressman Don Bacon; Jennie Bartholomew, UNMC associate vice chancellor and Nebraska Medicine vice president, facilities management and planning.

Forum focus: Military partnerships, maternal research

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, welcomed Col. Lee Williames, MD (USAF, Ret.), Chris Kratochvil, MD, and Sarosh Rana, MD, to Monday’s Chancellor’s Forum.

Jun 10, 2026

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

UNMC establishes Office for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Retired Air Force Col. Lee Williames, MD, named to lead new office focused on civilian-military medical integration.

May 8, 2026

From left, Chris Kratochvil, MD, vice chancellor of external relations for UNMC, Lauren Sauer, PhD, and Col. Lee Williames (USAF, Ret.), MD