29 Mar 2018

Care in the air: Teams deliver patient care in challenging environments

The back of an aircraft is a challenging place to deliver medical care. For Air Force medical crews, treating patients in the air is just part of the job.

28 Mar 2018

Secure Messaging makes communicating with your Air Force doctor simple

In today’s connected world, we expect most communication to be convenient and instantaneous. Why should communicating with your health provider be any different? That is why the Air Force Medical Service offers a secure messaging platform for patients and families to communicate safely and quickly with their providers.

27 Mar 2018

Female physician builds partnerships through Global Health Engagements

A career in the Air Force is often a truly global experience. For Lt. Col. Elizabeth Erickson, her experiences in military health outreach around the world allows her to build strong partnerships.

26 Jul 2017

New Air Force health mobile app available for patients

The Air Force Medical Service has launched a new mobile app to connect Airmen and patients to news

24 Jul 2017

New annual Mental Health Assessment requirement begins July 31

Starting July 31, 2017, Airmen undergoing their annual Periodic Health Assessment may notice

2 Jun 2017

AFSOC first AF unit to hold fresh-dried plasma

Bleeding out can take as little as 20 seconds. During combat operations these seconds can be crucial

3 Mar 2017

HAWC hosts National Heart Month Event

The Health and Wellness Center hosts an event to raise awareness of National Heart Health Month at

12 Jan 2017

Hurlburt’s pharmacy takes no breaks for National Pharmacist Day

When an Air Commando, dependent or retiree gets sick here, a pharmacy team of 13 begin gathering the

5 Oct 2016

1 SODS keeps Air Commandos deployable

Senior Airman Ceiera Taylor, a dental technician with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron,

23 Aug 2016

Special Operations flight surgeon earns second set of wings

For Capt. Matt Stein, earning his pilot wings from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program was not the first time he donned a set of wings. Prior to arriving for Undergraduate Pilot Training at ENJJPT, Stein was a Special Operations Forces Medical Element flight surgeon for the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida.