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Air Force Medicine trains for deployment
The work of maintaining Air Force medical readiness never stops. To deliver medical support in combat theaters, disaster relief settings and other deployed environments, Air Force medics need to train alongside their operational counterparts.
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6/04
2018
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BEEliners enable AE mission
It’s a Sunday morning on Travis Air Force Base, California, and a flight line normally buzzing with activity is unusually void of the sounds one would expect from the busiest military air terminal in the United States. The lull does not last long.
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6/01
2018
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Air Force Academy Hosts 2018 DoD Warrior Games
The 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games, which showcase the resilient spirit of wounded service members and veterans through Paralympic-style sports, will begin June 1 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said.
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6/01
2018
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An AFMS look back at May 2018
This month's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force Medical Service and the values and strength of the United States Air Force.
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6/01
2018
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Two worlds, one way of life: former monk becomes Airman
For most people, spending a day without their phone is an impossible feat. To spend 30 days without a phone, writing, reading, talking or even eye contact would seem unfathomable, but for Thailand Buddhist monks, this is their world.
After spending 18 years in that world as a monk, Airman 1st Class Kornkawee Rue Art, 23d Medical Support Squadron (MDSS) pharmacy technician, traded his robes for a uniform, in his continual pursuit of a life bigger than himself; one of meaning and purpose.
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5/31
2018
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Hearing conservation protects Airmen, readiness: Are you at risk?
Air Force hearing conservation programs work to minimize hazards for Airmen working in high-risk environments.
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5/31
2018
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386th EMDG Airman accepted for Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program
Only 40 applicants were accepted to the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program this year. Staff Sgt. Laura Ibanez, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group public health technician, was one of them.The seven-year veteran originally applied for the program in 2017, but her first package was rejected. Although she was upset at the initial decision, the
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5/31
2018
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AF Medical Operations Agency change of command
Brig. Gen. James H. Dienst assumed command of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (JBSA), Texas, May 22, 2018.
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5/24
2018
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Explaining TRICARE annual cost increases
Population growth, aging, and price increases for medical goods and services drive many health care costs in the U.S. In any given year, these price increases are related to rising drug costs, using new medical technology, increasing provider rates or other factors.
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5/23
2018
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Diagnostic imaging: An inside look
The human body is a complex system of organs, bones and a nervous system. While some injuries and ailments may be only skin deep, others require an inside look to accurately diagnose. The 28th Medical Group Diagnostic Imaging Flight may only be staffed by two Airmen, but their scope of responsibility reaches more than 3,700 members of Team Ellsworth, their families and local retirees.
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5/23
2018
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