Nov. 16, 2021 Air Force medics continue COVID-19 response in civilian hospitals As more Americans receive the COVID-19 vaccine, reducing the chances of severe illness and hospitalizations, there are still areas in the country that require additional support. Air Force medics continue to augment care, supporting civilian hospitals in hotspots across the country.
Nov. 16, 2021 Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen from 23 installations.
Nov. 5, 2021 Get them off the X! U.S. Airmen from the 514th Air Mobility Wing and the 421st Combat Training Squadron, both at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania, and Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Virginia, participated in a test of concept TCCC
Oct. 25, 2021 Ready Eagle: The foundation of Scott AFB medical response Last month members of the 375th Medical Group participated in exercise Ready Eagle here to help further develop their medical preparedness.
Oct. 25, 2021 Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system The 20th Operations Support Squadron aerospace physiology specialists have capitalized on the body’s early warning system, and have used it to further train pilots and aircrew.
Oct. 18, 2021 It takes a team to provide excellent care Wright-Patterson Medical Center will celebrate National Pharmacy Week on Oct. 18-22 to acknowledge the invaluable contributions pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in hospitals, outpatient clinics and other health care settings.
Oct. 5, 2021 Medical readiness training through the pandemic The 59th Medical Readiness Training Center continues to provide the highest level of training for medics across the Air Force Medical Service prior to deployment as well as ensuring skills remain current.
Sept. 28, 2021 In-flight medical care key enabler to Afghan evacuation mission It’s not surprising the emergent, humanitarian nature of the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation out of Afghanistan created a need for medical care outside routine Aeromedical Evacuation missions.
Sept. 23, 2021 Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it.
Sept. 21, 2021 Air Force Reserve Airmen recognized with awards at Air, Space & Cyber Conference Maj. Gen. John Healy, deputy to the chief of Air Force Reserve, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Malcolm, 10th Air Force command chief, presented the Air Force Reserve Unit award and the Best Space Operations Crew award to Citizen Airmen during the 2021 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at National Harbor,
Sept. 15, 2021 Airman enhances readiness through personal passion Senior Airman Kenyetta Oglesbe, 51st Medical Group air evacuation technician, stumbled across a YouTube video about special effects makeup that sparked her interest. She then took her newly gained skills from online tutorials and self-application hands-on training and used them to create lifelike
Sept. 15, 2021 Under Secretary of the Air Force talks mandatory COVID vaccination efforts with Air Force Reserve The under secretary’s purpose for the short trip to JB Andrews was to meet with the AFR and have an open, face-to-face discussion on the mandatory COVID vaccination efforts and learn what the Reserve needs at the secretary level to make this initiative successful.
Sept. 7, 2021 DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption.
Sept. 2, 2021 AUAB medics adapt to support Afghanistan evacuation Since Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, became the main stopover location for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan on Aug. 14, 2021, the entire installation and all of its personnel have had to adapt at a moment’s notice in order to support the Afghanistan evacuation operations.
Sept. 2, 2021 More than medical care: EMEDS prescribes hope In less than 24 hours, medical and logistics personnel transformed Ramstein’s Southside Fitness Center Annex into an expansive Expeditionary Medical Support System during Operation Allies Refuge.
Aug. 31, 2021 Ready Eagle exercise keeps 92nd MDG prepared The 92nd Medical Group participated in a week-long readiness exercise, dubbed Ready Eagle, August 23-27, 2021.Ready Eagle is an Air Force Medical Readiness Agency-directed exercise to keep medical personnel prepared for the future fight.
Aug. 31, 2021 Reserve Airmen participate in exercise Patriot Warrior During the exercise, the unit stood up a fully operational base, equipped with mobile hospitals for simulated patients flown in on military aircraft, such as the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft operated by an 815th AS aircrew who took part in the deployment-style exercise to enhance wartime skills.
Aug. 28, 2021 USAFSAM provides deployment training to medics at Wright-Patt Med Center Aeromedical evacuation instructors from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine provided an all-day deployment training on patient movement Aug. 12 to a team of 14 medics from the 88th Medical Group who currently work at the Wright-Patt Medical Center.
Aug. 24, 2021 Central Delaware IRT wraps up medical mission Guard, Active and Reserve component service members concluded medical care services provided by Central Delaware Partnership for Hope 2021 Innovative Readiness Training program Aug. 9, 2021.
Aug. 16, 2021 The future is now The 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Innovation Cell has begun testing exoskeletons as a potential countermeasure to combat fatigue among the maintainers.