April 21, 2021 Neurodiagnostic technologists learn about brain disorders & care Neurodiagnostic Week, April 18-24, is an annual campaign that serves to bring attention to and acknowledge the efforts of neurodiagnostic professionals around the world. This year in particular has been particularly challenging with the Coronavirus pandemic, as neurodiagnostic technologists face
April 20, 2021 Air Force Surgeon General briefs Senate on COVID-19 response Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Surgeon General, testified Tuesday, April 20, at a hearing on the Defense Health Program before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
April 6, 2021 62 AW airlifts COVID-19 patient to Texas The 62nd Airlift Wing’s quick action enabled a COVID-19 patient to be airlifted from JBLM to San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas, March 31.The individual was a patient at Madigan Army Medical Center here. The individual was in severe respiratory distress and had undergone surgery earlier to
April 1, 2021 ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA at five new locations At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 860 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel deployed to Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia, and will deploy to Indiana and Missouri, to support state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination
March 29, 2021 Air Force dedicated to successful transition of medical facilities to Defense Health Agency The Air Force Medical Service remains dedicated to the successful transition of military treatment facilities to the Defense Health Agency, working in partnership with them and sister services.
March 26, 2021 Nothing can stop an IDMT The Air Force is full of medical specialists who dedicate their lives to one specific aspect of care in order to ensure the well-being of service members and their families. There is one medical career field, however, that really does it all: that of an Independent Duty Medical Technician.
March 16, 2021 Eglin family doctor battles COVID-19 in Afghanistan Relied on medical training and residency experience as an inpatient care physician during six-month deployment.
March 12, 2021 36 MDG Public Health, Medical Readiness, Logistics Flights reflect to press on Every service member that enters the 36th Medical Group comes ready to perform their job, but is also assigned a wartime mission in a contingency response team, sometimes separate from their primary duty.
March 8, 2021 78th Medical Group programs win top honors Lightning struck twice for the 78th Medical Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. The group received the United States Air Force Surgeon General Award for Clinic of the year and USAF Best Ambulatory Clinic Patient Safety Program for 2020.
March 3, 2021 Air Force maintains medical mission supporting Space Force The U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019 as a lean, mission-focused branch of military service and is supported by a medical team charged with maintaining readiness for both the Guardians who operate and protect U.S. space capabilities and the Airmen assigned to Space Force units.
Feb. 27, 2021 Proper diet, sleep, exercise, and joy key to heart health A healthy heart is essential, particularly to service members facing high-stress jobs throughout their careers. Lifestyle choices involving self-discipline and moderation are key to achieving a healthy heart and optimizing overall health, which result in a medically ready force.
Feb. 24, 2021 343rd TRS Airmen soar in joint air operations Airmen from the 343rd Training Squadron/Operating Location-A teamed with National Guard Soldiers and Air Force Reservists to strengthen their warfighting skills and joint partnerships with a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) exercise Jan. 9 and a sling load exercise Jan. 27.
Feb. 24, 2021 How medics earn their wings As the only training unit for the aeromedical evacuation career field, the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Training Squadron instructs all active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen in the upgrade process to become flight nurses and AE technicians. The training culminates in a check-ride, on board an
Feb. 24, 2021 AFRL partnership seeks to “engineer” improved human performance For athletes, achieving peak performance takes more than skill and practice. Other important but less obvious factors - including nutrition, sleep, mental state, resilience, and more - are critical in maximizing potential. The Air Force Research Laboratory has teamed with small business partners to
Feb. 11, 2021 Air Force medics deliver diverse deployed care Deployed medicine is often understood in the context of severe injuries on the battlefield, however trauma care is only one aspect of the Air Force’s deployed requirement and capability. Every deployed medic is equally important to readiness and combatant commanders’ mission success.
Jan. 13, 2021 COVID presents new set of challenges for DOD environmental health Total Force Fitness is a fundamental element of the Department of Defense’s National Defense Strategy.Helping to “Build a More Lethal Force,” Total Force Fitness focuses on a service member’s overall health over the duration of their career, including physical, environmental, spiritual,
Jan. 11, 2021 ARNORTH to adjust military COVID-19 response operation in four states, Navajo Nation At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 150 military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army began deploying this week to expand support to California, and approximately 40 U.S. Army Reserve medical personnel deployed to support Arizona as part of a
Jan. 7, 2021 Air Force C-17 aircraft delivers COVID-19 vaccinations to Hawaii National Guard neighbor island troops Hundreds of activated Hawaii National Guard personnel with the joint task force responding to COVID-19 are getting vaccinated, with some on neighbor islands receiving the Pfizer vaccine today from the back of a C-17 cargo aircraft making a brief stop.
Jan. 5, 2021 VaANG medic serves both: Commonwealth & community On a sunny, December afternoon, Thomas Massa walked from under the overhang at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. He’d finally been able to get a break in between patients during a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift where he works as a medical technician in the hospital’s emergency
Dec. 16, 2020 Barksdale trains medics with Tactical Combat Casualty Care Medics of the 2nd Medical Group are becoming a whole lot more lethal, in a good way.With the implementation of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines and the TCCC training course, Barksdale’s medics are training to become increasingly proficient in providing first line trauma care and