Sept. 25, 2024 AFMS celebrates Women’s Equality Day with female leadership panel The Air Force Medical Service held its second Women’s Equality Day, welcoming attendees virtually and in-person to celebrate the women of the AFMS with a historical overview and an all-female leadership panel discussion.
Sept. 25, 2024 NATO allied medics participate in European Role 1 Development week The USAFE-AFAFRICA Office of the Command Surgeon hosted European Role 1 Development week, a medical engagement with NATO and allied partners at Ramstein Air Base.
Sept. 23, 2024 USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Surgeon welcomes African partners for aeromedical evacuation knowledge exchange Medical personnel and aerial medics from the African nations of Senegal, Ghana, and Chad exchanged best practices and methods of patient care with their U.S. Air Force counterparts during a three-day Aeromedical Evacuation Familiarization Visit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in September.
Sept. 23, 2024 Standing up new commands: Designing the DAF for Great Power Competition The panel discussed the development and realignment of the department’s commands during an era of Great Power Competition.
Sept. 23, 2024 DOD recognizes eleven installations, commands for suicide prevention success The Defense Department recognized 11 U.S. military installations and commands for suicide prevention programs and efforts conducted last year.
Sept. 18, 2024 Operational Support Team teaches Airmen to be resilient, ready The 66th Security Forces Squadron here is taking part in a preventative medicine program that strives to keep defenders resilient, healthy and mission-ready.
Sept. 13, 2024 ‘STARDOC’ program ready for liftoff at Dyess AFB The program, dubbed “STARDOC,” equips medics with a portable, high-speed internet connection able to connect to complex military medical systems, such as MHS GENESIS, in real-time, no matter how remote or austere the location.
Sept. 13, 2024 Secretary of Defense announces seven new initiatives to enhance well-being of military force and their families Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced seven initiatives to improve the quality of life for service members and their families.
Sept. 13, 2024 Innovative training lab enhances CCATT readiness for combat rescue medicine Continuous training and integration with rescue units ensure that Airmen across the squadron are well-prepared for various scenarios, enhancing the overall medical readiness and effectiveness.
Sept. 13, 2024 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center reverified as only U.S. Level II Trauma Center overseas Through a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation process that spanned 14 months, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma recently reverified Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as the only U.S. Level II Trauma Center, military or civilian, overseas.
Sept. 11, 2024 Proactive wellness: Altus AFB establishes Operational Support Team In 2018, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force led an effort to establish a new healthcare model called Operational Support Teams to provide individual health and unit support. The “Mighty 97th” established an OST at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma in May of 2024.
Sept. 10, 2024 445th Airlift Wing participates in Exercise Patriot Medic 2024 445th Airlift Wing medical Airmen joined approximately 500 U.S. Air Force Reserve medical personnel assigned to 14 units who participated in Exercise Patriot Medic 24 with Joint and Allied Forces, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 2-17, 2024.
Sept. 10, 2024 Airman awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement The critical care expertise of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Parker was pivotal to the safe transportation of 11 multi-national and joint service members, including three ventilated critical care patients, eight non-critical patients and five attendants to higher echelons of care.
Sept. 9, 2024 Getting comfortable being uncomfortable: Guard Airmen attend Medical Readiness University Nearly 300 Airmen from 54 units across the Air National Guard converged for this year’s ANG Medical Service-hosted Medical Readiness University at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan.
Sept. 9, 2024 378 EMDS shines during MASCAL exercise MASCAL exercise demonstrated and enhanced the participants’ readiness, integration and response skills while operating in austere environments.
Sept. 9, 2024 True North counselor gives advice to Airmen during Suicide Prevention Month September is Suicide Prevention Month, but every month of the year, Kadena Air Base offers a myriad of mental health resources designed to help Airmen. One such resource is True North, a service that provides Airmen and their families with integrated mental health support.
Sept. 9, 2024 US service members provide medical care for El Salvadoran citizens in AMISTAD campaign More than 40 personnel from 15 units across three U.S. military service branches participated in a campaign to augment health services in multiple locations across El Salvador, Aug. 19 to Sep. 6.
Sept. 6, 2024 Suicide Prevention Month: Support is within reach It's OK to seek help for mental health, says Cynthia Clark, the on-site EAP consultant at DLA Headquarters.
Sept. 6, 2024 Faces of Beale: The long path to military service, with service along the way I am the third of four children born to immigrant parents that came to this country seeking a better life. Growing up, I understood that our nation was unique in the resources and opportunities it provided. I feel truly honored to be serving and to be counted amongst the ranks in uniform.
Sept. 5, 2024 U.S. Air Force activates the 316th Inpatient Squadron at Walter Reed The U.S. Air Force activated the 316th Inpatient Squadron at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Aug. 23, 2024, the first Air Force squadron to exist entirely within Walter Reed.