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Air Force fighter pilots, aircrews, and missile crews lead the charge in defending the nation with medical professionals by their side committed to keeping them healthy and ready for the operational mission. Among members of this warfighting team are aeromedical physician assistants.
“I did not choose physical therapy it chose me,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Koji Yoshioka, a physical therapy technician with the 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
Five years after the Air Force officially welcomed ANPs to the flight medicine community, the career field has grown to become a vital force in ensuring pilots are fit to fly, fight, and WIN.