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  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Justin Recklau, Aerospace and Operational Physiology director, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, stands for a photo while observing flight-line renovation from within the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, JB MDL, N.J., July 19, 2021. Recklau is preparing for his career-field to transition from the medical to the operational Air Force career designation later this year. Immersion into the aircrew environment is expected to benefit physiological concerns, or human-factors, like fatigue throughout the Air Force. The transition is also relevant to JB MDL, with the upcoming aircraft evolution from the KC-10 to the KC-46 Pegasus, as the expectations on human performance are notably different. (U.S. Air Force photo and layout design by Tech. Sgt. Austin Knox)

    The Sky, The Limit

    In the U.S. Air Force, aerospace physiologists study how the human body works within the parameters of the aerospace environment. They have always been organized within the medical career field…until now.
  • Airmen carry litter patients up truck ramps and into transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    AFMS Readiness and the Korean War

    Each year on July 27th we recognize National Korean War Armistice Day, which marks the anniversary of the day in 1953 when hostilities during the Korean War came to an end. This provides a timely occasion for the Air Force Medical Service to reflect upon the challenges of readiness in the face of unexpected major operations.
  • Image of two Airmen looking at a watch.

    Edwards ALS pioneers AF smart watch app

    The Ellington Airman Leadership School is pioneering the use of smart watches in an innovative Air Force effort to train tomorrow’s leaders to be more efficient, effective and ready in a realm of ever-escalating demands.
  • The U.S. Air Force has made various changes to the service’s dress and appearance guidance during 2021, one of which being female hair grooming standards.

    Improving readiness for a diverse force

    Throughout 2020 and 2021, the U.S. Air Force rolled out several changes to the dress and appearance Air Force Instruction. Most of the changes have been seen in female-specific regulations. Significant changes to the restrictions on female hair early on in 2021 included allowing braids and ponytails in all uniforms, operational safety permitting.
  • Lt. Col. (Dr.) Denise Lemon, 436th Health Care Operations Squadron human performance flight commander and Operational Support Team member, assists an Airman on the glute-ham developer at the base gym on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 22, 2021. Lemon and other OST members are located in the Health Promotions Flight, formerly known as the Health and Wellness Center, at the gym, to provide additional assistance to Airmen from squadron’s that have OSTs embedded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)

    OST increases readiness, resilience

    In August 2020, Dover Air Force Base developed the Operational Support Team, a five-person medical team that embeds into units for three to four months focusing on preventative care. The team is made up of a physical therapist, physical therapy technician, a social worker, a psychologist and a strength coach, providing on-site care, training and preventative fitness and mental health techniques tailored to each squadron’s needs.
  • U.S. Air Force personnel and Surinamese locals unload field hospital equipment at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, Suriname, July 16, 2021.

    U.S. Air Force delivers SOUTHCOM-donated field hospital to Suriname

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft transported a large mobile field hospital from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to Suriname July 16 that will be donated to the country’s Ministry of Health to help the South American nation deal with COVID-19 and other health emergencies.
  • Generals unveil San Antonio Market flag

    San Antonio Market to standardize, optimize local healthcare

    After years of collaboration, San Antonio’s military treatment facilities officially unified as a market with the Defense Health Agency during a ceremony at Brooke Army Medical Center today.
  • Image of an Airman smiling.

    Air Force Surgeon General outlines priorities, future of USAF medicine

    From turning a corner in the pandemic and Military Health System transformation, to readying his medics for the next major threat, Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, knows the key to the Air Force Medical Service’s success comes from its most important asset - its people. Miller became the surgeon general on June 4, having previously served as the Director of Medical Operations.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle Langness, 17th Medical Group physical therapist, assesses a student's functional movements on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 30, 2021. Students of the 312th Training Squadron were evaluated in physical and mental aspects before starting their technical training at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)

    17th MDG, 312th TRS create 1st Human Performance Team for DOD fire academy

    “The Human Performance Team consists of a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a physical therapist, a physical medicine technician, and a sports psychologist,” said Staff Sgt. Travis Herr, 17th Medical Group physical medicine technician. “They spend time at the fire academy providing tailored physical and mental exercises, ensuring they are fully prepared for training.”
  • Colombia, JTF-Bravo Global Health Engagement concludes on Providencia Island

    Rebuilding together: Colombia, JTF-Bravo Global Health Engagement concludes on Providencia Island

    U.S. military service members and civilian providers with Joint Task Force-Bravo, a U.S. Southern Command unit based out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, in coordination with the Colombian Ministry of Health, military, government, and non-government organizations, conducted a Global Health Engagement July 14-16.
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