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  • New strategy charts Air Force Medicine course

    The Air Force Medical Service is in a time of transition, with new leadership, evolving readiness requirements and congressional mandates all affecting its future. To address these changes and provide guidance and direction to Airmen, AFMS leaders met in July to chart a way forward for the organization.
  • (Former) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Demplsey presents the Purple Heart medal to (then) Tech. Sgt. Richard Chwalik, Dec. 19, 2011 at a town hall meeting during the chairman's visit to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Chwalik was injured during his deployment to Afghanistan in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Markus M. Maier)

    Finding healing through helping others

    “Seeking care never slowed me down; it helped me through my toughest times.”Senior Master Sgt. Richard “Joe” Chwalik has been through a lifetime’s worth of setbacks; incidents that have left long-lasting emotional scars. Yet, he found his way through the darkness by asking for help when he needed it most.Like many, Chwalik witnessed a lot during
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Laurel “Buff” Burkel speaks to Airmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., Aug. 4, 2018. Burkel was medically evacuated back to the U.S. on a 105th C-17 Globemaster III. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Julio A. Olivencia Jr.)

    105th AW Airmen see impact of aeromedical evacuation mission

    It was supposed to be a five-minute helicopter ride from Kabul International Airport, where Col. Laurel “Buff” Burkel was stationed, to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gregory Johnson, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group dental clinic non-commissioned officer in charge, takes his sister, U.S. Air ForceStaff Sgt. Torii Olivieri on a tour of ‘the Rock’ July 30, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Olivieri will be replacing Johnson’s position and is deployed from the 78th Aeromedical Medical-Dental Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz)

    Hill Airman reunites with sibling during deployment

    There is a period of time at the end of one’s deployment typically called a ’change-over,’ where service members exiting the deployed area of responsibility spend time to train their replacements on day-to-day operations. During this time, it is not uncommon to reunite with old friends, classmates, and even former co-workers. However, in this instance, Staff Sgt. Gregory Johnson, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group dental services non-commissioned officer in charge, has to impart his wisdom to his younger sister.

  • AFMS transition cell coordinates MTF governance changes

    Change is coming to the Air Force Medical Service, but its core mission remains the same, says Maj. Gen. Robert Miller, director, Medical Operations and Research for the AFMS.
  • Sri Lankan civilian public health officials, entomologists, military doctors, and military public health officials build mosquito and tick traps during an exchange for Pacific Angel 18-4, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Aug. 9, 2018. Through PAC ANGEL 18, the U.S. military strengthens its relationships with other nations’ through mutually beneficial activities to include humanitarian assistance and civil military operations, which promote regional cooperation and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

    PACAF takes entomology lessons learned to Sri Lanka

    Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) medics conducted an entomology discussion with Sri Lankan civilian public health officials, entomologists, military doctors, and military public health officials during a four-day exchange as part of Pacific Angel (PAC ANGEL) 18-4 in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Aug. 7-10.
  • The digital noise-immune stethoscope, currently being evaluated by researchers with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, connects into existing headsets used by aeromedical evacuation crews and critical care air transport teams. Traditional stethoscopes are difficult to use during en route care due to an aircraft’s noise environment. This noise-immune stethoscope aims to address that issue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brittany Fouts)

    AF keeps a pulse on advancing en route patient monitoring

    Researchers with the 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are evaluating prototype noise-immune stethoscope technologies to assess their ability to function in dynamic high-noise environments on aircraft.
  • Pararescue specialists from the 103rd Pararescue Squadron, Westhampton Beach, New York, execute a rescue training mission for Northern Strike 18, Aug. 10, 2018. Northern Strike 18 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting service members from many states, multiple service branches and a number of coalition countries during the first three weeks of August 2018 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan and operated by the Michigan National Guard. The accredited Joint National Training Capabilities exercise demonstrates the Michigan National Guard's ability to provide accessible, readiness-building opportunities for military units from all service branches to achieve and sustain proficiency in conducting mission command, air, sea, and ground maneuver integration, together with the synchronization of fires in a joint, multinational, decisive action environment. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Clark)

    Air National Guard pararescue specialists train at Northern Strike 18

    Service members from all four branches taking part in Northern Strike 18 participated in a joint mass-casualty exercise, Aug. 10, 2018. This exercise enabled multiple units to work together to tackle complex issues, while securing, treating, extricating and evacuating simulated casualties.
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    Veterinarians, dentists repair K-9 canine

    When a military working dog injures a tooth, it’s up to a team of dentists and veterinarians to ensure their bite remains worse than their bark. Ricky, a military working dog, and his handler, Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Jordan Sison, paid a visit to the veterinarian clinic at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst for a canine root canal, July 26, 2018.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Murphy, an optometrist assigned to the 162nd Medical Group, Arizona Air National Guard, shows Maui County Mayor Alan M. Arakawa the process and capabilities for the Optometry clinic for Tropic Care Maui County 2018 at Central Maui, Hawaii, Aug. 11. Tropic Care Maui County 2018 provides medical service members and support personnel “hands-on” readiness training to prepare for future deployments while providing direct and lasting benefits to the people of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai, Aug. 11-19. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin D. Schulze)

    Tropic Care Maui County 2018 clinic opens at UH Maui College

    A U.S. military health care clinic was launched at the University of Hawaii Maui College on Saturday, providing no-cost medical, vision, and dental services to the public from Aug. 11-19.
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