April 25, 2024 Maxwell AFB Operational Support Team opens centralized training center The Operational Support Team at the 42nd Air Base Wing announced in early April that it had not only met its goal of becoming fully operational, but has also opened a new centralized resiliency center.
April 24, 2024 Air Force Global Strike Command: Vandenberg SFB environmental sampling complete The Missile Community Cancer Study’s environmental sampling at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today.
April 17, 2024 24th SOW Special Operations Surgical Team receives Bronze Star Medals From Aug. 19, 2021, to Sept. 1, 2021, a six-member Special Operations Surgical Team, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, established and maintained vital surgical capabilities in support of the joint task force and coalition forces in Kabul, Afghanistan.
April 15, 2024 DoD recognizes DAF Radioisotope Committee Secretariat for commitment to safety On March 21, Peter I. Belk met with the Department of the U.S. Air Force’s Radioisotope Committee Secretariat and recognized the staff for their efforts in ensuring zero violations in 2023 and supporting the Secretary of Defense’s priority of taking care of our people.
April 15, 2024 58th Special Operations Wing saves more than 2,461 man-hours with Mass Ready Airman Training Day The 58th Special Operations Wing successfully implemented a new mass training approach that saved more than 2,461 man-hours for the Air Force Force Generation deployment model at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., April 5, 2024.
April 15, 2024 “Filling” in the role: Eielson’s sole dental hygienist does it all Dental hygiene is an important pillar to one’s health and many individuals may not realize how pertinent it is. To U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Victoria Castaneda, Eielson’s sole active duty registered dental hygienist, the most fulfilling part of her job is helping patients achieve results.
April 15, 2024 92nd Medical Group’s Operational Support Team completes embedment with 92nd Maintenance Squadron The 92nd Medical Group’s Operational Support Team completed their first embedment with the 92nd Maintenance Squadron as one of the Integrated Operational Support programs the Air Force is implementing to provide physical and mental health prevention education.
April 10, 2024 New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians Department of the Air Force mental health leaders published a new "Mental Health Overview" that outlines comprehensive resources for Airmen and Guardians seeking mental health support.
April 6, 2024 Air Force Medicine leaders enhance Lithuanian medical partnership at International Scientific Conference The Air Force Medical Service Airmen exchanged Lifestyle and Performance Medicine and rehabilitation practices with Lithuanian counterparts during the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine and Rehabilitation in Druskininkai, Lithuania, April 4 and 5, 2024.
April 5, 2024 United in healthcare: Air Force medical assistance team works to help patients, strengthen partnerships As Air Force medical providers from varying specialties fanned out across the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the eastern Caribbean, the line between uniformed military members and partner nation medical staff began to blur.
April 3, 2024 Unlock your health through the MHS Nurse Advice Line Need health care guidance? TRICARE has a service called the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line that can help.
April 3, 2024 Operational Support Team opens doors for preventative care The Operational Support Team building opened its doors March 26 to provide a space focused on preventative care.
March 29, 2024 412th MDG Airman completes 26.2-mile Bataan Memorial Death March in honor of grandfather The granddaughter of a survivor of the Bataan Death March during World War II, completes the Memorial Death March in his honor.
March 26, 2024 Medical readiness at the forefront at Air Force Mental Health Leadership conference On March 5, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, joined the 2024 Air Force Mental Health Flight Leadership conference to discuss enhancing military capabilities.
March 25, 2024 First Bath, Last Breath No barriers have been broken, and no pioneering firsts have been achieved. I don’t fly planes, and I don’t load bombs. Feeling like a legitimate Airman can be challenging when I am not calling in air strikes or digesting endless streams of intel footage.
March 21, 2024 DAF SELs testify on importance of caring for service members, families Leaders spoke on the link between Airmen and families' quality of life and military readiness and retention.
March 20, 2024 AF medical leaders held inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine Summit In a unified effort to optimize service member readiness, and overall health, before, during and after service, medical leaders across the Military Health System met Feb. 29 to March 1 for the Air Force Medical Service’s inaugural Lifestyle and Performance Medicine summit.
March 19, 2024 Passion-driven leadership: Col. Gwendolyn Foster talks meaningful mentorship, balance, and her drive to serve authentically “Be your authentic self” is a mantra Col. Gwendolyn Foster, Director of Staff for the Air Force Surgeon General, has repeated during her 22-year Air Force career while striving to find balance between perusing new heights in uniform while remaining passionate about her work.
March 19, 2024 Joint combat exercise Southern Strike concludes in Mississippi The two-week exercise included approximately 425 military personnel from all over the United States, including Hawaii, Alaska, California, Minnesota, Texas, New York and Puerto Rico.
March 19, 2024 Perfect Triad: Local medical community provides innovative training for Barksdale Airmen Just as calmly, she directed her Barksdale Air Force Base medical personnel team to mitigate the shock and stop the air from filling the chest cavity.