May 10, 2024 Medical teams unite! US and NATO personnel conduct medical training Eleven manikins are lined up outside of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to Kessler Air Force Base, Mississippi, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 7, 2024.
May 10, 2024 Retirement announcement from Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller I wanted to take the opportunity to officially announce my upcoming retirement as your U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, which will take place June 14.
May 9, 2024 Air Force nurse puts trauma experience to test in new role Trauma nurse Capt. Angela Leonardo thrives on the chaos of the emergency room. As the Air Force’s only trauma center, Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center offers Air Force medics like Leonardo valuable life-saving opportunities.
May 8, 2024 Air Force Reservists support medical assistance mission, strengthen medical readiness during LAMAT 2024 U.S. Air Force Reserve members have been integral to the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team, or LAMAT, a U.S. Air Force medical assistance mission that complements care for patients across medical specialties in island nations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.
May 2, 2024 USSPACECOM hosts third iteration of Space Medicine Forum U.S. Space Command’s Surgeon General’s office hosted more than 40 medical professionals in-person and virtually from 17 government and civilian organizations during its third Annual Joint Space Medicine Forum April 24-26, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
May 2, 2024 Air Force updates mental health care policies, lowers barriers The Air Force’s mental health waiver policy in both the Air Force’s Medical Standards Directory and Aerospace Medicine Waiver Guide has been updated to allow for Airmen to receive 60 days of treatment for mental health concerns before a return to duty waiver to fly is required.
April 29, 2024 445th ASTS, AES Airmen participate in launch and recovery exercise Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a launch and recovery training exercise using a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 6, 2024.
April 29, 2024 Wright-Patterson Medical Center leads military health care innovation Wright-Patterson Medical Center is at the forefront of a new era in military health care, selected by Defense Health Agency as one of five facilities to pilot a more patient-centered care model.This initiative marks a shift in how military medicine approaches patient care and provider interaction.
April 26, 2024 Pacific Air Forces Surgeon General team, 15th Medical Group hosts civilian medical professionals Fifteen medical professionals from the island of Oahu visited Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to get eyes on the U.S. Air Force’s aeromedical evacuation system and its capabilities, April 10.
April 26, 2024 Grief, Growth, & Gratitude: My resilience journey I believe the true value of resilience lies in the opportunity to grow from our personal struggles and leverage those experiences to help others. Here’s my story …
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.