March 2, 2023 Alaska Air Guardsmen provide life-saving medevac for pediatric patient from Elim Alaska Air National Guardsmen overcame a range of severe weather conditions to successfully accomplish a life-saving medical evacuation for a pediatric trauma patient Feb. 22-23.
March 2, 2023 Persistence pays off for history making Air Guardsman Air Force Tech. Sgt. Petra Chesanek, a firefighter in New Britain Fire Department, is first female firefighter promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
March 2, 2023 Department of the Air Force updates policies, procedures to recruit for the future Throughout the upcoming months, a Barriers to Service Cross-Functional Team is examining existing policies and procedures to ensure they reflect the service members needed for the future.
March 1, 2023 Air Force Medical Service announces 2022 Award Winners The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards.
Feb. 28, 2023 Streamlining and standardizing MEPS medical processing U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command took that challenge head on with recent updates to the Supplemental Policy Guidance and Supporting Medical Documentation Review Program.
Feb. 27, 2023 DAF establishes policies to increase access to non-covered reproductive health care The Air Force has issued guidance effective Feb. 27 implementing DoD policies outlining privacy of command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care and unit-funded travel for those seeking non-covered reproductive health care.
Feb. 27, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense delivers field hospital to Türkiye At the request of the government of Türkiye, United States Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen worked around the clock to deliver an emergency field hospital as part of the United States’ continuous commitment to assist survivors of the catastrophic earthquake.
Feb. 27, 2023 DAF issues guidance on COVID-related adverse actions; Religious Accommodation Requests The Department of the Air Force has issued guidance on removal of adverse actions and handling of Religious Accommodation Requests related to refusal of COVID-19 vaccinations effective Feb. 24.
Feb. 23, 2023 Cadet earns leadership award, scholarship to attend medical school Cadet 1st Class Sirri Akaya fell in love with biology in high school and has never looked back. She’s scheduled to graduate this June from the U.S. Air Force Academy and she also just added the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Student Military Leadership to her resume.
Feb. 22, 2023 AFGSC Commander approves formal assessment to investigate missile community cancer concerns Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, approved a comprehensive study design by the USAFSAM to conduct a formal assessment that addresses specific cancer concerns raised by missile community members across related career fields.
Feb. 22, 2023 JBSA Airmen support Türkiye, Syria earthquake relief efforts Airmen assigned to Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, in coordination with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, prepared approximately 68 short tons of medical equipment for movement to Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, in less than 48 hours.
Feb. 21, 2023 LAMAT dental team first to treat patients at new Redi Doti dental clinic The dental team of the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team was the first to see patients in a newly opened dental clinic in Redi Doti, Suriname, on Monday. The Youth Dental Care Foundation’s Redi Doti clinic will serve patients in rural communities.
Feb. 17, 2023 DoD releases policies to ensure access to non-covered reproductive health care The DoD has released policies on command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care, and travel allowances for non-covered reproductive health care.
Feb. 16, 2023 AASAB medical evacuation training enhances coalition partnership, skillsets Airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron trained with the U.S. Army and coalition partners from Italy and Denmark to practice setting up a C-130J Super Hercules for patient transport and evacuation.
Feb. 14, 2023 Aerospace medicine program fills needed flight surgeon positions The Operational Graduate Medicine Education, or OGME, program establishes a training pipeline that prepares and fields new flight doctors to support Air Force and Joint operations across the globe.
Feb. 14, 2023 Jones steps down as Air Force under secretary Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones will step down and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn E. Jones, will perform the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, effective March 6.
Feb. 13, 2023 Continual Medical Readiness: Making everyone ready Tucked away in the heart of the 355th Medical Group lies the Continuous Medical Readiness team, working tirelessly to maintain the readiness of Davis-Monthan’s Airmen.
Feb. 13, 2023 728th Air Mobility Squadron and 39th Operations Support Squadron support key earthquake relief deliveries Since Department of Defense support to U.S. Agency for International Development for earthquake relief to Türkiye began, the 728th Air Mobility Squadron has offloaded 5,764 tons of equipment and supplies from aircraft in coordination with 39th Operations Support Squadron, as of Feb. 12, 2023.
Feb. 10, 2023 MacDill Olympian earns AMC's Athlete of the Year Air Mobility Command announced a recent Ms. Olympia competitor, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Evon Pennington, a public health technician assigned to the 6th Medical Group, is AMC's female Athlete of the Year.
Feb. 9, 2023 Critical care in the air Airmen and soldiers from the 15th Medical Group and Tripler Army Medical Center attend a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022.