May 8, 2025 Airman uses triumph in powerlifting championship to inspire, motivate others “I want to be the best I can,” Staff Sgt. Wilmer Hernandez, 374th Surgical Operations Squadron ultrasound NCO in charge, repeated to himself as he stepped onto the platform for the USA Powerlifting Military, Police & Firefighter National Championship.
May 7, 2025 New USAFSAM partnership with Purdue University expands educational opportunities for Airmen, Guardians A new partnership between the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, a mission unit within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Purdue University will expand educational opportunities for Airmen and Guardians and provide added mission flexibility.
May 7, 2025 “One team, one fight”: Air Force nurse enhances neonatal care and leadership at Nellis Air Force Base From taking her first breath as a newborn at Eglin Air Force Base to becoming an obstetrics nurse vital to Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s labor and delivery ward, Capt. Zanetta Foster forges her own path of excellence in service.
May 5, 2025 Strengthening mental health support across the force: A commitment to action and access Each May, Mental Health Awareness Month reminds us that mental health is essential to total force readiness.
May 5, 2025 Brandon Act in the Air Force - two years later Two years after the Department of the Air Force implemented the Brandon Act, its impact continues to grow across the force.
May 2, 2025 Air Force honors Airmen with 2025 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award Lt. Col. Michael P. Redding, Capt. Brandon W. Seyl, Master Sgt. Erica D. Johnson and Tech. Sgt. Christopher P. Leung II were honored for their exemplary leadership and dedication to the U.S. Air Force mission.
April 30, 2025 Vietnam: The Turning Point Looking back at the Vietnam War, 50 years after its end, the conflict was a crucial turning point in the modernization of the Air Force Medical Service.
April 30, 2025 Rare specialty, vital mission: JBLE home to DoD's only anaplastologist In the world of medicine, some professionals work behind the scenes, quietly transforming lives in ways most people never see. Robert Robinson, 633d Dental Squadron anaplastologist maxillofacial prosthetist, is one of those hidden gems in the Department of Defense.
April 28, 2025 Texas nurse receives USAF Thunderbirds Hometown Hero flight Cari Selzer, a nurse from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, was recognized with a Hometown Hero flight during the Wings Over West Texas airshow April 18.
April 28, 2025 DAF installation support under AFMEDCOM The Air Force Medical Service reorganization under the Air Force Medical Command has sparked numerous questions among installation commanders about the effect of proposed changes on staffing, priorities, and decision-making at the installation level.
April 25, 2025 N.C. surgeon reflects on military medicine, career and service After nearly three decades of military service and more than 25 years in medicine, Col. Daniel Martinie, North Carolina National Guard Joint Force Headquarters - Air chief flight surgeon - remains committed to readiness.
April 25, 2025 Air Force Medics’ heroics highlight vital role of military health professionals Paramedics assigned to the 59th Medical Wing save a patient experiencing cardiac arrest on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, despite the odds.
April 25, 2025 Airborne allies: Reserve Citizen Airmen sharpen in-flight medical skills Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing took to the air for a joint aeromedical evacuation training mission aboard a C-17 Globemaster III - partnering with CCATT, the 56th Medical Squadron, and the Arizona Army National Guard to simulate high-stress patient care at 30,000 feet.
April 24, 2025 LAMAT 2025 culminates in Guyana The Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2025 mission concluded two weeks of intensive medical collaboration between U.S. military personnel and their Guyanese counterparts.
April 24, 2025 AFSOUTH wraps up LAMAT 2025, strengthens partnerships, sharpens readiness After seven weeks across four countries, U.S. Air Forces Southern concluded its 2025 Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team mission on April 11, bolstering regional partnerships and advancing medical readiness for future challenges.
April 23, 2025 Guyanese-born Airman builds medical bridge between US, Guyana A senior enlisted leader who leveraged both his position in the U.S. Air Force and his Guyanese heritage has played a vital role in evolving the military partnership between the United States and Guyana.
April 23, 2025 Two 319th Medical Group Airmen selected for Enlisted Nurses Commission Program Two Airmen of the 319th Medical Group at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., were accepted into the U.S. Air Force’s Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program.
April 17, 2025 Wyoming Guard Airmen make first Antarctic cardiac evacuation in 35 years Using teamwork, precision and lifesaving expertise, Airmen of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron played a critical role in the first successful evacuation of a patient in cardiac arrest from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in more than 35 years.
April 15, 2025 Military health care increases force lethality, readiness For the Military Health System, readiness is a strategic imperative to ensure warfighter dominance, survivability and resilience, said Stephen Ferrara, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
April 14, 2025 Bridging medicine, policy, community: Air Force psychologist pursues legislative path After dedicating nearly a decade to her work as a mental health provider, U.S. Air Force Maj. Mahogany L. Swanson was selected for the Department of the Air Force Legislative Liaison Fellowship program.