Nov. 3, 2023 Caduceus Spear offers joint training opportunity for 97th, 82nd and 71st MDGs Airmen from the 97th Medical Group partnered with Airmen from Sheppard and Vance Air Force Bases for a readiness exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023.
Nov. 3, 2023 Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff Allvin, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, formerly served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He succeeds Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who is now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Nov. 1, 2023 AFMED reaches initial operational capability Air Force Medical Command, or AFMED, reached its initial operational capability, or IOC, Oct. 1, 2023, in an organizational restructure designed to improve both readiness and health care delivery support.
Oct. 31, 2023 New partnership enables critical training for New Hampshire Air National Guardsmen A new partnership allows New Hampshire Air National Guard medics to hone their skills with patients in the hospital setting.
Oct. 30, 2023 ACC medics discuss growing global challenges during Fall Command Surgeon Conference Group commanders and senior enlisted leaders from 11 military treatment facilities across Air Combat Command came together in mid-October for the Fall Command Surgeon Conference at the Creech Conference Center.
Oct. 27, 2023 Team Hickam medics partner with civilian counterparts Participating members included various organizations, as well as nursing students from universities across the island.
Oct. 23, 2023 Team Travis participates in Exercise Golden Gateway Team Travis Airmen validated Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Employment capabilities during Exercise Golden Gateway, Oct. 15-19, 2023.
Oct. 23, 2023 Air Force Global Strike Command reports initial PCB clean-up results Initial efforts to clean polychlorinated biphenyls from launch facilities at Malmstrom AFB are ongoing but seeing success, Air Force Global Strike Command announced today.
Oct. 23, 2023 Yokota medics make moves in aeromedical evacuation exercise The 374th Medical Group responded to a simulated aeromedical evacuation and mass casualty scenario during the Beverly Morning 24-1 exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20.
Oct. 20, 2023 Airman answers the nursing ‘call’ While there are only few Airmen at Walter Reed in comparison to the number of Sailors and Soldiers at “the President’s Hospital,” the Air Force’s contributions to patient care and accomplishing the many missions at the flagship of military health care, cannot be denied.
Oct. 20, 2023 'Ask an MTI' informs recruiters, helps bridge gap for recruits heading to BMT Recruits heading to BMT can ask questions in a recruiter-facilitated web chat with an MTI, thanks to a 37th TRW initiative to better prepare the Air and Space Force’s next generation of trainees for the rigors of training.
Oct. 18, 2023 Team McChord gains multidisciplinary health, human performance outreach team A small, multidisciplinary health and human performance outreach team, composed of musculoskeletal and mental health clinicians, has joined the ranks of Team McChord.
Oct. 17, 2023 Air Force physician chosen to lead military’s largest medical network An Air Force physician with over 30 years of service became the first director of the newly designated Defense Health Network Central, the military’s largest medical network, on Oct. 1.
Oct. 16, 2023 Moving blood across the Middle East Moving lifesaving blood products across the Middle East is no easy task, and the U.S. Central Command’s Theater Joint Blood Program manages it all.
Oct. 16, 2023 Patient-centered care: Nurturing hope amidst breast cancer battles In the realm of health care, there is a concept that often takes center stage: patient-centeredness. It’s a principle that transcends the clinical aspect of medicine, focusing on the holistic well-being of patients.
Oct. 16, 2023 Assumption of command, redesignation ceremony mark new legacy for Air Force Medical Service Brig. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder assumed command of Air Force Medical Agency Bravo during a ceremony on Oct. 16, 2023, at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.
Oct. 11, 2023 Operational Support Team helps Airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base The Operational Support Team consists of four specialists that support Airman readiness with physical and mental therapy techniques.
Oct. 11, 2023 Washington Guard joins exercise with partners in Malaysia Nine Washington National Guard members from the 194th Wing and Medical Command participated in the Indo-Pacific Military Health Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 26-29.
Oct. 4, 2023 Clinicians, leaders regroup during recruiting mental health summit Mental Health professionals from the 66th Medical Squadron hosted an all-service summit here Sept. 28 to forge a way ahead in supporting recruiters and their families.
Oct. 2, 2023 Royal Thai Air Force nurses team up with 59th MDW for U.S. health care collaboration During July and August 2023, the 59th Medical Wing hosted a team of five Royal Thai Air Force nurses from Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Sai Mai District, Bangkok, Thailand, known for delivering primary care services to RTAF personnel and the wider community.