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. 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.
Feb. 8, 2023 AFGSC leadership address questions from the field on missile base health concerns The Commander and Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command, held two virtual town halls on Jan. 30 with AFGSC leadership teams and Airmen from the nuclear enterprise to discuss concerns from Airmen about the “Malmstrom Initiative Slide Deck.”
Feb. 8, 2023 Dover AFB supports Turkiye earthquake relief effort Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron processed U.S. humanitarian assistance Feb. 7, 2023, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, in support of search and rescue efforts in Türkiye following two devastating earthquakes Feb. 5.
Feb. 8, 2023 Urban Search and Rescue teams arrive at Incirlik Air Base Two Urban Search and Rescue teams and a critical aid package in support of U.S. Agency for International Development response operations arrived by aircraft at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Feb. 8, to provide humanitarian assistance to Türkiye following devastating earthquakes that occurred on Feb. 6.
Feb. 7, 2023 From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds On January 2nd, when many football fans were watching the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, an Air Force surgeon, was on call at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center not knowing what she was about to face.
Feb. 7, 2023 49th MDG trains Airmen with Medic-X initiative Medic-X is a program implemented in the 49th MDG last year designed to train Airmen from different medical careers to provide life-saving measures in emergency situations and relief in daily operations.
Feb. 7, 2023 Air Force Recruiting Service relaunches Airforce.com as a Total Force recruiting destination The site builds upon the existing design and infrastructure of airforce.com while consolidating important information about joining the Air Force’s active component, Air National Guard, or Air Force Reserve into a single, integrated website.
Feb. 3, 2023 AFGSC commander pledges transparency as service addresses missile base health concerns The Commander and Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command, held two virtual town halls Jan. 30 with AFGSC leadership teams and Airmen from the nuclear enterprise to discuss concerns from Airmen about the “Malmstrom Initiative Slide Deck."
Feb. 3, 2023 Air Force language supports strengthens global health alliance with African partners French Language Enabled Airman Program Scholar Master Sgt. Dieudonne Batawila recently supported the Office of the Command Surgeon USAFE-AFAFRICA in strengthening partnerships with 27 African partner nations.