April 20, 2023 An Airman who wants to make a difference through international relations Airman 1st Class Stephanie Essomba, a dental laboratory technician at the 59th Dental Support Squadron, began learning about policy processes, decision making and the impact those policies could have on people’s lives and fell in love with it.
April 18, 2023 Military parents not alone with free program for new families Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Family Advocacy office creates New Parent Support Program.
April 18, 2023 Med Hawks sign MoU and increase interoperability The 8th Medical Group, alongside medical representatives from Gunsan Public Health, signed a memorandum of understanding at Kunsan Air Base, March 30, kicking off Public Health Week, April 3-9.
April 18, 2023 Yokota medics train in cross-cultural exchange Yokota Air Base recently concluded a semester of the Japanese Physician Fellowship Program, a one-year, rotating education program designed to train Japanese physicians and familiarize them with U.S. medical practices.
April 17, 2023 Get advice from a nurse 24/7 With the coming of spring, the temperatures warm and the tempo of life picks up. It’s good to know that you have all-the-time access to health information and advice via the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line.
April 11, 2023 49th MDG boosts mission readiness in Ready Eagle exercise To enhance mission readiness, the 49th Medical Group participated in a Ready Eagle exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, March 30, 2023.
April 11, 2023 Family ties: 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron siblings serving together Brother and sister Staff Sgt. Michael Gapp and Senior Airman Amelia Gapp, both aeromedical evacuation technicians at the 934th AES at Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, are carrying on a tradition of service and support within their family.
April 10, 2023 TSA K9 gets root canal at Tinker Vet Clinic Dentists from the 72nd Dental Squadron, along with veterinarians from the Tinker Veterinary Clinic performed a root canal on the seven-year-old black Labrador retriever’s lower molar during a procedure at the Tinker Veterinary Clinic.
April 7, 2023 445th Airlift Wing Airmen participate in total-force trauma care training Airmen with the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron integrated with the Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program to conduct trauma and critical care training at the Cincinnati Municipal Airport April 6.
April 7, 2023 Tester, Kendall, DAF senior leaders visit Malmstrom AFB Senator Jon Tester, SecAF Frank Kendal and other DAF senior leaders visited Malmstrom AFB to engage with Airmen and receive updates on the ongoing missile community cancer study from DAF leadership.
April 6, 2023 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron makes history The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron embarked on the Air Force’s first-ever AE paramedic-led flight in charge of an all-enlisted medical crew here, April 6, 2023.
April 6, 2023 445th aeromedical evacuation Airmen sharpen skills during DART Citizen Reserve Airmen with the 445th Airlift Wing from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, trained alongside reservists with the 403rd Wing from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, March 21-23.
April 5, 2023 CAFB Capt. poses question; improves readiness U.S. Air Force Capt. Hailey Faist, MD, 14th Medical Group flight surgeon, noticed an issue with the limited list of approved medications to treat Urinary Tract Infections.
April 5, 2023 McConnell, Scott team up for aeromedical evacuation training Airmen from Team McConnell's 349th Air Refueling Squadron and 22nd Medical Group trained alongside the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, during exercise Lethal Pride March 29, 2023.
April 5, 2023 Gen. Bussiere briefs senior leaders on missile community cancer study process Leaders briefed Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall , Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr., and other key U.S. Air Force and Space Force leaders on the ongoing study of cancer cases from the missile community.
April 4, 2023 Aerospace medicine branch enhances Airmen psychological performance The office of Aeromedical Operational and Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, offers aerospace and operational clinical consultation for units throughout the Air Force and has done so for over a decade.
April 3, 2023 Echoes of Vietnam: An Air Force family legacy Maj. Gen. Sharon Bannister accompanied Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to The Wall at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial to pay respects and conduct a commemorative paper rubbing of the engraving of her father’s name, as well as other names.
March 31, 2023 DAF senior leaders pay respects at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Department of the Air Force senior leaders visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., to pay their respects on National Vietnam War Veteran’s Day.
March 31, 2023 Like a cable boss: Connecting medical technology Inspecting and connecting tiny wires may seem like a small task, but it’s one that has a big effect on medical care that military patients receive in deployed locations like Qatar.
March 31, 2023 Air Force Surgeon General visits Luke AFB Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Medical Enlisted Force chief, visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, March 27, 2023.