19 Mar 2021

First 433rd AES crew trains on KC-46A Pegasus

Reserve Citizen Airmen in the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland trained for the first time aboard a KC-46A Pegasus March 8-10, learning and practicing their aeromedical skills on the new aircraft.

19 Mar 2021

Decide + Be Ready, supporting today’s modern service woman

The average woman has a vast array of contraceptive options available to her and her partner. However, for our service women, who are often in unique military environments, contraceptive options may not feel as plentiful. Enter Decide + Be Ready, an evidence-based mobile app that was developed to educate and assist women with selecting the correct contraception for her and her unique needs.

18 Mar 2021

Women of the D.C. National Guard take the lead in COVID-19 response

History has seen women stepping up to serve with the military for centuries and the COVID-19 pandemic has them taking the lead more than ever.

18 Mar 2021

AF surgeon general visits Striker Nation

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Office of the Surgeon General medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, visited Barksdale, March 10, 2021.

18 Mar 2021

SOUTHCOM International Health Specialists enhance impact of COVID-19 response donations through training, coordination

International Health Specialists are collaborating with the Pan-American Health Organization, a regional component of the World Health Organization, to better mobilize, operate and sustain COVID-19 pandemic response donations to partner nations.

18 Mar 2021

Air Force’s COVID-19 response - one year on the frontlines with a new enemy

Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic one year ago, U.S. Air Force medics, along with medical personnel across the country, were pushed to the frontlines of this battle with this novel, invisible enemy.

17 Mar 2021

Surgeon General emphasizes step up, step out impact

Stepping up and stepping out was the message given by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, when she spoke at the Columbus Women’s History Month luncheon, Mar. 12, 2021, hosted by Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Hogg visited Columbus AFB to share her experiences throughout her career and to emphasize the important contributions women have made in the military.

16 Mar 2021

Eglin family doctor battles COVID-19 in Afghanistan

Relied on medical training and residency experience as an inpatient care physician during six-month deployment.

12 Mar 2021

36 MDG Public Health, Medical Readiness, Logistics Flights reflect to press on

Every service member that enters the 36th Medical Group comes ready to perform their job, but is also assigned a wartime mission in a contingency response team, sometimes separate from their primary duty.

12 Mar 2021

DOD teams administer 50K vaccines a day, 500,000 in less than a month

Defense Department vaccination teams are doing their part to protect Americans, reaching the milestone of getting 500,000 shots in arms in under a month, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.