July 30, 2020 Air Force Medicine bolsters medical training for non-clinical specialties The Air Force Medical Service is adding medical training to its non-patient care career fields to increase the number of Airmen able to provide support in mass casualty and other emergencies.
July 29, 2020 Air Force removes administrative burden, allows pregnant and postpartum women to attend PME Pregnant and postpartum members may now attend professional military education without an exception to policy, and are also exempt from the requirement to have a passing fitness assessment prior to attending.Previous policy prevented pregnant women and women within their one-year postpartum
July 29, 2020 Vance custodians fight the COVID-19 virus with electrostatic guns, lots of innovation Armed with EMist electrostatic disinfectant guns, specially trained custodians with the base operations support contractor mist high-traffic common areas around Vance AFB, Oklahoma, in a battle with the COVID-19 virus.
July 29, 2020 DLA transfers portable shelters to Navy medical facilities for COVID-19 screening The Defense Logistics Agency partnered with Air Force and Navy medical staffs in late June and early July to support COVID-19 screening at naval medical facilities in the Northeast.
July 28, 2020 Sports medicine innovations improve TACP health, readiness Tactical Air Control Party Airmen have a unique job. They embed with units on the front lines of battlefields to call in air strikes during a fight.Over the past two and a half years, the Air Force has changed its approach from reactive to preventative medicine, partnering TACP squadrons with
July 28, 2020 Reserve, Guard train for aeromedical evacuation operations Reservists from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Mississippi Air National Guardsmen from the 183rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron collaborated for a three-day training event to work as one team, focused on patient care and handling, during a simulated air evacuation of injured service
July 28, 2020 Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals.
July 27, 2020 Air Force updates medical courses with COVID-19 content, procedures Air Force medical instructors and trainers are improving curriculum and adapting procedures to account for COVID-19 operations.
July 22, 2020 Ramstein medics conduct Negatively Pressurized Conex training Since the start of COVID-19, people have had to overcome an array of situations and medics within the Kaiserslautern Military Community have done just that.On July 14, 2020, members of Air Mobility Command came to Ramstein Air Base to teach local medical instructors proper procedures for a number of
July 20, 2020 Team Travis conducts first Indo-Pacific aeromedical evacuation mission for COVID-19 U.S. Air Force Airmen from at Travis Air Force Base, California, transported one COVID-19 positive patient to the U.S. from the Indo-Pacific region July 17, 2020.An active duty service member, who tested positive for the coronavirus, was transported from the Indo-Pacific region to America’s West
July 17, 2020 Luke Airman becomes AF’s first physical therapist assistant to bypass tech school An enlisted physical therapy assistant assigned to the 56th Medical Group became the first Airman to complete Basic Military Training and direct transfer to her first duty station, Luke Air Force Base, bypassing technical training.
July 16, 2020 KC-46 completes its first aeromedical evacuation mission Over the course of six flights and 17 hours, the mission, which originated at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, transited five patients and two attendees to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia; Patrick Air Force Base, Florida; and Travis AFB, California. The mission was evaluated by the Air Force Testing
July 16, 2020 Prince Sultan Air Base conducts trauma response exercise On July 14, the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron conducted a trauma response exercise to practice its response, mitigation, treatment and evacuation of critically injured patients at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
July 15, 2020 Keesler aids USS Tripoli in COVID-19 Keesler Medical Center has been assisting the U.S. Navy in testing and housing Sailors from the USS Tripoli in Keesler’s quarantine and isolation facility for COVID-19, June 30 - July 18.
July 15, 2020 Top Air Force enlisted medic retiring after three decades, praises Airmen For the past three years, Chief Master Sgt. G. “Steve” Cum has served as the Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, bringing with him three decades of Air Force service, leadership, and dedication.
July 9, 2020 For some, working from home brings neck and back pain “There’s no place like home” may be an appropriate sentiment for people who favor working from the comfort of home during the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, it doesn’t ring true for those teleworkers who are feeling more pain than comfort because their home office leaves much to be desired.“I
July 8, 2020 378th EMDS train for rapid heat injury response With the average temperature in the south Kingdom of Saudi Arabia being 113 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months, heat related injuries are the number one non-combative danger for all personnel deployed to the austere environment.The 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron and the 378th
July 8, 2020 Determined to Serve: Critical care nurse joins the Reserve at age 50 In 12-plus years of working at a Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Capt. Jennifer McGuigan has heard many heart-wrenching stories from family members of those in her care as a critical care nurse.She remembers one story in particular that changed her life and inspired her to join the Air Force
July 6, 2020 NPC completes first operational patient movement The NPC is the latest isolated containment chamber developed to transport individuals with infectious diseases, like the novel coronavirus.
July 2, 2020 Medical IMAs mobilized for historic COVID-19 response April 4th felt like a typical Saturday for Col. Ari Fisher, an Individual Mobilized Augmentee with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency. After a busy week in his civilian job as a physician’s assistant at a gastroenterology clinic, Fisher was roused from a quick afternoon rest by his cell phone