Sept. 5, 2019 Military treatment facility enhances readiness with functional fitness and ATCs Children and their parents lined up in a crowded, dimly lit tent. The children ran out to play by an ambulance as their parents patiently waited to be called. One by one the line of patients diminished as medical professionals moved quickly and efficiently to bring about quality care in a challenged
Sept. 5, 2019 Travis AFB Airmen prepare for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts A joint assessment team from the 821st Contingency Response Group out of Travis Air Force Base, California, departed to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, early morning on Sept. 4 in support of Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. Additionally, at the request of civil authorities, four critical care
Sept. 5, 2019 6th Medical Support Squadron readies relief The 6th Medical Support Squadron was tasked by Air Mobility command’s chief of readiness to prepare equipment for use in hurricane relief. The 6th MDSS enables combat capability of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and 36 partner units, delivering
Sept. 5, 2019 Med Group improves annual process The 7th Medical Group has improved the process for Airmen’s Periodic Health Assessments to ensure Airmen are deployable at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.Members of the 7th MDG took people’s concerns to heart and vowed to improve the PHA process. After many meetings and planning, it was decided that
Sept. 5, 2019 AF Surgeon General discusses reform with service organizations Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General led a discussion with representatives of key military and veterans service organizations at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Sept. 4, 2019.
Sept. 4, 2019 355 MDG conducts reorganization ceremony The 355th Medical Group performed a reorganization ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, August 29.
Sept. 4, 2019 27th Special Operations Medical Group redesignates two squadrons The 27th Special Operations Medical Group redesignated the 27th Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron to the 27th Special Operations Operational Medical Readiness Squadron and the 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron to the 27th Special Operations Health Care Operational
Sept. 4, 2019 McConnell's first EMT Rodeo McConnell’s 22nd MDG held its first Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo, which provided medical personnel an opportunity to practice different types of tactical combat casualty care techniques.
Sept. 4, 2019 Air Force showcases medical safety campaigns at national conference The U.S. Air Force highlighted three campaigns aimed at fostering a culture of safety and improving patient care and outcomes at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media.
Sept. 4, 2019 A change in leadership for the Defense Health Agency Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place became the third director of the Defense Health Agency today in a ceremony at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va.He succeeds Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, who is retiring after 36 years of service and has been the DHA director since 2015.
Sept. 4, 2019 Peterson Airmen save life In the beginning of August, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein ordered all wings to stand down for a day and focus on resiliency and suicide prevention due to the alarming increase of suicide rates in the U.S. Air Force in 2019.
Sept. 3, 2019 An AFMS Look Back at August 2019 This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.
Aug. 29, 2019 Wright-Patterson medics deploy to Guyana Medical expertise from the 88th Surgical Operations Squadron here was deployed to provide medical procedures for patients in Guyana. Their deployment to Guyana was part of a larger U.S. Southern Command New Horizons exercise, which ran from May 13 to August 22 in Guyana.
Aug. 29, 2019 Saving lives since ‘72 The black smoke swirled around the young fireman as he helped fight the growing flames that threatened to consume the home. Through the rolling darkness that consumed him, a hand passed back what looked like a dirty rag. This was 15-year-old Jeffrey Barbour’s first experience in a burning building
Aug. 28, 2019 Military health care consolidation moves to next phase The Defense Health Agency will take the next step this fall in evolving health care across the Military Health System, which oversees the care and well-being of some 9.5 million people, including service members, families and retirees.
Aug. 28, 2019 30th MDG reforms medical structure The 30th Medical Group officially stood up two new health care squadrons during a re-designation ceremony at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif, Aug. 23.
Aug. 28, 2019 Helping wounded airmen recover with dignity, resolve, and resiliency With his personal life and military career spiraling out of control due to increased alcohol consumption, heightened self-doubt, and an amplified apathy for living, Air Force Master Sgt. (Ret.) Adam Boccher eventually exited the road to rock bottom and ruin through a program initiated to assist
Aug. 27, 2019 Wounded warrior talks resiliency during tactical pause In the wake of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein’s Resiliency Tactical Pause directive, Master Sgt. Jose E. Rijos, Air Force Wounded Warrior ambassador, recounted the traumas of his career with his service dog, Cairo, at his side.
Aug. 27, 2019 Med group squadrons begin new chapters after redesignation A new chapter began for two 82nd Medical Group units here Aug. 26, 2019, when the 82nd Aerospace Medicine and 82nd Medical Operation squadrons were redesignated as part of the most rapid and systemic transformation of the Air Force Medical Service in its 70-year history.
Aug. 27, 2019 Exercise New Horizons 2019 concludes in Guyana Exercise New Horizons 2019 came to an end with a closing ceremony at the Blueberry Hill community center, August 22.Since the start of the exercise in May, the New Horizons team built three community centers and a women’s shelter, as well as participated in several medical outreach events in the