March 13, 2019 Area Dental Laboratory aims for 100 percent lab tech certification Dental readiness is an important aspect of keeping the Air Force fit to fight. Despite this, the dental lab technicians responsible for ensuring your readiness are not required by the Air Force to hold a certification from the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology.
March 13, 2019 Airmen perform in-flight Transportation Isolation System training Joint Base Charleston hosted Air Mobility Command training for aeromedical and infectious disease personnel to better familiarize them with outbreak prevention protocols and procedures, with a focus on Ebola, March 4-6.
March 12, 2019 Air Force Surgeon General visits Ramstein The 23rd U.S. Air Force Surgeon General visits Ramstein's medical units.
March 11, 2019 You’ve got help: Clinic creates new ways to treat mental health “They just sat there as something we could use but didn’t.”Those words once described the video teleconference machines in the 39th Medical Operations Squadron mental health clinic until the innovative Airmen here found a new way to use them.Creating a new routine with the existing capabilities,
March 7, 2019 Nellis plastic surgery – more than just cosmetic The 99th Medical Group at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas offers a wide range of services to maintain Airman readiness and care to their families. What many may not know, is the importance of their plastic surgery practice.
March 7, 2019 Holloman Airman's vigilance saves life Notifying patients when to go back to see a doctor is only one of the responsibilities held by 49th Medical Group front desk clerks. With the phone ringing constantly and patients coming in and out of the waiting room all day, keeping track of who is where can be a daunting task.For Senior Airman
March 6, 2019 Q-flow expected to cut 72nd MEDGRP wait times The 72nd Medical Group is introducing a new pharmacy services kiosk system known as “Q-Flow” for patients and beneficiaries who need to pick up prescriptions at Tinker Air Force Base.
March 6, 2019 Flight nurse saves lives in Normandy during World War II As a flight nurse during World War II, 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto, saw some of her first action transporting Soldiers wounded in D-Day landings back to Great Britain via aeromedical evacuation.
March 6, 2019 40th HS saves local judge An Air Force helicopter crew located and rescued a missing judge Friday just south of Great Falls, concluding the search by ground and air search and rescue groups that began Friday afternoon.The 40th Helicopter Squadron received the request Friday around 3:30 p.m. to assist the Great Falls Police
March 6, 2019 Reserve Citizen Airman’s quick action saves lives It was just another day for Staff Sgt. Emily Johnson, 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron administrative assistant. She had finished up work at Travis Air Force Base, California, assisting members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing with travel voucher issues. After a change of clothes, she was on her way
March 5, 2019 Project ECHO: Using telehealth to maintain a ready medical force Project ECHO was developed by the University of New Mexico. The AFMS began using a modified version in 2012 to improve the ability to connect medical Airmen with specialty providers at other MTFs.
March 4, 2019 AF Surgeon General visits RAF Lakenheath Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, surgeon general of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. Steven Cum, chief of medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, visited the 48th Medical Group here, Feb. 28, 2019.
March 2, 2019 Former UFC fighter shares plant-based diet benefits with 509th Medical Group Consistently over the years, eating healthier has been one of the top New Year’s resolutions in the United States. This year, the 509th Medical Group is working to spread the importance of nutritional awareness, and they started with an advance showing of “The Game Changers” documentary at the
March 1, 2019 Holloman leadership select “Shark Tank” winners Airmen from units across base came together to pitch their innovative ideas to base leadership, ranging from squadron commanders all the way up to the 49th Wing commander.
March 1, 2019 Expeditionary bioenvironmental technicians safeguard 386th AEW Deployments take U.S. service members to all corners of the globe, which can present a number of health risks, especially in new environments.
March 1, 2019 Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness The 99th Medical Group, Department of Veterans Affairs and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps participated in a federal coordination exercise, Feb. 19, simulating a mass airlift operation to extract casualties following a disaster.
March 1, 2019 An AFMS look back at February 2019 This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.
Feb. 28, 2019 Commanders, senior raters to select IDE attendees Beginning with the 2019 Developmental Education Designation Board, wing commanders and some senior raters will be able to select one Line of the Air Force officer per academic year to attend Intermediate Developmental Education in residence.
Feb. 26, 2019 Keesler sees efficiencies, improved care under Defense Health Agency U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ronald J. Place, Defense Health Agency (DHA), Director for the National Capital Region Medical Directorate, visited Keesler Medical Center, Feb 12-13.
Feb. 22, 2019 Fairchild, Kadena AB partner for aeromedical evacuation exercise A Team Fairchild 384th Air Refueling Squadron tanker and aircrew partnered with Kadena Air Base 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medics to execute an aeromedical evacuation exercise Feb. 19, at Kadena AB, Japan.