Aug. 26, 2025 Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies In a simulated drone-attack scenario at Fort Detrick, Maryland, medics moved quickly - recording vital signs, injuries, and treatments on a tablet before transferring the data with a single scan. The process took seconds, but the implications were far-reaching.
July 30, 2025 Aeromedical physician assistants ensure warfighter readiness Air Force fighter pilots, aircrews, and missile crews lead the charge in defending the nation with medical professionals by their side committed to keeping them healthy and ready for the operational mission. Among members of this warfighting team are aeromedical physician assistants.
July 10, 2025 Air Force physical therapist strengthens readiness at Osan Air Base “I did not choose physical therapy it chose me,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Koji Yoshioka, a physical therapy technician with the 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
July 9, 2025 An expanding force: Aeromedical Nurse Practitioners elevate flight medicine readiness Five years after the Air Force officially welcomed ANPs to the flight medicine community, the career field has grown to become a vital force in ensuring pilots are fit to fly, fight, and WIN.
July 7, 2025 The force behind the Force: How AFMS Corps keeps the mission moving This is a look behind the curtain at the seven corps that form the AFMS and the crucial ways they keep the mission moving every day.
July 1, 2025 Lt. Gen. DeGoes confirmed to lead AFMEDCOM The U.S. Senate has confirmed Lt. Gen. (Dr.) John J. DeGoes, Air Force Surgeon General, to assume the additional role of Commander, Air Force Medical Command.
July 1, 2025 76 years of care, Air Force Medical Service honors its community The Air Force Medical Service turns 76 on July 1, marking more than seven decades of service, sacrifice and innovation in military medicine.
June 12, 2025 Beyond the uniform: AFMS veterans’ commitment to service Long after their final salutes, veterans of the Air Force Medical Service continue to serve their communities and their country, proving that the mission never truly ends for those committed to care, readiness, and service.
June 11, 2025 Aviation meets medicine: A flight surgeon’s lifelong journey Before donning the uniform as a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, Col. Christopher Borchardt was a kid who marveled for hours at airplanes passing overhead, read every book on aviation he could find.
May 19, 2025 Air Force medical leaders partner with joint forces, DoD researchers on Warfighter Brain Health Initiative Invisible blast overpressure injuries, along with more severe traumatic brain injuries, are at the center of a growing Department of Defense campaign to protect cognitive performance, a significant component of medical readiness for America’s warfighters.
May 15, 2025 Empowered to serve: NECP, HPSP programs transform lives of Air Force nurses The Air Force Medical Service celebrates Nurse and Tech Week, May 6-12, honoring nurses and medical technicians for their invaluable dedication to medical readiness and providing high quality patient care.
May 12, 2025 Building resilience, community: DAF Mental Health Overview raises awareness of available care Department of the Air Force mental health leaders launched the Mental Health Overview in March 2024 and are now seeing the widespread impact of improving the DAF’s role and understanding of supporting a resilient and ready force.
May 8, 2025 WWII and the Birth of the AFMS Before he became the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force, General Malcolm C. Grow played an essential role on the battlefields of World War II.
May 7, 2025 “One team, one fight”: Air Force nurse enhances neonatal care and leadership at Nellis Air Force Base From taking her first breath as a newborn at Eglin Air Force Base to becoming an obstetrics nurse vital to Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s labor and delivery ward, Capt. Zanetta Foster forges her own path of excellence in service.
May 5, 2025 Brandon Act in the Air Force - two years later Two years after the Department of the Air Force implemented the Brandon Act, its impact continues to grow across the force.
April 30, 2025 Vietnam: The Turning Point Looking back at the Vietnam War, 50 years after its end, the conflict was a crucial turning point in the modernization of the Air Force Medical Service.
April 28, 2025 DAF installation support under AFMEDCOM The Air Force Medical Service reorganization under the Air Force Medical Command has sparked numerous questions among installation commanders about the effect of proposed changes on staffing, priorities, and decision-making at the installation level.
April 14, 2025 Bridging medicine, policy, community: Air Force psychologist pursues legislative path After dedicating nearly a decade to her work as a mental health provider, U.S. Air Force Maj. Mahogany L. Swanson was selected for the Department of the Air Force Legislative Liaison Fellowship program.
April 9, 2025 This Month in the AFMS: Air Force Medical Command reaches IOC, LAMAT 25 brings critical care to St. Lucia, 374 MDG hosts Japan’s National Defense Medical College students, and Federal Coordinating Center hosts mass casualty exercise In this month’s look around the Air Force Medical Service, Air Force Medical Command achieves Initial Operating Capability, LAMAT 25 brings critical vascular surgery while bolstering readiness in St. Lucia, and more.
April 7, 2025 Testing medical infrastructure for the battles of tomorrow Critical field testing was conducted at Fort Detrick, Maryland, by AFMEDCOM's capability development division.