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 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.
April 23, 2025 Two 319th Medical Group Airmen selected for Enlisted Nurses Commission Program Two Airmen of the 319th Medical Group at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., were accepted into the U.S. Air Force’s Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program.
Dec. 13, 2024 Bridging the gap: ANPs at Creech AFB improve squadron medical readiness The new Aeromedical Nurse Practitioner career field has grown significantly and improved squadron medical readiness by bridging the gap between medical services and squadrons around the Air Force since it started in 2019.
Nov. 5, 2024 Royal Thai Air Force nurses visit 59th Medical Wing The 59th Medical Wing hosted five Royal Thai Air Force nurses for a professional exchange in September and October 2024, offering them an immersive experience in U.S. Air Force healthcare practices.
Aug. 22, 2024 172nd Airlift Wing flight nurse awarded Bronze Star Medal Lt. Col. Jayde Sharp received the Bronze Star Medal for his exceptional medical skills, courage under fire, dedication and personal sacrifice to save lives during the U.S. armed forces withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan, August 2021.
Aug. 20, 2024 Aeromedical Nurse Practitioner ensures fliers are fit to fight While relatively new to the Air Force as a career field, ANPs serve a vital purpose by providing care to Airmen who take part in flying missions, thereby keeping them fit to fight.
June 25, 2024 From underdog to officer: An Airman’s journey to the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program Underdogs require resilience, perseverance, and grit; Staff Sgt. Michael Ryan Pribhdas, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron Flight and Operational Medical Technician has proven to have all of that and more on his journey to the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program.
May 10, 2024 Air Force Nurse Corps celebrate Nurse and Tech week at the National Museum of Health and Medicine Members of the Air Force Medical Service’s Nurse Corps celebrated Nurse and Medical Technicians week with a tour of the National Museum of Health and Medicine on May 8, 2024.
May 9, 2024 Air Force nurse puts trauma experience to test in new role Trauma nurse Capt. Angela Leonardo thrives on the chaos of the emergency room. As the Air Force’s only trauma center, Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center offers Air Force medics like Leonardo valuable life-saving opportunities.
March 19, 2024 Passion-driven leadership: Col. Gwendolyn Foster talks meaningful mentorship, balance, and her drive to serve authentically “Be your authentic self” is a mantra Col. Gwendolyn Foster, Director of Staff for the Air Force Surgeon General, has repeated during her 22-year Air Force career while striving to find balance between perusing new heights in uniform while remaining passionate about her work.
Oct. 20, 2023 Airman answers the nursing ‘call’ While there are only few Airmen at Walter Reed in comparison to the number of Sailors and Soldiers at “the President’s Hospital,” the Air Force’s contributions to patient care and accomplishing the many missions at the flagship of military health care, cannot be denied.
Sept. 22, 2023 Flight nurse devoted to helping others overcomes adversity On Aug. 30, 2023, family, friends, and colleagues gathered to commemorate the retirement of Lt. Col. (ret.) Dana Duerr.
Aug. 14, 2023 First nurse serves as director of ANG Medical Service Office of the Air Surgeon Rohatasch is the first clinical nurse to assume command of the ANG Office of the Air Surgeon and brings nearly four decades of medical experience to the position.
Aug. 10, 2023 International Red Cross Medal awarded to Team Yokota nurse Capt. Brandi Branch, 374th Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic flight commander, is one of only 37 people from 22 countries that received the Florence Nightingale Medal this year from the International Red Cross.
June 9, 2023 Allies, partner nations collaborate at military nursing conference, enhance USAFE-AFAFRICA partnerships, readiness Nurses and medical professionals from 24 Allied and partner nations, including the U.S., converged at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa 2023 European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference, May 31 to June 2.
Sept. 26, 2022 Despite injuries, heroic flight nurse maintains grace under pressure Jonita Bonham began her military career as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. She served in the Philippines and Japan after World War II and then returned to the United States, resigning from active military duty.
May 17, 2022 Future of nursing: Telehealth, more innovation and maybe some robots The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked many changes to the Military Health System and forced all providers – especially nurses – to innovate at near-quantum speed with agility and flexibility.
May 12, 2022 39th MDG honors National Nurses and Medical Technicians Week Medical personnel from various sections of the 39th Medical Group simulate resuscitating a patient during a lifesaving medical training exercise in honor of National Nurse and Medical Technicians Week at Incirlik Air Base, May 6, 2022.
May 12, 2022 Former nurse shares Operation Babylift experience Operation Babylift flight nurse, retired Col. Regina Aune, spoke virtually to 96th Medical Group personnel during a discussion panel, May 9, 2022. The panel was part of the 96 MDG’s opening ceremonies to Nurse Tech Week.