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  • 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.

  • Four military treatment facilities earn prestigious surgical quality awards

    Four military treatment facilities have been honored by the American College of Surgeons for exemplary surgical patient care in calendar year 2017. The Meritorious Awards are bestowed annually upon the top 10 percent of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

  • Grand Forks AFB public health team acts fast to combat virus

    Winter is infamous for wreaking havoc on immune systems and taking people down with the common cold, but when numbers abnormally started to rise on Grand Forks Air Force Base of military members, spouses and children experiencing a gastrointestinal virus in December, members of the 319th Medical

  • 81st Training Wing

    The 81st Training Wing is in a constant state of transition. It is comprised of several Wing staff agencies and three large groups of squadrons. The groups are: the 81st Training Group, the 81st Medical Group, and the 81st Mission Support Group.

  • The frontline of healthcare

    On the frontline of healthcare, medical technicians are one of the first faces an individual sees when visiting a medical facility. From, administering immunizations to assisting in aeromedical evacuations, these trained professionals supply critical support and are valuable members of any

  • My cancer is not my crutch

    “I’ll never forget the day the doctor came into the waiting room, looked through the window of my soul and said, ‘you have cancer’. Four days later I was on the surgery table so he could save my life.”Those are the three words that Master Sgt. Christofer Galbadores, 821st Contingency Response

  • Dental clinic keeps deployers in fight

    Whenever a member suffers from dental problems, his or her ability to perform the mission is affected. To prevent this, the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group’s dental clinic at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, analyzes and treats the problem.

  • Project HeRO seeks to improve squadron health habits

    A new Air Force Health and Readiness Optimization program, or HeRO, seeks to partner with squadrons by using data to help Airmen improve health habits that impact readiness.HeRO represents a reboot of Air Force Health Promotion efforts. It is designed to target at-risk squadrons using data and

  • Medical Airmen provide care in Honduras

    Outside a small clinic in the mountains of Honduras, dozens of people wait patiently for their chance to see a doctor. In a remote area like this, medical care can be hard to come by. Families from all over the mountain have come in search of relief from pain and disease.

  • A1C Dalton Durden: Kickboxer, mental health technician

    Airman First Class Dalton Durden is a mental health technician, whose story showcases his kickboxing skills. A1C Durden, current K-1 Welterweight champion, competed in his first title fight at the International Fight Showdown in Anaheim, California, Jan. 18, 2019. While he has been competing since

  • AF Surgeon General visits Team Kadena

    Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, hosted Kadena Air Base, Japan. During her visit, Hogg stressed the importance of readiness and innovation as the way forward for military medicine.