Feb. 6, 2019 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.
Feb. 6, 2019 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
Feb. 6, 2019 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.
Feb. 5, 2019 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
Feb. 1, 2019 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.
Feb. 1, 2019 An AFMS look back at January 2019 This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.
Jan. 31, 2019 374th MDG hosts AF Surgeon General 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 Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Jan. 31, 2019 Getting right for readiness The 633rd Medical Group implemented a new program that incorporates individual medical readiness requirements into the First-Term Airmen Course curriculum at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.The Medical Right Start Program, initially launched in July 2018, aims to reduce overdue IMR statuses
Jan. 29, 2019 Weapon grade vision from laser precision Surgeons at Wilford Hall’s Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center performed the center’s 50,000th refractive surgery, Jan. 15, 2019.
Jan. 28, 2019 Air Force Scribes program trial at Maxwell Have you ever visited the clinic, but felt that the doctor’s attention wasn’t fully on you? Well the 42nd Medical Group Clinic is trying to solve that with the Air Force Scribes program.The Air Force Scribes program brings a third person into the doctor’s office whose only job is to input
Jan. 24, 2019 375th MDSS team repairs life-saving equipment across 13 states Deep in the basement of the 375th Medical Group, behind a series of doors and out of the way of most hospital traffic, is a long, narrow room that looks like an old high-school “shop class.”Bits and pieces of broken defibrillators and other medical gear sit on workbenches, waiting to be fixed by 11
Jan. 18, 2019 24th SOW paves way with innovated human performance programing method How does someone prepare themselves for a 4-day operation, where they are on the go, but must remain vigilant and clear-headed to deliver airpower onto the battlefield...with limited sleep?The answer isn’t simple and likely has something to do with years of training, but at the 24th Special
Jan. 17, 2019 Medical Airmen, volunteers keep blood supply flowing Al Udeid Air Base’s Blood Transshipment Center is a one of a kind place. While it is the only blood transshipment center in U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, it also houses one of the few missions on base that regularly uses volunteers from other career fields.
Jan. 15, 2019 A Day in the Life: Air Force and Navy Joint Medical Team On Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, U.S. Air Force aerospace medical technicians work with U.S. Navy hospital corpsmen to ensure deployed service members are taken care of in this austere location.
Jan. 9, 2019 Peterson Airmen save child's life A mother reunites with members of the 21st medical group who saved her son's life during a routine check-up at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 20, 2018. The mother wanted to thank the team in person and spread awareness of the outstanding medical staff.
Jan. 9, 2019 ‘Good things are happening’ as DoD continues to roll out MHS GENESIS Adopting a new electronic health record, also known as an EHR, across a large, geographically diverse enterprise is no easy task. To meet the change management needs for this critical effort, the Defense Health Agency has established the Office of the Chief Health Informatics Officer.
Jan. 9, 2019 Air Force releases CY18A, CY18C officer central selection board results for Medical, Dental, Biomedical Sciences Corps The Air Force has released the names of the 574 officers on the selection lists from the calendar year 18A and CY18C central selection boards for the Medical, Dental and Biomedical Sciences Corps.
Jan. 8, 2019 Public health Airman fixes medical equipment, NICU ventilators at Guatemala hospital Throughout out a week-long medical readiness training exercise, 30 Airmen from the 189th Airlift Wing and 188th Wing treated more than 2,000 patients. While that number is a feat in and of itself, one Airman used his knowledge to support the local community in a different way.
Jan. 2, 2019 Hacking road map to physiological episodes mitigation in Air Force The Air Force Physiological Episodes Action Team, or AF PEAT, recently held a “hackathon” to update the service-wide road map to mitigate physiological episodes. Hackathons are sprint-like events where subject matter experts collaborate intensively to solve problems or establish a course of action.
Jan. 2, 2019 Langley surgical team goes 'purple' A joint surgical team comprised of three separate branches assembled at U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley on Dec. 11, 2018 to perform an operation. Consisting of a Navy surgeon, Air Force nurse, and Army technician, the team was organized to perform a Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery to restore a