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  • USAFE-AFAFRICA, NATO host 29th Aerospace Medicine Summit

    Medical professionals from 16 nations attended the Ramstein Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course here March 10 - 14.Lt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, welcomed the 170 plus attendees who filled the

  • Air Force welcomes four-legged lieutenant

    Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff , visited Walter Reed Bethesda to commission a four-legged second lieutenant into the Air Force dog therapy program on March 12. Gen. Welsh, the highest ranking Air Force officer, commissioned Goldie, a Golden Retriever, into the therapy dog program

  • Physician Assistant at Misawa receives national recognition

    It was her first year working as a physician assistant, and a patient had just left her exam room when she heard a burst of gunshots in the distance. Within seconds, screams filled the hospital as people scrambled for cover. In the midst of the chaos, a piercing silence fell over the clinic and her

  • Wingmen in action across AFMC

    For many, "wingman" is just a buzzword or something discussed at stand-down days. However, Airmen across Air Force Materiel Command are putting the wingman concept into action."As AFMC continues to emphasize a culture of respect and resiliency, it is important to remember that we all have a

  • Top Military Doc Marks Black History Month

    The U.S. military has played a key role in breaking down racial barriers, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Jonathan Woodson said."The military has been a powerful agent for change for good, for social change in this country," Woodson, the Defense Department's top doctor, said when

  • U.S. Air Force and Israeli Defense Force Surgeons General sign agreement

    The surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and his counterpart in the Israeli Defense Force signed an agreement Feb. 5 in Israel to reaffirm their mutual commitment to collaboration between the Air Force Medical Service and the IDF Medical Corps.Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas Travis and Brig. Gen. (Dr.)

  • Electronic cigarette use increasing among Airmen

    Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers. The battery-operated products, known as e-cigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled

  • Air Force introduces Volume VIII of Portraits in Courage

    The Air Force released its eighth volume of Portraits in Courage, highlighting three teams and thirteen Airmen for their honor, valor, devotion and selfless sacrifice in the face of extreme danger to themselves and others. "Our Airmen are faced with situations like this each and every day around the

  • Air Force Medical Service announces new senior enlisted advisor

    The Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas W. Travis, announced today that Chief Master Sgt. E. Jason Pace, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, United States Forces in Europe (USAFE), will now take on the top AFMS-enlisted job in the United States Air Force.Chief Pace will assume the new

  • Air Force Medical Service 2013 annual award winners announced

    It is with great pride that the Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate announces the winners of the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. The competition included individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards. The winners

  • Biomedical Sciences Corps Week: Celebrating a proud heritage

    Although the Biomedical Sciences Corps is a relatively new entity in the grand scheme of military history, in some ways it has ancient roots. The BSC insignia of a serpent-entwined rod, also known as the "Staff of Asklepios," has been a symbol of healing and medicine ever since the year 300 BCE.

  • Eielson Medical Group Airmen earn outstanding medical service awards

    Four Icemen were recently honored by Pacific Air Forces for outstanding performance in the medical service field.Maj. David Gilliam, Maj. Shaun White, Capt. Bryan Sixkiller and Airman 1st Class Bethany Cornett all earned recognition for their hard work."It is an honor to have so many of our Airmen

  • Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody issued the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:   As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we