This Month in the AFMS: Senate confirms new surgeon general, flight nurse awarded Bronze Star Medal, MEDIC-X, annual Medic Rodeo, and the 59th Medical Wing Published Sept. 1, 2024 By Megan Hearst Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- In this month’s look around the Air Force Medical Service, the Senate confirms Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes as next Air Force Surgeon General, a flight nurse awarded Bronze Star Medal, Innovative Readiness Training for the Blackfeet Nation, AFMS Leadership holds AFMEDCOM PPLAN Conference, Airmen medics conducting MEDIC-X training, the annual Medic Rodeo, and the 59th Medical Wing's new commander. 01:52 Watch on DVIDS