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AF's first robotic training course established at Keesler

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Thomas Shaak , 81st Medical Support Squadron clinical research laboratory director, uses a 3-D automated control unit to perform robotic surgical simulation training at the Clinical Research Laboratory Oct. 21, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Keesler Medical Center recently acquired two of the da Vinci Xi which is one of the newest robotic surgical systems out there and the first of its kind for the Air Force. One surgical robot is set up as part of the Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education to assist surgeons in getting their official robotic surgery credentials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)
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AF's first robotic training course established at Keesler

The Keesler Medical Center recently acquired two of the da Vinci Xi which is one of the newest robotic surgical systems out there and the first of its kind for the Air Force. One surgical robot is set up as part of the Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education to assist surgeons in getting their official robotic surgery credentials. (Courtesy Photo)
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After the battle: The flying ICU

Members of the of the U.S. Air Force 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron assist patients on a C-17 Globemaster III medical transport flight out of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 21, 2013. With help from the critical care air transport team, the crew can turn a C-17 into a flying intensive care unit to move injured or ill service members by air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Agile Cub 4: 4 MDG medics, MCA receive hands-on, MEDVAC training

Capt. Karen Rodriguez, 4th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight doctor, triages a simulated patient as part of a mass casualty event during exercise Agile Cub 4 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 8, 2023. The exercise scenario allowed medics assigned to the 4th Medical Group to receive advanced combat medical training in a deployed environment to ensure they are ready for any incident. This agile combat employment exercise shifts the generation of airpower from large, centralized bases to networks of smaller, dispersed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Rachel Waller)
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Agile Flag 23-1

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Zermeylen, 366th Healthcare Operations Squadron family health team lead, provides medical and trauma care for a simulated casualty during Exercise Agile Flag 23-1 at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga, March 4, 2023. This exercise was designed to certify the 366th Fighter Wing as an official Air Combat Command Lead Wing and took place over approximately nine days at various locations. Led by the 366th Fighter Wing, Airmen of the 4th Fighter Squadron, 820th Base Defense Group, 52nd Combat Communications Squadron, 186th Airlift Squadron, 103rd Airlift Squadron, 314th Airlift Wing, 621st Contingency Response Squadron, Air Force National Tactical Integration, 53rd Air Traffic Control Squadron and 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing worked together in a show of agility to act as a lethal force, ready for any challenges on the horizon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anne Ortiz)
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Aiding with women’s health questions

U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Dodobara-Griffith, a family physician and the primary care flight commander with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, talks with a Fijian patient about women’s health related issues during Pacific Angel 17-3 at Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Dodobara-Griffith joined seven other Misawa Airmen for the exercise that strengthens the United States’ interoperability and relationships with multinational partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
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Air advisors polish livesaving skills during TCCC training, leadership demo

U.S. Air Force Col. Philip Morrison, left, 621st Air Mobility Advisory Group commander, and Tech. Sgt. Giacomo Zignago, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron independent duty medical technician, provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care to a simulated shot wingman during a TCCC training scenario at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 13, 2020. Morrison, newly assigned 621st Air Mobility Advisory Group commander, had the opportunity to roleplay to provide care to a simulated victim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)
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Air Evacuation

Soldiers and medics load a wounded comrade onto a C-47 Skytrain for transport from France to England during the Brittany Campaign. (Credit: AFMS Historian’s Office; Title: Air Evacuation; City, State: Brittainy, France; Dateline: September 10, 1944)
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Air Force Academy Fencing Team aids Car Accident Victims

U.S. Air Force Academy fencing team aids car accident victims in Philadelphia.
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Air Force adoption of water fluoridation in 1954 led to dental improvements

Crewmembers of Lt. Col. Charles “Deacon” Miller’s B-29, Deacon’s Disciples II, whose last flight in World War II, set a record for the fastest non-stop trip from Hawaii to Washington D.C. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)
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Air Force adoption of water fluoridation in 1954 led to dental improvements

Dental survey from crew member of B-29, Deacon’s Disciples II. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)
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Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps welcomes first senior enlisted leader

Chief Master Sgt. Julie Foreman, U.S. Air Force mental health technician career field manager and Biomedical Sciences Corps senior enlisted leader. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force dentists responded to 1981 explosion at Ramstein Air Base

Blown out windows, damaged cars and the torn up entrance to the U.S. Air Force Europe headquarters, as well as damaged cars, the result of a bombing at Ramstein Air Base by the Red Army terrorist group, August 31, 1981. Air Force dentists treated 15 people wounded in the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force dentists responded to 1981 explosion at Ramstein Air Base

The explosion site in the parking lot of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters building at Ramstein Air Base where, on August 31, 1981, the Red Army terrorist group detonated two care bombs. Air Force dentists treated 15 people wounded in the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force dentists responded to 1981 explosion at Ramstein Air Base

Emergency personnel respond to a terrorist bombing at US Air Force Europe headquarters on Ramstein Air Base, August 31, 1981. Air Force dental personnel from the base dental clinic located across the street from the bombing site treated the 15 people wounded in the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Force diabetes prevention program shows promising results

Diabetes Center of Excellence certified educator, Col. (retired) Nina Watson (left) and research director, Jana Wardian, PhD (right) have studied the positive outcomes of the Group Lifestyle Balance program at seven Air Force Bases.
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Air Force Digital Biobank wins Federal Health IT Innovation award

An Air Force Medical Service project to host, manage and analyze health data received a 2018 FedHealthIT Innovation Award, June 12, 2018. The AFMS Digital Biobank seeks to link genomic data collected by the Air Force to other Military Health System and Department of Veteran Affairs heath databases, using a cloud solution. This enables precision medicine and integrate genomic data in health care, helping AFMS researchers and clinicians improve patient care, reduce medical costs, and improve health and readiness of service members and beneficiaries. The FedHealthIT Innovation Awards recognize federal health innovation, technology and consulting sector programs across multiple federal agencies. Awardees are selected by their peers for driving innovation and results in federal health information technology. (Courtesy photo by FedHealthIT)
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, provided opening remarks as part of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. The workshop was held both in-person and virtually this year. AFMS leaders met to discuss key priorities, ongoing missions and the future of operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Maj. Gen. John DeGoes, U.S. Air Force Deputy Surgeon General, answers questions from Air Force Medical Service leaders during the the AFMS’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. The workshop was held both in-person and virtually this year. AFMS senior leaders met to discuss key priorities, ongoing missions and the future of operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsay Mahon)
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Air Force Medical Service leaders meet in between sessions on the second day of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 8, 2021. The workshop was held both in-person and virtually this year. AFMS leaders met to discuss key priorities, ongoing missions and the future of operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lindsay Mahon)
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