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AFMS Senior Leadership Workshop aligns purposeful execution with unmatched readiness

Col. Melissa Runge, Deputy Director, U.S. Space Force Medical Operations Directorate, highlights the importance of space medicine during the Air Force Medical Service’s 2025 Senior Leadership Workshop held at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 13, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMS Senior Leadership Workshop aligns purposeful execution with unmatched readiness

Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Uniform Services University, describes full spectrum care and preparedness for evolving threats during the Air Force Medical Service’s 2025 Senior Leadership Workshop held at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMS Senior Leadership Workshop aligns purposeful execution with unmatched readiness

Medical readiness command leaders discuss the relationship between MRCs and major command surgeons, and continuous efforts to communicate proactively and identify solutions to minimize AFMEDCOM restructuring efforts on medics during day three of the Air Force Medical Service’s 2025 Senior Leadership Workshop held at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 14, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMS Senior Leadership Workshop aligns purposeful execution with unmatched readiness

Lt. Gen. John DeGoes, Surgeon General and Commander, Air Force Medical Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force and Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps, welcome nearly 500 attendees to the Air Force Medical Service’s 2025 Senior Leadership Workshop held at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 12, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMSA Change of Command

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, the Air Force Surgeon General, passed command of the Air Force Medical Support Agency to Col. Dean Borsos during a change of command ceremony Aug. 30 at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. Borsos assumed command of AFMSA from Brig. Gen. James McClain.
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AFMSA Change of Command

Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark Ediger, the Air Force Surgeon General, passed command of the Air Force Medical Support Agency to Col. Dean Borsos during a change of command ceremony Aug. 30 at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. Borsos assumed command of AFMSA from Brig. Gen. James McClain.
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AFNORTH surgeon general team evaluates DSCA medical response capabilities

Maj. Stacy Carr, nurse anesthetist, 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., prepares a simulated patient for surgery April 19, 2018 during the Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) field confirmation exercise here. The confirmation exercise is evaluating the tactics, techniques and procedures of EMEDS operations during a domestic U.S. contingency such as a natural disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary McHale)
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African Lion 2017 provides medical care for Moroccan communities

U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel provide medical and dental care in conjunction with their Moroccan counterparts at Adis, Morocco, April 22, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Annie Edwards)
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African Lion 2019

Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr., U.S. Africa Chief of Staff and other distinguished guests tour the field hospital in Tata during the humanitarian civic assistance component of exercise African Lion 2019 in Tata, Morocco, March 30, 2019. African Lion 2019 is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored, U.S. African Command-scheduled, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led, joint and combined exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Morocco. African Lion offers an opportunity for participation in a multinational exercise to enhance professional relationships and allow support for interoperability of forces.(U.S. AIr Force illustration)
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AFRICOM holds annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James C. Vechery, U.S. Africa Command deputy to the commander for military operations, speaks to attendees of the 2019 AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, May 28, 2019. Vechery spoke about utilizing the medical field for future engagements with African partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd)
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AFRICOM holds annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference

U.S. Air Force Col. Krystal Murphy, acting AFRICOM command surgeon, speaks to attendees of the 2019 U.S. Africa Command Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, May 28, 2019. Murphy talked about the importance of building relationships during the conference. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd)
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AFRICOM holds annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference

Attendees of the 2019 U.S. AFRICOM Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference pose for a photo in Stuttgart, Germany, May 28, 2019. The conference brought together medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to enable collaboration and to discuss areas of concern within the medical enterprise in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd)
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AFRICOM holds annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee E. Payne. DHA assistant director for combat support, talks to attendees of the 2019 U.S. Africa Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, May 28, 2019. Payne discussed upcoming changes to the military health system and what that means for patients and providers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd)
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AFRICOM holds annual Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference

Attendees listen to a brief on the upcoming changes to the military health system during day one of the 2019 U.S. Africa Command Surgeon Synchronization Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, May 28, 2019. The conference brought together medical professionals from across the command, and interagency and foreign partners, to enable collaboration and to discuss areas of concern within the medical enterprise in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd)
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AFRICOM hosts Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop

The AFRICOM Office of the Command Surgeon hosted various U.S. agencies during the first ever Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, from Sept. 4-6, 2019. The workshop was developed to discuss U.S. government efforts pertaining to infectious disease prevention and response in Africa and included interagency support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State and combat support agency, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The workshop will better enable U.S. AFIRCOM to operationalize the U.S. AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan by modifying their Security Force Assistance strategy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Megan Crusher)
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AFRICOM hosts Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop

Maureen Bartee, associate director for Global Health Security, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shares information during a group discussion at the Infectious Disease Strategic Planning Workshop on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 6, 2019. The CDC was one of several U.S. government organizations in attendance during the three day event where they discussed AFRICOM's intermediate objective for the AFRICOM Theater Campaign Plan. With suggestions from the interagencies, Bartree said they then walked through how AFRICOM can achieve their goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Megan Crusher)
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AFRICOM's partnership endures during COVID-19

Soldiers from Uganda People’s Defence Force work to set up the frame of a field hospital at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capabilities Center in Jinja, Uganda, May 13, 2019, as a part of vendor training under the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response Partnership program. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Grady Jones)
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AFRL invention deployed by Maryland State Police

An Airman uses a mobile medical documentation tool called Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit during a demo at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2025. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing developed this application to improve battlefield care. After extensive military testing, BATDOK is being tested by Maryland State Police flight paramedic crews as they transport injured civilian patients to hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis)
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AFRL invention deployed by Maryland State Police

An Airman uses a mobile medical documentation tool called Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit during a demo at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 28, 2025. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing developed this application to improve battlefield care. After extensive military testing, BATDOK is being tested by Maryland State Police flight paramedic crews as they transport injured civilian patients to hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Lewis)
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AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

A patient simulator lies on a gurney at the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 2026. Manikins like this are used to provide realistic, hands-on training for medical personnel in a controlled environment. C-STARS Cincinnati is a joint program between UC Health and the U.S. Air Force that provides advanced trauma and critical care training for military medical personnel. The $10-million facility expansion, funded initially by Congress, prepares U.S. Air Force medical teams to deliver lifesaving care in combat zones, humanitarian missions and complex civilian emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Eldridge)
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