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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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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, the Joint Staff Surgeon, presents on future operational readiness requirements on the first day of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, right, shakes hands with Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Long, a medical technician at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on the second day of the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 8, 2021. Long shared her experience being the only medic deployed with an Army unit in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Keynote speaker, SEAC Ramón Colón-López, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke on the Department of Defense’s current challenges and the future of readiness during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 8, 2021. SEAC, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, is a distinct military position and rank and is designated the most senior enlisted service member, by position, in the United States Armed Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, right, poses for a photo with Staff Sgt. Colleen Mitchell, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the Air Force District of Washington, center during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual, three-day Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2021. Mitchell was recognized as one of Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Mahler)
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Air Force embedded medics keep Airmen fit during pandemic

U.S. Air Force Maj. Samantha Warren, Chief, Base Operational Support Team, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, leads a small group exercise challenge for members of the 366th Maintenance Squadron. Due to physical distancing requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Operational Support Teams around the Air Force are finding creative ways to keep Airmen fit and performing at a high level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Gary Hilton)
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Air Force embedded medics keep Airmen fit during pandemic

Members of the 366th Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, are led in small group exercise challenges by members of the Mountain Home Base Operational Support Team. Due to physical distancing requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Operational Support Teams around the Air Force are finding creative ways to keep Airmen fit and performing at a high level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Gary Hilton)
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Air Force establishes training hub at JB Charleston for COVID-19 aeromedical evacuation

U.S Air Force Capt. Naomi King, 628th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron infectious disease team lead, reviews COVID-19 cleaning procedures with Airmen in the Transport Isolation System at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, April 5, 2020. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients affected by contagions like COVID-19. MEDCREW, a combination of Aeromedical Evacuation flight nurses and technicians, Critical Care Air Transport teams, Infectious Disease specialists, and TIS support team members, participated in multi-day training at Joint Base Charleston to focus on patient movement using the TIS. The training involved learning how to don and doff personal protective equipment specific to COVID-19, preparing patients for evacuation, loading and unloading patients from the TIS, and configuring the C-17 Globemaster III for patient movement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Allison Payne)
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Air Force evacuates the sick and wounded

Capt. Mike Dixon, ICU nurse with the 59th Medical Wing and Staff Sgt. Lina Gamez , respiratory therapist with the 759th MSGS, provide a hand to hold and reassuring words to an elderly patient and survivor of hurricane Katrina. They are traveling, om 1 Sept. 2005, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 446th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base. Dixon and Gamez are stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, TX, and have teamed up with the activated Reserve crew from McChord to provide aeromedical evacuation for ambulatory and critical care patients in New Orleans. This 1.5 hour flight carried 28 ambulatory and 6 litters to Dobbins Air Force Base, GA. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)
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Air Force evacuates the sick and wounded

Sick and injured people are prepared and comforted for a flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III of the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base. The aircraft and crew have stoped at the New Orleans International Airport on 1 Sept, 2005. These refugees from hospitals and various sources are evacuating the devastated areas left by Hurricane Katrina. Their destination will be an Air Force Base in a state in southern region not affected. Critical Care Aeromedical Teams cared for hundreds of patients on this day. (U.S. Air Force photo Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)
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Air Force flight nurse Lt. Reba Z. Whittle

Lt. Reba Z. Whittle was an Air Force flight nurse who served during World War II. She became the only female U.S. military member held prisoner of war in the European Theater. (Air Force photo)
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Air Force hones skills with emerging infectious diseases training

A team of U.S. Air Force members and biologists with the Gorgas Institute in Panama check a rodent trap in Meteti, Panama, June 6, 2018. The doctors were participating in an Emerging Infectious Diseases Training Event during Exercise New Horizons 2018, in which they received informational lectures from Panamanian infectious disease experts and conducted field studies of possible virus carrying wildlife and insects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dustin Mullen)
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Air Force hones skills with emerging infectious diseases training

A team of U.S. Air Force members and biologists with the Gorgas Institute in Panama catch a monkey in a net after tranquilizing it in Meteti, Panama, June 6, 2018. The doctors were participating in an Emerging Infectious Diseases Training Event during Exercise New Horizons 2018, a joint training exercise where U.S. military members conduct training in civil engineer, medical, and support services while benefiting the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dustin Mullen)
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Air Force hones skills with emerging infectious diseases training

A monkey lays wrapped in a blanket after being tranquilized in Meteti, Panama, June 6, 2018. The monkey was tranquilized by U.S. Air Force doctors working with Panamanian counterparts as part of an Emerging Infectious Diseases Training Event during Exercise New Horizons 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dustin Mullen)
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