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Former Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Chesney, passes away

Retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Murphy A. Chesney, former Air Force Surgeon General, passed away of natural causes on Mar. 22, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. (DoD Photo)

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Former President William Jefferson Clinton with 86th Medical Group

Former President William Jefferson Clinton poses for a photo with a member of the 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during a dinner held at the base, on May 5, 1999. The former President visited Ramstein Air Base to thank the troops for their support of Operations Allied force and Sustain Hope. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Biosvert)

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Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor

Then-Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lindsay Slimski was the first and only female member of the first cohort of the Uniformed Services University Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program. The former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller overcame adversity to become a military doctor. (Courtesy photo by Robyn Mincher)

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Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor

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Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor

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Forming partnerships to increase MWDs capabilities

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Catron, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military dog handler, keeps his MWD Morty calm while U.S. Army Capt Theresa Hubbell, Area Support Group Kuwait Camp Arifjan veterinary officer in charge, shows U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Kristin Niemi, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group medical technician, spots where medical procedures can be performed during basic preventative medical service training, Nov. 27, 2018, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Due to the distance of the veterinary clinic in Kuwait and the services available for MWD at ADAB, Hubbell visited ADAB to perform a quarterly inspection of the MWDs and their living quarters, and provided training for the handlers and Emergency Medical Technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Friendly family physician cares for Fijians

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, smiles for the camera while taking a break during Pacific Angel 17-3 at the Tagitagi Sangam School and Kindergarten in Tavua, Fiji, July 17, 2017. Dodobara-Griffith joined seven other Misawa Airmen for the exercise that improves the United States’ interoperability with multinational partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)

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From Flight Surgeon to Astronaut: Air Force Colonel (Dr.) Yvonne Cagle

Astronaut Yvonne D. Cagle, a retired U.S. Air Force flight surgeon. (Photo courtesy of U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

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From Just Cause to Iraqi Freedom: Nurse recounts time though three wars

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft takes off from a landing strip in Panama during Operation JUST CAUSE (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond)

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From Just Cause to Iraqi Freedom: Nurse recounts time though three wars

In 2003, Col. Carol Vermillion (left) with reporter Diane Sawyer of ABC News, in front of an Army Combat Support Hospital in Kuwait. (Courtesy photo)

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From Preventive Care to Environmental Health, 39th OMRS Maintains Force Capability

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Erika Reyes, 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron infection control NCO in charge, and Col. Albert Esposito, 39th Air Base Wing commander, prepare medical instruments at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Aug. 8, 2025. Dental readiness is a critical component of maintaining force health and mission capability, ensuring Airmen can meet deployment and operational demands without delay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brieana E. Bolfing)

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From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds

Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, director of the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, program in Cincinnati, poses for a photo at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Jan. 31, 2023. Sams was the surgeon on call the evening Buffalo Bills’ safety, Damar Hamlin, was admitted when his heart stopped during the game on Jan. 2, 2023. (Courtesy photo by the University of Cincinnati Medical Center)

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From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds

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From Ukrainian orphanage to AFMS Airman

SrA Yana Ingram, a Pharmacy Technician with the 97th Medical Group, fills a prescription at the Altus Air Force Base pharmacy in Oklahoma. Ingram found her way to the US Air Force from a Ukrainian orphanage.

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Future nurses learn from present Airmen

Nursing students from Caritas SchulZentrum St. Hildegard, Saarbrücken, Germany, listen to a flight medic from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during a tour of the 86th AES facilities at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 13, 2016. The students received an introduction to the 86th AES mission from Airmen assigned to the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass)

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Future nurses learn from present Airmen

A nursing instructor from Caritas SchulZentrum St. Hildegard, Saarbrücken, Germany, shows her students how American IV’s are set up differently than German IV’s at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 13, 2016. Nineteen nursing students toured the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron’s facilities, learning how Airmen accomplish their mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass)

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Future nurses learn from present Airmen

Nursing students from Caritas SchulZentrum St. Hildegard, Saarbrücken, Germany, work with 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medics in a simulated mass casualty scenario at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 13, 2016. The medics and students worked together to triage and treat patients before evacuating them from the scene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass)

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Future nurses learn from present Airmen

Nursing students from Caritas SchulZentrum St. Hildegard, Saarbrücken, Germany, along with medics from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and 86th Medical Group simulation team members pose for a photo after a simulated mass casualty training scenario at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 13, 2016. The visit allowed the students to learn opportunities where Air Force nurses can incorporate their skillsets and training in an environment outside of the traditional clinical setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass)

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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Air Force medical personnel attend to notional patients during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 28, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)

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Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies

Notional patients lay in gurneys during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 28, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matt Brafman)

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