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The Hawley Board and the establishment of the Air Force Medical Service

(From left) Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow, Maj. Gen. David N. W. Grant, Maj. Gen. Paul R. Hawley, and Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk pose for a photo in England in 1944. (Photo by U.S. Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History)

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The Hawley Board and the establishment of the Air Force Medical Service

General Paul R. Hawley, circa 1955. (Photo by American College of Surgeons Archives)

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Resilient and motivated leader encourages goal setting in New Ye

Kathleen Flarity, United States Army Airborne School, 1985, was known only as N-11 – N for NCO and 11, her assigned number – and was one of only nine women in a class of 500. Flarity was appointed Platoon Sargent of an all-male platoon, officers and enlisted personnel, for Army, Marines and Air Force. After performing combat jumps wearing 85-pounds worth of gear and only weighing 110 pounds herself, Flarity says she proudly wears those wings still today. (Courtesy Photo)

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Resilient and motivated leader encourages goal setting in New Ye

Col. Kathleen Flarity, 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, stands on the flightline of an undisclosed location in South Asia in May 2011. Flarity is now the mobilization assistant to the command surgeon, Air Mobility Command, at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. (Courtesy Photo)

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Boeing completed assembly of the first advanced Minuteman II missile at Plant 77 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 1, 1965. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Steady and ready: C-130 mainstay of medevac

An Air Force doctor from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, delivered a woman’s son during a mercy flight on March 17, 1965. The C-130’s crew, from the 5017th Operations Squadron, assisted in the delivery. (Courtesy photo)

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Steady and ready: C-130 mainstay of medevac

Red Cross equipment, supplies and transportable hospitals are stockpiled into C-130 Hercules aircraft at Kitzingen Air Base, Germany, September 1970. (Courtesy photo)

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Final approach

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston makes its final approach to Rinas Airport in Albania during Operation Shining Hope, April 23, 1999. Medical Airmen provided humanitarian support for ethnic Albanian refugees fleeing Kosovo (U.S. Air Force illustration by Tech. Sgt. Cesar Rodriguez)

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U.S. encampment in Tirana, Albania

A U.S. encampment is set up at Tirana, Albania in support of Operation Shining Hope, April 15, 1999. U.S. Air Force personnel, including 25 medical personnel, deployed to support the humanitarian operation. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)

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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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Defense Secretary William S. Cohen at Aviano Air Base

Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen addresses personnel stationed and deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting NATO Operation Allied Force, April 8, 1999. In a report to Congress on the operations in the following January, Cohen recognized the efforts of the Air Force Medical Service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stan Parker)

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Airmen receives shot in preparation for Operation Allied Force

Master Sgt. Pat Devine of the 434th AGS receives a shot by Tech. Sgt. Lynn Marie Poland of the 434th Medical Squadron, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, May 5th, 1999. Devine was one of several hundred reservists from Grissom ARB called to active duty in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott A. Blackhall)

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Flight nurse saves lives in Normandy during World War II

U.S. Army Air Corps flight nurse 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto comforts three wounded soldiers on a flight from the east coast of the U.S. to a Texas hospital. (Courtesy photo by Madeline D’Eletto)

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Flight nurse saves lives in Normandy during World War II

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Madeline “Del” D’Eletto, a flight nurse who treated U.S. Service Members in Europe during World War II. (Courtesy photo by Madeline D’Eletto)

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The Iranian hostages arrive in Wiesbaden, 38 years ago

The newly freed American hostages arrive by bus at the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 20, 1981. They spent 444 days in Iranian captivity and stopped at the Wiesbaden hospital for medical and psychological exams before returning home. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The Iranian hostages arrive in Wiesbaden, 38 years ago

U.S. Air Force Col. Frederick W. Plugge escorts former President Jimmy Carter while he greets the newly freed hostages at the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 21, 1981. The hostages received medical and psychological exams at the hospital before returning home to the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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The Iranian hostages arrive in Wiesbaden, 38 years ago

U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas E. Schaefer, ranking military officer among the former Iranian hostages, doffs his service cap to the cheering crowd as he departs the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, Jan. 20, 1981. His next stop: the United States of America. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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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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This Month in AFMS History: First Space Medicine Symposium

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Laboratory scientists test a prone-position “pilot bed,” on February 3, 1949. AFRL designed the bed to relieve the gravitational stress on pilots, as part of research to solve medical challenges presented by space flight. (U.S Air Force photo)

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