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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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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

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

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

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, react to a speaker 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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AFMEDCOM formalizes MRC-Alpha, MRC-Bravo stand up at annual Senior Leadership Workshop

Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, and Maj. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, Medical Readiness Command-Bravo commander and Defense Health Network-Continental director, unfurl the MRC-B flag during the joint MRCs standup ceremony at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM formalizes MRC-Alpha, MRC-Bravo stand up at annual Senior Leadership Workshop

Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General and Commander, Air Force Medical Command, and Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas Harrell, Medical Readiness Command- Alpha commander and Defense Health Network-Central director, unfurl the MRC-A flag during the MRC standup ceremony at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM formalizes MRC-Alpha, MRC-Bravo stand up at annual Senior Leadership Workshop

Maj. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, Medical Readiness Command-Bravo commander and Defense Health Network-Continental director, speaks to about 500 senior medical leaders during the MRC standup ceremony at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM holds redesignation and change of command ceremony

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science; Dr. David Smith, Defense Health Agency Acting Director; U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, Headquarters Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services; and retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Douglas Robb, former DHA director, react to comments at the Air Force Medical Command redesignation and change of command ceremony transitioning AFMEDCOM command authority from Maj. Gen. Sean T. Collins to Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes Sept. 10, 2025, at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM holds redesignation and change of command ceremony

After relinquishing command, Maj. Gen. Sean T. Collins, AFMEDCOM’s first commander, addresses attendees during AFMEDCOM’s redesignation and change of command ceremony Sept. 10, 2025, at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. Collins, AFMEDCOM’s first commander, will continue serving as the Air National Guard assistant to the Surgeon General, Senior Medical Advisor to the ANG, and as Director of the Space Force Medical Operations Directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM holds redesignation and change of command ceremony

Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, watches as the Air Force Honor Guard unfurls the Air Force Medical Command flag during the AFMEDCOM redesignation and change of command ceremony Sept. 10, 2025, at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM holds redesignation and change of command ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, Chief of Medical Enlisted Forces and Enlisted Corps Chief, secures the Air Force Medical Command flag as U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, Maj. Gen. Sean T. Collins, AFMEDCOM Commander, and Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, prepare to begin AFMEDCOM’s change of command ceremony Sept. 10, 2025, at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. AFMEDCOM is the Department of Air Force’s largest direct reporting unit and it centralizes command and control of the medics responsible for delivering medical readiness, operational support, and health care delivery to America’s Airmen and Guardians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM holds redesignation and change of command ceremony

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin presents the Air Force Medical Command flag to Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, during AFMEDCOM’s redesignation and change of command ceremony Sept. 10, 2025, at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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University of Nebraska Medical Center

(From left) Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, and CMSgt. James M. Wood, chief, medical enlisted force, receive a tour of the Negatively Pressurized Conex at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, Nov. 1, 2024. (Courtesy photo by Kiley Cruse)
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Navigating change: U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General discusses transformative leadership

Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, celebrates his promotion to the rank of lieutenant general at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, Sept. 25, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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U.S. Space Force celebrates fifth anniversary, directorate advances medical space capabilities

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sean T. Collins, Air Force Medical Command commander, addresses more than 480 medical Airmen at the Air Force Medical Service’s 2024 Senior Leadership Workshop at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 5, 2024. Collins, who is also the director of the Headquarters U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Space Force Directorate, described the AFMEDCOM’s effort to generate ready medics and its commitment to the readiness of Airman and Guardians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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U.S. Space Force celebrates fifth anniversary, directorate advances medical space capabilities

U.S. Air Force Col. Lidia Stana Ilcus, Deputy Director, U.S. Space Force Medical Operations Directorate, presents an honorary patch to U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Amber Abramowski, senior enlisted leader to the deputy chief of space operations, who offered a U.S. Space Force operational update to senior medical leaders at Air Force Medical Service’s 2024 Senior Leadership Workshop at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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AFMEDCOM's mission ready medics, senior leaders prepare for future fight at annual workshop

Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, address questions from the audience during the annual Senior Leadership Workshop at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Air Force medical leaders collaborate with Total Force, mission partners

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Adrian L. Spain, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air Force Operations, gives operational updates addressing medical readiness efforts and resource constraints in the era of Great Power Competition during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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Air Force medical leaders collaborate with Total Force, mission partners

U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Amber Abramowski, senior enlisted leader to the deputy chief of space operations, presents on space operational needs during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 6, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Megan Hearst)
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