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Air Force Medical Service engages patients with online toolkit

The Patient and Family Engagement Toolkit is now available online and includes links to outside resources and advice on ways to get involved in your personal healthcare.

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Air Force Medical Service inducts first Senior Executive Service position

Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, left, presents the Senior Executive Service certificate to Stephen M. Mounts, the Associate Deputy Surgeon General, right, during Mounts’ induction ceremony held at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Jan. 10, 2023. This is the first SES position for the Air Force Medical Service where Mounts will serve as the most senior civilian in the organization. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force Medical Service inducts first Senior Executive Service position

Stephen M. Mounts, the Associate Deputy Surgeon General, left, receives the Senior Executive Service pin from Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., Director, Manpower, Personnel and Resources, and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, right, during Mounts’ induction ceremony held at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Jan. 10. 2023. This is the first SES position for the Air Force Medical Service where Mounts will serve as the most senior civilian in the organization (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program

Staff Sgt. Franklin Harris and Jon Zanoe, 2d Audiovisual Squadron, discuss the script with Tech. Sgt. Opal Poullard, Department of Defense culinary instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, Aug. 9, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 2d AVS produced a Nutrition Kitchen series for the Air Force Surgeon General about making healthy cooking choices and the science behind those choices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program

Airman 1st Class Renan Arredondo (left) and Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons, 2d Audiovisual Squadron, film Tech. Sgt. Opal Poullard, Department of Defense culinary instructor at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia, and Senior Airman Quion Lowe, 49th Wing Public Affairs, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 9, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 2d AVS produced a Nutrition Kitchen series for the Air Force Surgeon General about making healthy cooking choices and the science behind those choices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

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Air Force Medical Service welcomes new chief scientist

Tamisha Hammill, Ph.D., the Air Force Medical Service’s chief scientist, speaks during her induction ceremony held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, June 9, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force Medical Service welcomes new chief scientist

Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, left, presents Tamisha Hammill, Ph.D., right with a certificate appointing her as the Air Force Medical Service’s chief scientist during an induction ceremony held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, June 9, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

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Air Force medical staff celebrates advances in ECMO

Dr. Donald Null, Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation staff, demonstrates the use of a first-generation ECMO cart. Today, ECMO carts are considered third-generation and are capable of serving adults with more modern and advanced equipment. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force medical student called to work as translator for Afghan evacuees

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences medical school student U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop helped to translate for Afghan refugees arriving at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Bishop was previously enlisted in the Air Force as an Airborne Linguist and flew on a Boeing RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft before pursuing a medical degree. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force medical student called to work as translator for Afghan evacuees

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kristen Bishop is fluent in speaking several languages, including Persian Farsi and Dari, which she used during her rotations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Bishop is seen assisting during an orthopedic surgery in October. (Courtesy photo)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

A hovering 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron HH-53 helicopter lowers a U.S. Air Force pararescueman during a rescue mission in Southeast Asia, June 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

An HH-53 Huskie, a specialized helicopter designed for search and rescue, of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron as seen from the gunner's position, in Vietnam, October 1972. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

The C-9A Nightingale, the first plane designed for aeromedical evacuation, became part of the Air Force inventory in August 1968. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine during the Vietnam War

Pararescuemen do a "fast rope" from a hovering HH-53, used extensively during the Vietnam War for rescue of combat personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Nolan)

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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

U.S. Airmen load American and Allied casualties onto a U.S. Air Force C-54D at Taegu, Korea, 1951. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

The U.S. Air Force C-54 and the U.S. Air Force H-5 await their next aeromedical evacuation mission during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

A U.S. Air Force H-5 returns with a patient during the Korean War. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine in the Korean War

U.S. Airmen move a wounded patient during the Korean War. Speedy evacuation by air cut the casualty death rate by half since World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Air Force Medicine leaders enhance Lithuanian medical partnership at International Scientific Conference

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brooke Billman, left, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James Parry and U.S. Air Force Col. Mary Anne Kiel, center, and Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, right, pose with two Lithuanian military officers at the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine and Rehabilitation in Druskininkai, Lithuania, April 5, 2024. As members of the Air Force Medical Service Lifestyle & Performance Medicine team, they shared information about the benefits of incorporating the medical specialty into military rehabilitation efforts. (Courtesy photo from U.S. Air Force Col. Frank Yang)

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Air Force Medics Partner With Iraqi Ministry of Defense Hospital

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Members of the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group unload a patient from an Iraqi helicopter during medical evacuation training for the Iraqi Air Force Dec. 21, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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