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AFMOA Change of Command

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger (left), Surgeon General of the Air Force, receives the Air Force Medical Operations Agency guidon from Brig. Gen. Lee E. Payne (center), former AFMOA commander, during a May 6 change of command ceremony at Port San Antonio. In military tradition, the passing of a unit’s guidon signifies relinquishing or accepting command of that unit.

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AFMOA Change of Command

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger (left), Surgeon General of the Air Force, passes the Air Force Medical Operations Agency guidon to Brig. Gen. Robert I. Miller (center), incoming AFMOA commander, during a May 6 change of command ceremony at Port San Antonio. In military tradition, the passing of a unit guidon signifies relinquishing or accepting command of that unit. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile.)

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AFMOA Change of Command

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger (left), Surgeon General of the Air Force, passes the Air Force Medical Operations Agency guidon to Brig. Gen. Robert I. Miller (center), incoming AFMOA commander, during a change of command ceremony at Port San Antonio, May 6. In military tradition, the passing of a unit’s guidon signifies relinquishing or accepting command of that unit. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile.)

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AFMOA Change of Command

Brig. Gen. Robert I. Miller, incoming Air Force Medical Operations Agency commander, greets members of AFMOA and the San Antonio military medical community during a May 6 change of command ceremony at Port San Antonio. Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger, Surgeon General of the Air Force, officiated the ceremony, welcoming Miller to his new command. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile)

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AFMOA Change of Command

Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger, Surgeon General of the Air Force, speaks to members of the military medical community during the May 6 Air Force Medical Operations Agency change-of-command ceremony at nearby Port San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile.)

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AF Surgeon General visits Camp Bullis

Staff Sgt. Michael Garrett, cadre with the 59th Training Group, briefs Lt. Gen. Mark A. Ediger, Surgeon General of the Air Force, and Chief Master Jason Sgt. Pace, chief of the Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps, during their tour of the Medical Readiness Training (MRT) Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, May 5, 2016. The MRT provides initial, sustainment and future medical training on their 128-acre training site.

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AF Surgeon General visit JBSA

Senior Airman Christopher Masella briefs Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Pace, chief of the Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps on the 59th Medical Wing's Airman Medical Transition Unit mission May 4 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The AMTU provides administrative oversight and supervision of Airmen recovering from combat and non-combat related injuries and illnesses. Ediger and Pace visited the 59th MDW May 4 - 5, meeting with senior leaders and Airmen to learn more about the wing's mission of developing warrior medics through patient-centered care. Masella is the 59th AMTU records technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston)

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AFMS leaders discuss working to improve culture of trust

"The Speed of Trust" by Mr. Steven M. R. Covey is frequently referenced by AFMS leadership when working to improve the culture of trust and safety within the patient care setting. Mr. Covey met with AFMS Senior Leaders at the Pentagon on April 21. From left to right: Maj. Gen. Roosevelt Allen, Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, Mr. Steven M.R. Covey, Ms. Jackie Dirosa, CMSgt Jason Pace, Col. Mark Koeniger.

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Doctor joins White House summit

Dr. Jill Biden participates in Operation Educate The Educators: Sharing Successes And Setting Sights For The Futureas part of Joining Forces initiative event in the South Court Auditorium of the White House April 13, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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Air Force Surgeon General attends Battlefield Acupuncture training

Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger attended Battlefield Acupuncture training taught by Dr. Richard Niemtzow, Director of the Air Force Acupuncture Center on Joint Base Andrews on April 1, 2016. Battlefield Acupuncture is a rapid technique using tiny acupuncture needles inserted into the ears that directly modifies the way the central nervous system processes pain so as to reduce pain significantly in over 80% of patients. The technique was developed by Dr. Niemtzow in 2001. (AF Photo / Matthew Eichie)

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Air Force Surgeon General attends Battlefield Acupuncture training

Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger attended Battlefield Acupuncture training taught by Dr. Richard Niemtzow, Director of the Air Force Acupuncture Center on Joint Base Andrews on April 1, 2016. Battlefield Acupuncture is a rapid technique using tiny acupuncture needles inserted into the ears that directly modifies the way the central nervous system processes pain so as to reduce pain significantly in over 80% of patients. The technique was developed by Dr. Niemtzow in 2001. (AF Photo / Matthew Eichie)

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Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Cody Dugger helps his son, Jaxon, put on a flight helmet equipped with nightvision goggles at the 97th Operations Support Squadron, June 26, 2015. Jaxon was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma when he was two years old. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak/Released)

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ACC surgeon general observes 23d MDG

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Sean Murphy, Air Combat Command surgeon general, jokes with Airmen from the 23rd Medical Group Nov. 19, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Murphy took over as the ACC surgeon general in September 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ADAM "TROY" MCCOMB

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ADAM "TROY" MCCOMB Biography

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COLONEL MICHAEL D. DIETZ

COLONEL MICHAEL D. DIETZ Biography

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COLONEL (DR.) DOUGLAS B. CURRY

COLONEL (DR.) DOUGLAS B. CURRY Biography

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COLONEL JANICE D. WALLACE

COLONEL JANICE D. WALLACE biography

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SD FOFI Press Brief

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon to announce the latest in his Force of the Future reforms focused on improving the quality of life for military personnelJan 28, 2016.(DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)(Released)

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Laboratory Flight Commander Briefs Air Force Surgeon General

Lt. Col. Ethiel Rodriquez, Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Laboratory Flight Commander and laboratory technician SSgt. John Reeves brief the Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger and the Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, CMSgt. Jason Pace during their visit to the Wright-Patterson Medical Center on Jan. 13, 2015.

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Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger coins Maj. (Dr.) David Bereda

Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, the Air Force Surgeon General, coins Maj. (Dr.) David Bereda, the Family Health Element Leader, during his visit to the Wright-Patterson AFB Medical Center on Jan. 163, 2015.

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