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Maj. Gen. James Humphreys

Maj. Gen. James Humphreys, former Space Medicine director, Manned Space Flight, NASA, in 1967. Humphreys, along with a fellow Air Force surgeon and anesthesiologist, was tasked with removing a live bomb from a Vietnamese man in 1965. (Courtesy photo)
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Born to be at Dover AFB: Civilian retires after 35 years at hosp

Master Sgt. (Ret.) Eugene LaJudice, father of RaeAnn Rivera, poses for a photo during his early years in the Air Force. LaJudice’s military career taught Rivera respect and admiration for service members and the nation. (Courtesy photo)
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Born to be at Dover AFB: Civilian retires after 35 years at hosp

The 436th Medical Group building is photographed while it was a hospital in the 1960’s at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Rivera was born at the Dover AFB hospital in 1962 while her father was stationed here. She recently retired after 35 years of service as the technical and laboratory supervisor at the 436th MDG. (Courtesy photo)
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Lieutenant Jonita Bonham

Lieutenant Jonita Bonham receives Distinguished Flying Cross from Gen. George Stratemeyer, Tokyo, Japan, October 18, 1950. (Courtesy photo)
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Air Force medical history of POWs; Operation Homecoming

When the aircraft left the ground, the Prisoners of War knew they really were free and on their way to the U.S. Air Force Base Hospital at Clark Air Base. (Courtesy photo)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

Capt. John Murray, Tiger Flight 923 pilot, used his U.S. Air Force pilot training to safely ditch the aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean after multiple engines failed on the aircraft. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

A photo of the actual aircraft that would be designated Tiger Flight 923, days before its fateful flight, Sept. 23, 1962 approximately 500 miles off the coast of Ireland. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

A newspaper headline from morning after Flying Tiger Flight 923 was reported as going down on Sept. 23, 1962, off the coast of Ireland. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Juan Figueroa-Longo provided immediate triage and care to all survivors of the Tiger Flight 923 crash both on the raft and the MS Celerina, the ship that rescued them. (Courtesy photo by Eric Lindner)
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Flying Tiger Flight 923

Carol Ann Gould, Tiger Flight 923 flight attendant, who volunteered to work aboard the flight, on what was her day off, assisted Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Juan Figueroa-Longo in rendering medical assistance in addition to keeping morale high on the raft until the ship, MS Celerina, rescued survivors. (Courtesy photo from Eric Lindner)
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AFMS looks at role in National Vietnam War Veterans Day

U.S. Air Force medical personnel on detached duty from Da Nang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, move a Marine casualty from the aid station at embattled Ke Sanh to a waiting C-130 Hercules. (Courtesy photo)
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AFMS looks at role in National Vietnam War Veterans Day

A medic tends a patient in an ambulance en route to the 377th U.S. Air Forces Dispensary at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The patient was flown in by helicopter from a field medical unit. (Courtesy photo)
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AFMS looks at role in National Vietnam War Veterans Day

A flight medical technician prepares a litter for a wounded marine during a flight to Da Nang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. The wounded marines were evacuated by Air Force CH-3G helicopters from a nearby battle area. (Courtesy photo)
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Retired Lt. Col. paved way for military mothers

Retired Lt. Col. Cheryl Hines-Smith became the first woman in the military to stay on active-duty status while pregnant and remain in the service after having a child. (Courtesy Photo)
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Air Force adoption of water fluoridation in 1954 led to dental improvements

Dental survey from crew member of B-29, Deacon’s Disciples II. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)
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Air Force adoption of water fluoridation in 1954 led to dental improvements

Crewmembers of Lt. Col. Charles “Deacon” Miller’s B-29, Deacon’s Disciples II, whose last flight in World War II, set a record for the fastest non-stop trip from Hawaii to Washington D.C. (Photo by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)
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16 years later; A look back at the AFMS response to Hurricane Katrina

A military patient is wheeled toward a waiting medieval helicopter after being treated at the Air Guard Expeditionary Medical Support facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo MSgt Bob Haskell)
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16 years later; A look back at the AFMS response to Hurricane Katrina

The Air Guard Expeditionary Medical Support facility at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana. This facility supported thousands of military personnel participating in hurricane relief operations. (Courtesy photo MSgt Bob Haskell)
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16 years later; A look back at the AFMS response to Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane victims are seen being loaded into the cargo area of an aircraft. (Courtesy photo by Capt. James O’Brien)
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The Hawley Board and the establishment of the Air Force Medical Service

(From left) Gen. Carl Spaatz, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg pose for a photo taken during the spring of 1948 at the time of Gen. Spaatz's retirement. All aided the effort to establish a separate Air Force Medical Service. (Photo by Department of the Defense)
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