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Enhancing aircrew care and gaining crucial insights

Capt. Tiffany Russell, a flight surgeon assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, speaks with weapon systems officers after a flight on the B-1B Lancer at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Jun. 27, 2023. Russell serves as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force, demonstrating exceptional dedication and expertise in ensuring the well-being of aircrew members. With a deep understanding of the physiological challenges faced by the crew, she plays a vital role in managing their health and optimizing their performance during flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Angulo)

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2023 Medic Skills Rodeo

Airmen assigned to the 17th Medical Group review basic litter lifts during the Medic Skills Rodeo at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 22, 2023. Participants practiced skills reviewed earlier in the day to prepare for the final exercise that separated them into two groups and put them in a simulated deployed environment to test their knowledge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madison Collier)

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118th Medical Group, Bulgarian Armed Forces exercise medical skills during Thracian Sentry 2023

During the week of June 19-23, members of the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard, along with their Bulgarian counterparts, participate in a series of readiness exercise in Thracian Sentry 2023. Thracian Sentry 2023 highlights the 30-year-long partnership between the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and the Tennessee National Guard and commemorates many years of military cooperation. During the exercise, the two teams exchanged knowledge and best practices to help develop interoperability and improve readiness for full-spectrum operations in complex environments such as combat medical care. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Yonette Martin)

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What’s bugging you Yokota?

Airman 1st Class D-Jay Gangano, 374th Medical Group communicable disease section lead, sets up a light trap for the entomology program at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 16, 2023. The program has different traps to attract these mosquitos, such as the gravid trap, the light trap, and the BG-Sentinel trap. The insects collected from Yokota are sent to Kadena Air Base for testing to identify any diseases from insect-borne sources that may affect base or local community residents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarrett Smith)

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Official Portrait

This is the official portrait of Dr. Tanisha L. Hammill.

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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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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Theresa Nguyen, assigned to the 131st Medical Group, Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri, tests a patient’s vision during Operation Healthy Delta Innovative Readiness Training Program at Anna, Illinois, June 11, 2023. The Department of Defense-sponsored program builds relationships with local communities by providing free medical, dental and vision services while leveraging the strength of joint forces.

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U.S. medical personnel participate in DEFENDER 23 with NATO Allies

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Daniel Moseley, 86th Critical Care Air Transport Team physician, and Polish air force 2nd Lt. Magdalena Gaswlowska-Baran, 8th Airlift Base physician, review patient care procedures during exercise DEFENDER 23 en-route to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, June 6, 2023. DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental U.S. based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edgar Grimaldo)

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U.S. medical personnel participate in DEFENDER 23 with NATO Allies

U.S. Air Force Maj. Justin Stein, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron senior flight nurse evaluator, signals U.S. and Polish military medical personnel safely board a C-130H at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, June 6, 2023. Exercise DEFENDER 23 includes more than 7,800 U.S. and 15,000 multi-national service members from 26 Allied and partner nations, including Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the U.S..(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edgar Grimaldo)

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U.S. medical personnel participate in DEFENDER 23 with NATO Allies

U.S. And Polish military medical personnel simulate treatment to a mannequin during exercise DEFENDER 23, at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, June 6, 2023. Exercise DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of NATO allies and partners through long-distance fires, building unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment, and leveraging host nation capabilities to increase U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s operational reach. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Edgar Grimaldo)

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Airman Edmond Thompson (left), a member of the 147th Attack Wing, and Senior Airman Autumn Brooks (right), a member of the 90th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, who are both dental technicians, sort dental equipment at the Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club in Terre Haute, Ind., June 6, 2023. Service members from across the globe are participating in an Innovative Readiness Training mission called IRT Hoosier Care that provides no-cost medical, dental and vision services to the public. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Amber H. Anderson)

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More than meets the eye

Airman 1st Class Peyten Aldrich, 81st Medical Group ophthalmology technician, checks the pressure of a patient's eye during Innovative Readiness Training's Healthy Tennesseans event at Bledsoe County High School in Pikeville, Tenn., June 4, 2023. The IRT program provides an array of services to communities in need including civil engineering, medical and cybersecurity missions while also serving the service members who volunteer for the missions by providing real-world training opportunity to enhance readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

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Col. Troy Woodard, USAFSAM commander, addresses SpOC Town Hall

Col. Troy Woodard, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine commander, answers questions from the audience during the SpOC Missile Community Cancer Study town hall at Peterson Space Force Base, May 30. Members of the audience were able to have their questions and concerns addressed during the town hall, which was held virtually and in person. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Lt. Gen. Whiting addresses SpOC Town Hall

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, SpOC commander, delivers opening comments during the Missile Community Cancer Study town hall at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, May 30. Members of the audience were able to have their questions and concerns addressed during the town hall, which was held virtually and in person. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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USAFE-AFAFRICA’s 2023 European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference

2nd Lt. Jasmina Balata-Pajt, nurse and medic for the Bosnia & Herzegovina Military, trains on a virtual reality medical situation at the USAFE-AFAFRICA European-African Military Nursing Exchange Conference, May 31, 2023. This year’s EAMNE conference featured talks from various international medical professionals, centered on the theme, ‘Military Medics: Optimizing Partnerships and Readiness.’ Nurses and medical professionals from 24 Allied and partner nations attended this year’s conference to share medical knowledge and professional best practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jose Davis)

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USAFE-AFAFRICA’s 2023 European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference

Brig. Gen. Jeannine M. Ryder, commander of the 59th Medical Wing, San Antonio Military Health System, and Chief Nurse of the U.S. Air Force, kicks off the USAFE-AFAFRICA 2023 European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference with her presentation on the state of the U.S. Air Force’s Nurse Corps, May 31, 2023. This year’s EAMNE conference featured talks from various international medical professionals, centered on the theme, ‘Military Medics: Optimizing Partnerships and Readiness.’ Nurses and medical professionals from 24 Allied and partner nations attended this year’s conference to share medical knowledge and professional best practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jose Davis)

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National Guard provides medical treatment to tribes in Idaho, Nevada

Approximately 100 citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from the Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota and Nevada National Guards provided care for two Native American Tribes in Idaho and Nevada, May 11-26, as part of Operation Nimiipuu Health, a DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. National Guardsmen provided medical, dental and optometry services to the Nez Perce Tribe and surrounding community of Lapwai, Idaho, May 16-18, in addition to behavioral health services to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and the surrounding community of Duck Valley, Nevada, May 22-25. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)