5 Jun 2020

Aerospace medicine: Flight surgeons

Flight surgeons, despite their official duty title do not perform surgeries while in flight. The misnomer stems from the early days of aviation medicine, when the U.S. Army Aviation Section ordered three military physicians to attend aviation school to ensure aircrew were physically prepared to fly. Today, flight surgeons are more commonly known as ‘flight doctors’ or ‘flight physicians.’ In current times, flight surgeons still play a unique and integral role in the Air Force mission.

3 Feb 2020

Air Force Surgeon General visits Raider Country

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, visited Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, Jan. 30.

17 Oct 2018

28th Medical Group to transition under Defense Health Agency management

The 28th Medical Group will begin transitioning to the Defense Health Agency in a phased approach that will begin October 2020 and be complete by September 2021.

23 May 2018

Diagnostic imaging: An inside look

The human body is a complex system of organs, bones and a nervous system. While some injuries and ailments may be only skin deep, others require an inside look to accurately diagnose. The 28th Medical Group Diagnostic Imaging Flight may only be staffed by two Airmen, but their scope of responsibility reaches more than 3,700 members of Team Ellsworth, their families and local retirees.