Oct. 7, 2024 Air Force maintains preventive health measures for medical and operational readiness Preventive health is a proactive approach to avoiding illness and disease, addressing the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals.
Sept. 9, 2024 Getting comfortable being uncomfortable: Guard Airmen attend Medical Readiness University Nearly 300 Airmen from 54 units across the Air National Guard converged for this year’s ANG Medical Service-hosted Medical Readiness University at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan.
July 8, 2024 AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing welcomes 39th USAFSAM commander Col. (Dr.) Richard O. Speakman assumed command of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, at a ceremony held July 2, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
March 13, 2024 AFGSC, USAFSAM hold Missile Community Cancer Study virtual town hall AFGSC Commander Gen. Bussiere held a virtual town hall Feb. 23 with current and former missile community members currently serving throughout several organizations to provide updates.
March 4, 2024 Implementing AFFORGEN Blood carries markers for an array of genetic and contagious diseases. For deployers, the baseline test is designed for two purposes: detecting HIV and storing a reserve sample as a part of the Department of Defense Serum Repository.
Dec. 20, 2023 Missile Community Cancer Study Round 1 environmental sampling results release The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine and AFGSC released the complete results of the Round 1 Environmental Sampling effort at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, and Minot AFB, North Dakota, today.
Dec. 5, 2023 Malmstrom, F.E. Warren and Minot AFBs round 1 environmental sampling results complete The Missile Community Cancer Study’s first round of environmental sampling results for Malmstrom AFB, F.E. Warren AFB, and Minot AFB, found no additional instances of contaminants above regulatory action levels, Air Force Global Strike Command reported today.
Aug. 30, 2023 SpOC hosts second Missile Community Cancer Study town hall Space Operations Command hosted a second Missile Community Cancer Study town hall, August 24.
Aug. 28, 2023 Missile Community Cancer Study continues to collect data from missile bases AFGSC released the initial PCB survey results from Minot AFB, North Dakota, Thursday, completing the first round of sampling at its three missile bases. Also included in the survey were Malmstrom AFB, Montana, and F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.
Aug. 25, 2023 Global Strike Command reports Minot AFB ICBM PCB survey results A team of bioenvironmental experts reported the polychlorinated biphenyls sampling results from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Aug. 24, 2023, the third from an extensive sampling of active U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile bases to address specific cancer concerns.
Aug. 22, 2023 Global Strike Command reports F.E. Warren ICBM PCB survey results A team of bioenvironmental experts reported the polychlorinated biphenyls sampling results from F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming, Aug. 22, 2023, the second from an extensive sampling of active U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile bases to address specific cancer concerns.
Aug. 7, 2023 Global Strike Command Reports Initial Malmstrom ICBM PCB Survey Results Air Force Global Strike Command is taking immediate measures to clean up and mitigate polychlorinated biphenyls at two locations following the release of initial results as part of the Missile Community Cancer Study.
Aug. 3, 2023 Missile Community Cancer Study team conducts second batch of testing at ICBM bases The Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine sent teams to all three intercontinental ballistic missile wings to test for exposure hazards within missile alert facilities.
Aug. 1, 2023 USAFSAM visits F.E. Warren AFB to continue cancer study U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine teams visited all of F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s missile alert facilities as part of the ongoing missile community cancer study at all three intercontinental ballistic missile wings in Air Force Global Strike Command, July 13, 2023.
July 28, 2023 USAFSAM visits Minot AFB to continue cancer study Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and the 742nd Missile Squadron visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023.
June 15, 2023 Operation Healthy Delta begins in southern Missouri and Illinois Service members from across the Department of Defense are joining forces with the U.S. Public Health Service and community partners to complete Innovative Readiness Training, June 10-20, 2023.
June 1, 2023 SpOC hosts Missile Community Cancer Study town hall Space Operations Command hosted a Missile Community Cancer Study town hall Tuesday, May 30, 2023, here.
May 3, 2023 AFGSC Commander directs action based on initial research findings Teams of medical and public health experts recently presented initial findings taken from an ongoing survey and study of cancer-related concerns at Air Force Global Strike Command’s intercontinental ballistic missile bases.
April 18, 2023 Med Hawks sign MoU and increase interoperability The 8th Medical Group, alongside medical representatives from Gunsan Public Health, signed a memorandum of understanding at Kunsan Air Base, March 30, kicking off Public Health Week, April 3-9.
July 28, 2022 Monkeypox declared public health emergency: What Airmen and Guardians need to know The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency on July 23. With more than 4,000 cases in the United States, Airmen and Guardians should know the risks and how to stay safe.