May 23, 2025 27th SecAF’s first letter to the force Secretary of Air Force Troy E. Meink delivers his first letter to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
March 21, 2025 Space Force Medical Operations Directorate celebrates second anniversary with an eye on the future The Department of the Air Force Surgeon General’s Space Force Medical Operations Directorate marked its second anniversary by convening and hosting a High-Performance Team consisting of stakeholders from two dozen organizations.
Dec. 20, 2024 U.S. Space Force celebrates fifth anniversary, directorate advances medical space capabilities The Air Force Medical Service joins the U.S. Space Force in celebrating its fifth anniversary, Dec. 20, 2024, commemorating the creation of a military branch dedicated to the pursuit of space superiority.
Dec. 6, 2024 Air Force medical leaders collaborate with Total Force, mission partners The Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General brought medical leaders together on the final day of the Senior Leadership Workshop, Dec. 6, 2024, to discuss medical readiness efforts that span the Total Force in support of the Department of the Air Force mission.
Oct. 4, 2024 AFRS celebrates meeting recruiting goal The bell-ringing tradition, a cornerstone of AFRS culture, symbolizes the successful completion of the year’s recruitment target.
May 2, 2024 USSPACECOM hosts third iteration of Space Medicine Forum U.S. Space Command’s Surgeon General’s office hosted more than 40 medical professionals in-person and virtually from 17 government and civilian organizations during its third Annual Joint Space Medicine Forum April 24-26, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
March 21, 2024 DAF SELs testify on importance of caring for service members, families Leaders spoke on the link between Airmen and families' quality of life and military readiness and retention.
March 11, 2024 DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force DAF senior leaders emphasized the need for on-time appropriations and provided their perspective on the priorities and needs current and future budgets must fulfill.
Feb. 13, 2024 DAF leaders lock arms, present plan to reoptimize Air Force, Space Force DAF leaders outlined 24 specific decisions during a panel discussion at the AFA Warfare Symposium. The decisions will position the services to better confront China and maintain the hard-won superiority in air and space.
Feb. 9, 2024 Top Space Force doctor leads seminar with Guard Space Ops Directorate U.S. Air Force Col. Dr. Lidia Ilcus, Space Force deputy director of medical operations and chief of aerospace medicine operations and policy, spoke to a group of space operations leaders at the Pentagon during the Aldebaran Lecture.
Dec. 14, 2023 SECAF visits Airmen, Guardians, sees AFFORGEN in action During his visit with the first Airmen to deploy under the new AFFORGEN model, Kendall learned about how Airmen and Guardians are delivering capabilities, developing critical relationships with allies and partners and supporting the enduring defense initiatives throughout the region.
Nov. 30, 2023 AFRL, 59th Medical Wing launch space medical research group A newly established collaboration between the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the 59th Medical Wing is creating a military research working group to address defense space-linked medical research gaps.
Nov. 6, 2023 Buckley stands up Operational Support Team While Guardians are at the heart of Buckley supporting the missile warning mission, Airmen are working alongside them to assist their efforts. As they do this, the Operational Support Team is being implemented to ensure their readiness is taken care of.
Nov. 3, 2023 Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff Allvin, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, formerly served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He succeeds Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who is now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sept. 22, 2023 Aerospace medics look after Team Moody When asked what a flight surgeon is, some may describe a doctor who specializes in medicine specifically for pilots. However, their career cannot be defined by only one practice.
Sept. 21, 2023 Reservist flight paramedics train active duty ground medical team on C-130H patient transfer Flight paramedics from the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron taught 21st Medical Group Airmen to onload and offload patients onto a C-130H Hercules aircraft Sept. 13, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Sept. 12, 2023 30th Medical Group conducts MEDIC-X training MEDIC-X is an Air Force Surgeon General initiative that equips all medical personnel with foundational skills to elevate patient care, readiness and casualty management.
Sept. 6, 2023 Mountain Medic 23 tests joint-service medical evacuation readiness in austere environment Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians from multiple units participated in Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to simulate the evacuation and treatment of injured personnel in a joint-service austere battle zone, Aug. 7-18, 2023, throughout Colorado.
Aug. 1, 2023 Department of the Air Force takes action on barriers to mental health, wellness, resilience The Fortify the Force Initiative Team, championed by the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, had volunteers from myriad functional communities working to promote holistic wellness and address resiliency barriers since early 2022.
May 30, 2023 Space Force details Holistic Health Approach, Continuous Fitness Assessment study The U.S. Space Force will begin implementing the Holistic Health Approach for uniformed Guardians May 2023, including a voluntary two-year Continuous Fitness Assessment study to assess and validate a new fitness concept using wearable devices for the service.