9 Jun 2021

AFWERX Agility Prime partners with Kitty Hawk in first medevac exercise with electric aircraft

AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with their first operational exercise.

27 May 2021

Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown

Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.

12 May 2021

Empowered Airmen accelerate change across Air Force

Innovation and a forward-looking mindset have long been key aspects of Air Force culture.

29 Jan 2021

AMC hosts operational demonstration for latest AE innovation

Air Mobility Command hosted the final operational demonstration for a portable and constructable ramp, or Patient Loading System, used to safely on and offload patients to high-deck aircraft, such as the KC-10 Extender, KC-46 Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker.

22 Oct 2020

Travis AFB hosts clinical research for NASA’s newly developed medical technology

The E-Nose Breathanalyzer, under development at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, will have the capability of analyzing compounds found within a person’s breath to diagnose a battery of illnesses and abnormalities including respiratory illnesses, infectious diseases and cardiovascular conditions.

24 Apr 2020

AFLCMC-led team delivers isolation container prototype for testing

Rapidly developed in response to the United States Transportation Command's Joint Urgent Operational Need, the Negatively Pressurized Conex, or NPC, is designed to fit inside of a C-17 Globemaster III, and enable the safe transport of as many as 28 patients both ambulatory and litter, and teams of medical professionals to medical facilities around the globe.

4 Feb 2020

Goodfellow AFB's 312th TRS modernizes emergency medical responders course

The 312th Training Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base recently acquired new and improved HAL Manikins as a training tool in the Emergency Medical Responders course.

9 Oct 2019

Incirlik Air Base medics improve outdated process

The 39th MDSS medics created a new patient travel-request form process and contributed to saving the wing approximately $34,000 and 1,300 man-hours annually. This process improved overall patient satisfaction and was recognized as the 39th Air Base Wing’s key innovation for the third quarter.

20 May 2019

Air Force announces artificial intelligence research with MIT

Beginning this summer, the combined officer and enlisted team representing various Air Force career fields, is expected to work with researchers at MIT to harness the university’s student talent, renowned faculty and state-of-the art facilities and laboratories. The partnership will address a broad range of AI projects such as decision support, maintenance and logistics, talent management, medical readiness, situational awareness, business operations and disaster relief.