March 4, 2025 Grand Slam Wing commander observes 379th EMDS perform surgery U.S. Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Squadron and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leadership celebrated the reopening of an operating suite used by surgical teams to deliver patient care by minimizing infection risks.
Jan. 15, 2025 379th EMDS performs tonsillectomy Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Squadron perform a tonsillectomy within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 6, 2025.
Nov. 5, 2024 Royal Thai Air Force nurses visit 59th Medical Wing The 59th Medical Wing hosted five Royal Thai Air Force nurses for a professional exchange in September and October 2024, offering them an immersive experience in U.S. Air Force healthcare practices.
Sept. 9, 2024 US service members provide medical care for El Salvadoran citizens in AMISTAD campaign More than 40 personnel from 15 units across three U.S. military service branches participated in a campaign to augment health services in multiple locations across El Salvador, Aug. 19 to Sep. 6.
Aug. 26, 2024 New commander takes the helm of 59th Medical Wing Members of the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing reflected on their recent accomplishments and readiness for future missions during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 23, 2024.
Aug. 22, 2024 Eglin Airmen win 15th annual Medic Rodeo Teams from across the Air Force competed in challenging training scenarios intended to give them tactical combat casualty care training.
Aug. 22, 2024 Cannon Air Force Base hosts 15th annual Medic Rodeo The 27th Special Operations Wing hosted the 15th annual Medic Rodeo at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Aug. 12-15, 2024.
June 7, 2024 Peru, Brazil, US collaborate on TCCC training Peruvian and Brazilian armed forces participated in a joint Tactical Combat Casualty Care course led by the U.S. Air Force as part of exercise Resolute Sentinel 2024 at Las Palmas Air Base in Lima, June 4.
April 5, 2024 United in healthcare: Air Force medical assistance team works to help patients, strengthen partnerships As Air Force medical providers from varying specialties fanned out across the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the eastern Caribbean, the line between uniformed military members and partner nation medical staff began to blur.
March 5, 2024 LAMAT: The impact on human life The LAMAT mission provides not just knowledge exchange and interoperability, but a real-world impact on human life. The mission will last until March 8, providing medical teams the opportunity to grow and build on relationships and skills.
March 1, 2024 U.S. Air Force medical assistance mission concludes in Suriname Forty-two U.S. Air Force active duty and reserve personnel embedded with Surinamese military and civilian medical institutions in an effort to collaborate and hone skills through mutual training and education, with the added and critical benefit of providing needed care for patients.
Feb. 9, 2024 USAFE Surgeon General organizes Minnesota, Croatia medical exercise Medical professionals from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Surgeon General office, the Minnesota Army National Guard, and the Croatian Armed Forces conducted a patient holding and specified diagnostics tabletop exercise in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 22-25, 2024.
Dec. 1, 2023 Global minds converge: Empowering innovation through exchange of medical knowledge The United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Office of the Command Surgeon hosted a medical knowledge exchange with NATO allies Denmark and Bulgaria as well as U.S. partner nation Serbia at Ramstein Air Base Germany, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2023.
Oct. 23, 2023 Yokota medics make moves in aeromedical evacuation exercise The 374th Medical Group responded to a simulated aeromedical evacuation and mass casualty scenario during the Beverly Morning 24-1 exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20.
Sept. 27, 2023 Surgeon General immerses with Mustang Medics, talks AFMED U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, Air Force surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, receives an informational briefing during an immersion tour.
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. 5, 2023 Popular AFRL invention supports joint military needs with mobile medical documentation BATDOK is a smartphone application for mobile medical documentation that replaces pen and paper records.
Aug. 24, 2023 AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing welcomes new commander Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Robert K. Bogart assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, 711th Human Performance Wing during a ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, AFRL commander, Aug. 21, 2023, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Aug. 14, 2023 Medics train during contingency response development U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army medical from multiple units came together for a contingency response development at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2023.
Aug. 1, 2023 Yokota Medics test contingency response with Allies during Mobility Guardian 2023 Yokota medics were put to the test to practice aeromedical evacuation and massive casualty response in cooperation with the U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Japan in support of Mobility Guardian 2023 operations and an internal readiness exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 18-19, 2023.