April 5, 2023 McConnell, Scott team up for aeromedical evacuation training Airmen from Team McConnell's 349th Air Refueling Squadron and 22nd Medical Group trained alongside the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, during exercise Lethal Pride March 29, 2023.
April 4, 2023 Aerospace medicine branch enhances Airmen psychological performance The office of Aeromedical Operational and Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, offers aerospace and operational clinical consultation for units throughout the Air Force and has done so for over a decade.
March 30, 2023 445th AES Airmen participate in DART Six reservists assigned to the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in Dissimilar Aircraft Refresher Training at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, March 21-23, 2023.
March 29, 2023 U.S. Air Force participates in civic action engagement during Exercise Cope Tiger 23 Airmen from the United States, Thailand and Singapore visited a local school as part of a combined civic action engagement during Exercise Cope Tiger 2023.
March 23, 2023 446AW aids AE in exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023 446 Airlift Wing's Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated and supported USTRANSCOM's annual medical readiness exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2023.
March 22, 2023 Airmen participate in medical evacuation, casualty exercise Airmen assigned to the 15th Medical Group and soldiers from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade participate in a medical evacuation and casualty exercise during a Joint Base Readiness Exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
March 22, 2023 Five things you didn’t know about athletic trainers in the Special Warfare Training Wing Special Warfare candidates train to meet the high physical standards required of Air Force Special Warfare operators, which is why the Special Warfare Training Wing staff includes a team of athletic trainers to diagnose and manage the injuries.
March 22, 2023 Air Force policy changes help female aircrew remain competitive, relevant Female flyers were only eligible to apply for a waiver to fly during the second trimester, and were otherwise placed on Duties Not to Include Flying status. Since then, the Air Force has clarified its policies for female aircrew.
March 22, 2023 Air Force releases 102nd Uniform Board results for Airmen, Guardians The DAF approved several uniform initiatives for implementation effective April 1.
March 21, 2023 Laughlin's aerospace physiology: The team before the flight Capable of flying at high speeds and altitudes, pilots perform one of the most exciting and dangerous jobs the military has to offer. Flying like this is no easy task, and requires special equipment and techniques to do it successfully.
March 15, 2023 JBER partakes in exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023 The U.S. Transportation Command kicked off exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023’s field training portion with key players from 673d Medical Group and Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska National Guard at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 13.
March 13, 2023 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron validates contingency medical staging skills The 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron honed their medical staging skills for contingency operations during exercise MEDBEACH, Feb. 28 through March 4.
March 13, 2023 59th MDW medics prepare for national emergencies with Texas A&M’s Disaster Day exercise The 59th Medical Wing participated for the first time in Texas A&M University’s Disaster Day exercise at College Station, Texas, March 3, 2023.
March 9, 2023 U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye hands over DoD field hospital to Turkish Government’s Ministry of Health On March 7, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, Jeffry Flake, officially handed over the field hospital on the grounds of Mustafa Kemal University to the Turkish Government's Ministry of Health on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 7, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense completes emergency field hospital U.S. Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen constructed and organized a 100-bed emergency hospital in less than one week, as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s continuous commitment to assist survivors of the catastrophic earthquakes in Türkiye.
March 7, 2023 N.Y. Air Guard medical technicians train with Canadian counterparts in the Arctic Three Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing’s 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, are part of a 60-Airmen contingent taking part in Guerrier Nordique 2023, a Canadian Forces exercise that kicked off on February 22.
March 6, 2023 New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment The Tactical Trauma Reaction and Evacuation Crossover Course, or TTREX, is designed to test and validate Individual Critical Task Lists and the Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program for military medical personnel.
March 2, 2023 U.S. and ROK Medical train for trauma Personnel from the 51st Medical Group, 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion and Republic of Korea Armed Forces Trauma Center participated in a joint trauma training event at the AFTC, Republic of Korea, Feb. 28, 2023.
March 2, 2023 Alaska Air Guardsmen provide life-saving medevac for pediatric patient from Elim Alaska Air National Guardsmen overcame a range of severe weather conditions to successfully accomplish a life-saving medical evacuation for a pediatric trauma patient Feb. 22-23.
Feb. 27, 2023 DAF establishes policies to increase access to non-covered reproductive health care The Air Force has issued guidance effective Feb. 27 implementing DoD policies outlining privacy of command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care and unit-funded travel for those seeking non-covered reproductive health care.