June 2, 2021 Lifestyle and Performance Medicine shows promising impact on Airman, Guardian readiness A new medical approach is being offered to Airmen and Guardians, which has shown to improve and sustain medical readiness and health by taking a more patient-driven, whole body approach to care.
June 1, 2021 Medical Group promotes preventative care with physical therapy Did you know that physical therapy is not just for restoring mobility or physical function following a major accident or catastrophic injury? Physical therapy is also a great tool to promote movement, reduce pain, and restore function by evaluating and treating musculoskeletal injuries early.
May 28, 2021 Two off-duty 64th AEG Airmen aid motorcyclist after NJ collision Two Airmen deployed with First Air Force’s 64th Air Expeditionary Group in support of federal COVID-19 response efforts aided a motorcyclist following a collision on May 22, 2021, in Pine Township, Ind. The Airmen were off-duty from the state-led, federally supported Roosevelt High School Community
May 19, 2021 Reducing the stigma and encouraging mental health care in the military In the military, the stigma of mental health is grounded in the cultural misperception that a service member must have "zero defects" to be mission ready.While the Department of Defense strives to identify and eliminate barriers to care that service members face regarding mental health treatment,
May 5, 2021 Reservists, Guardsmen participate in Exercise Nexus Dawn Reserve Citizen Airmen and National Guardsmen traveled to multiple military installations in California last week to take part in their units’ first major West Coast readiness exercise since COVID-19.
May 3, 2021 Total Force medics help support FEMA in vaccine efforts As of April 29, approximately 1.5 million people worldwide have tested positive for COVID-19, making vaccination efforts more crucial than ever.A team of approx. 140 Airmen from 24 bases spread throughout the U.S. have come together in St. Paul, Minn., to help support the Federal Emergency
May 1, 2021 Aeromedics “Reserve Ready” for the future Aeromedical evacuation squadrons from across the Air Force Reserve Command joined together to conduct aeromedical and aircraft familiarization training on the newest refueling airframe in the Air Force - the KC-46A Pegasus - creating the very first all-reserve crew to fly the next-generation
April 29, 2021 MCSC supports Air Force-led effort to safely transport COVID-19 patients Last year, Marine Corps Systems Command assisted in an Air Force-led effort to acquire and repurpose a shipping container intended to safely transport patients affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 27, 2021 Physical, occupational therapy addresses injury prevention for MWD handlers In a physically and mentally demanding occupation, 341st Training Squadron military working dog (MWD) handlers are exposed to risks. These risks are typically workplace injuries.Physical and occupational therapy play an important role in reducing such injuries, along with the associated physical and
April 22, 2021 Laboratory professionals play important role in fight against COVID-19 Medical Laboratory Professionals Week recognizes the behind-the-scenes work laboratorians do to generate clinical lab results and, ultimately, guide the courses of treatment for patients throughout the military and civilian health systems.
April 21, 2021 Neurodiagnostic technologists learn about brain disorders & care Neurodiagnostic Week, April 18-24, is an annual campaign that serves to bring attention to and acknowledge the efforts of neurodiagnostic professionals around the world. This year in particular has been particularly challenging with the Coronavirus pandemic, as neurodiagnostic technologists face
April 20, 2021 Air Force Surgeon General briefs Senate on COVID-19 response Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Surgeon General, testified Tuesday, April 20, at a hearing on the Defense Health Program before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
April 6, 2021 62 AW airlifts COVID-19 patient to Texas The 62nd Airlift Wing’s quick action enabled a COVID-19 patient to be airlifted from JBLM to San Antonio Military Medical Center, Texas, March 31.The individual was a patient at Madigan Army Medical Center here. The individual was in severe respiratory distress and had undergone surgery earlier to
April 2, 2021 Department of the Air Force remains focused on suicide prevention In 2019, the Department of the Air Force suicide count and rate were the highest in recent history.
April 1, 2021 ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA at five new locations At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 860 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel deployed to Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Virginia, and will deploy to Indiana and Missouri, to support state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination
March 29, 2021 Air Force dedicated to successful transition of medical facilities to Defense Health Agency The Air Force Medical Service remains dedicated to the successful transition of military treatment facilities to the Defense Health Agency, working in partnership with them and sister services.
March 26, 2021 Nothing can stop an IDMT The Air Force is full of medical specialists who dedicate their lives to one specific aspect of care in order to ensure the well-being of service members and their families. There is one medical career field, however, that really does it all: that of an Independent Duty Medical Technician.
March 18, 2021 Women of the D.C. National Guard take the lead in COVID-19 response History has seen women stepping up to serve with the military for centuries and the COVID-19 pandemic has them taking the lead more than ever.
March 16, 2021 Eglin family doctor battles COVID-19 in Afghanistan Relied on medical training and residency experience as an inpatient care physician during six-month deployment.
March 12, 2021 36 MDG Public Health, Medical Readiness, Logistics Flights reflect to press on Every service member that enters the 36th Medical Group comes ready to perform their job, but is also assigned a wartime mission in a contingency response team, sometimes separate from their primary duty.