Jan. 11, 2021 ARNORTH to adjust military COVID-19 response operation in four states, Navajo Nation At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 150 military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army began deploying this week to expand support to California, and approximately 40 U.S. Army Reserve medical personnel deployed to support Arizona as part of a
Jan. 7, 2021 Air Force C-17 aircraft delivers COVID-19 vaccinations to Hawaii National Guard neighbor island troops Hundreds of activated Hawaii National Guard personnel with the joint task force responding to COVID-19 are getting vaccinated, with some on neighbor islands receiving the Pfizer vaccine today from the back of a C-17 cargo aircraft making a brief stop.
Jan. 5, 2021 VaANG medic serves both: Commonwealth & community On a sunny, December afternoon, Thomas Massa walked from under the overhang at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. He’d finally been able to get a break in between patients during a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift where he works as a medical technician in the hospital’s emergency
Dec. 16, 2020 Barksdale trains medics with Tactical Combat Casualty Care Medics of the 2nd Medical Group are becoming a whole lot more lethal, in a good way.With the implementation of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines and the TCCC training course, Barksdale’s medics are training to become increasingly proficient in providing first line trauma care and
Dec. 10, 2020 MHS leaders discuss future of military medicine during AMSUS panel The top leaders in military medicine discussed the future of the Military Health System and its impact on mission readiness during a Senior Leadership Panel Dec. 8 at the annual meeting of The Society of Federal Health Professionals (AMSUS).
Dec. 9, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General’s annual workshop focuses on accelerating military medicine Air Force Medical Service leaders met virtually for the second day of the Air Force Surgeon General’s Senior Leadership Workshop on December 8.
Dec. 1, 2020 Air Force sends doctors to flight line squadrons in effort to field a fitter force Dr. Ryan Parks isn’t an expert on what kinds of stress airmen with the 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron put on their bodies each day.But he’s about to become one, or at least have a much better idea.Parks, an Air Force major, is transferring with two other doctors from Aviano's sprawling base
Dec. 1, 2020 Into the fight: Medical Group answers short-notice call to battle COVID-19 Instead of Thanksgiving holiday eats and shopping, 21 96th Medical Group Airmen deployed in support of stateside COVID-19 operations.
Nov. 20, 2020 ARNORTH to expand military COVID-19 operations to North Dakota At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Defense is deploying approximately 60 U.S. Air Force medical personnel to support hospitals across multiple locations in North Dakota. U.S. Army North (ARNORTH), the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern
Nov. 19, 2020 Flight surgeons ensure Airmen with flying duties, Robins work force remain healthy for mission “The most challenging aspect of being a flight surgeon is that we are expected to be the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for military medicine,” said Lt. Col. David Oldham, 78th Medical Group chief of Aerospace Medicine.Oldham, one of four flight surgeons at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, said for that reason,
Nov. 6, 2020 ACC Command Surgeon, Mental Health Branch Chief, address Covid-19 reluctance Brig. Gen. Sharon Bannister, command surgeon of Air Combat Command and Lt. Col. Michael McCarthy, ACC mental health branch chief, virtually discussed staying remote and ready, with ACC Public Affairs, Oct. 6, 2020.A few of the primary topics that were discussed with Bannister and McCarthy are the
Nov. 2, 2020 Patriot Express travel at BWI, SEATAC to require on-site, rapid COVID-19 testing To mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and to meet long-standing commitments to U.S. allies and partners, the Department of Defense began rapid, on-site COVID-19 testing for passengers departing Baltimore Washington International Airport and Seattle Tacoma Airport aboard Patriot Express flights for
Oct. 19, 2020 Dover AFB first in AMC to host new medical exercise Dover AFB is the first Air Mobility Command base to conduct Readiness Exercises and Assessments in a Goal-oriented Learning Environment (Ready EAGLE) since the COVID-19 outbreak Oct. 8-9, 2020.
Oct. 6, 2020 Air Force medical entomology supports wide-reaching mission, seeks candidates Whether on the job at home station or during deployments, the medical entomology mission fulfills a large role in keeping Airmen safe.
Oct. 5, 2020 Air Force’s new top enlisted medic shares importance of learning, mentorship and facing challenges Stepping into a new role in the midst of a global pandemic is no easy feat. This is especially true when that role involves being responsible for the welfare, readiness, morale and utilization of the 34,000 Total Force medical enlisted community.
Oct. 2, 2020 New medical support team works to help keep Airmen mission ready In an effort to help Airmen sustain the high levels of fitness and performance necessary to execute their missions and maintain operational readiness status, the 75th Medical Group has stood up an Operational Support Team, or OST.
Sept. 24, 2020 435th AEW surgeon general office doesn’t skip a beat The human heart is a critical element - pumping blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to cells, and is absolutely needed in order to function and survive. Just as the heart is needed for the body to operate properly, the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing Surgeon General office is an
Sept. 3, 2020 Incirlik behind the scenes: Scalpel, forceps, gauze! Medical Logistics supplies medics The 39th Medical Group is a world all on its own, with a unique mission and specialties vital to the continuation of Incirlik Air Base’s mission of providing allied support to NATO’s Southern flank. Highly proficient specialists help keep Airmen fighting fit through routine care, injury recovery and
Aug. 7, 2020 Hometown friends and heroes take to the sky It’s not every day that you get to pilot an F-16 fighter jet while one of your best friends fills the back seat. Let alone, a friend whose medical expertise, saved your Air Force flying career. For Capt. Louis Bloom, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot and Maj. Christopher Ng, 51st Medical Operations
Aug. 4, 2020 34th CERFP provides critical testing support to Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response Nearly 200 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are concluding more than three months of continuous sample collection and other missions in support of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s COVID-19 response efforts. The Soldiers and Airman are assigned to the Richmond-based 34th Chemical,