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,
July 31, 2020 Disaster Mental Health Team supports AUAB through COVID-19 To combat the stressors of novel coronavirus and improve the overall well-being of service members of Al Udeid Air Base, helping agencies assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing stood up the Disaster Mental Health team in accordance with a Department of Defense mandate.
July 31, 2020 Experiment enhances C-130’s competitive edge against CBRN threat The vapor purge tests look to determine how long it takes for a chemical contaminant, such as tear gas, to purge itself from an aircraft as well as potential best practices to reduce the amount of chemical particles in the air in the most efficient way possible.
July 30, 2020 Air Force Medicine bolsters medical training for non-clinical specialties The Air Force Medical Service is adding medical training to its non-patient care career fields to increase the number of Airmen able to provide support in mass casualty and other emergencies.
July 28, 2020 Sports medicine innovations improve TACP health, readiness Tactical Air Control Party Airmen have a unique job. They embed with units on the front lines of battlefields to call in air strikes during a fight.Over the past two and a half years, the Air Force has changed its approach from reactive to preventative medicine, partnering TACP squadrons with
July 28, 2020 Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals.
July 27, 2020 Air Force updates medical courses with COVID-19 content, procedures Air Force medical instructors and trainers are improving curriculum and adapting procedures to account for COVID-19 operations.
July 22, 2020 Ramstein medics conduct Negatively Pressurized Conex training Since the start of COVID-19, people have had to overcome an array of situations and medics within the Kaiserslautern Military Community have done just that.On July 14, 2020, members of Air Mobility Command came to Ramstein Air Base to teach local medical instructors proper procedures for a number of
July 20, 2020 Team Travis conducts first Indo-Pacific aeromedical evacuation mission for COVID-19 U.S. Air Force Airmen from at Travis Air Force Base, California, transported one COVID-19 positive patient to the U.S. from the Indo-Pacific region July 17, 2020.An active duty service member, who tested positive for the coronavirus, was transported from the Indo-Pacific region to America’s West