March 5, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General briefs Congress on value of military medicine Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, testified Thursday, March 5, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense at a hearing on Defense Health Program funding.
Feb. 24, 2020 Fairchild KC-135 supports aeromedical evacuation training at Travis Team Fairchild provided KC-135 Stratotanker support during aeromedical evacuation training for the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 10-11. Training consisted of familiarization of the KC-135 airframe for emergency evacuation procedures, simulated in-flight medical
Feb. 19, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General, medical enlisted force chief visit Hill AFB U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, visited Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 11-13, to get a better understanding of the base’s 75th Medical Group and the missions it serves.
Feb. 19, 2020 DoD to restructure 50 hospitals, clinics to improve readiness The Department of Defense today announced plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world.
Feb. 18, 2020 Hospital's aerospace nurse practitioner is first in AF In July 2019, the 96th Medical Group became the first hospital in the Air Force to have an aerospace nurse practitioner on its staff.
Feb. 18, 2020 377th Medical Group improves readiness with new radiology clinic The Kirtland Air Force Base 377th Medical Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Feb. 12, 2020, to celebrate their newest capability, a radiology clinic, that will enable a quicker turnaround time for specific mission readiness requirements and ensuring Airmen are fit for duty.
Feb. 13, 2020 Musculoskeletal injury top threat to Airmen readiness, lethality: Interventions support fitness improvement plan Mission readiness is key to the execution of the National Defense strategy, and the Air Force Materiel Command is operating on the front lines ensuring Airmen are fit to fight.The Department of Defense defines readiness as the ability of military forces to fight and meet the demands of assigned
Feb. 11, 2020 Ready to respond: 78th SFS member takes prompt action to save man’s life Tech. Sgt. Scott Brakefield and his wife had recently moved to Middle Georgia from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, when a leisurely shopping trip turned into a life-saving event.Brakefield, who joined the 78th Security Forces Squadron in early January, had both hands full of shopping bags
Feb. 10, 2020 Air Force partners with University of Nebraska Medical Center for infectious disease proficiency The Air Force is creating a program to best prepare medical Airmen to respond to infectious disease threats that could impact military personnel and operations.
Feb. 6, 2020 Luke Public Health team maintains Airmen medical readiness A variety of factors can hinder Airmen from successfully completing the mission or deploying, whether it be sickness, poor eating and sleeping habits or unfamiliarity with the job. Airmen in the 56th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Public Health unit help mitigate those factors, thus ensuring
Feb. 6, 2020 AFRL’s Epidemiology Lab supports world health officials in flu vaccine development The United States is currently in the midst of influenza season, but the medical readiness of Airmen across the Air Force is being supported by a DoD-wide respiratory pathogen surveillance program located at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. The Centers for Disease Control
Feb. 3, 2020 40th HS rescues missing snowmobilers in MT mountains A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued A UH-1N Iroquois with a five-man air crew rescued two missing snowmobilers south of Neihart, Montana, Jan. 29.
Jan. 31, 2020 Air Force agency enabling combat forces To position the Air Force as a more lethal force, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency is building and modernizing medical capabilities for peer and near-peer wartime operations.
Jan. 30, 2020 Eyes on it: Optometry clinic ensures mission readiness From annual eye exams to extracting debris from eyes, the Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, optometry clinic sees it all. Depending on real-world situations such as emergency patients or deployment requirements, personnel at the clinic may see between 30 to 50 patients a day. Serving not only
Jan. 29, 2020 2020 ‘The Year of Air Force Optometry’ Air Force optometry came into existence around the same time the Air Force Medical Service stood up on July 1, 1949, and has been caring for the vision of aviators and warfighters ever since. In 2020, ‘The Year of Optometry’, AFMS hopes that you will make your eye health and vision care a priority
Jan. 27, 2020 19th AW conducts ATSO Rodeo The 19th Airlift Wing conducted a radiological aircraft recovery training exercise at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Jan. 23, 2020, as part of new monthly Ability to Survive and Operate exercises in order to maintain full spectrum readiness.
Jan. 27, 2020 Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are ‘jack of all trades’ Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen help the wing’s mission by inspecting occupational and environmental conditions to ensure Airmen have a safe working environment.
Jan. 27, 2020 Biomedical Sciences Corps critical to Airman health and readiness Airmen of the Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps play a critical role ensuring U.S. forces are medically optimized to support a full range of military operations.
Jan. 15, 2020 Transition Spotlight: Maj. Nicole Ward and Capt. Matthew Muncey (Part 2) Maj. Nicole “Nikki” Ward and Capt. Matthew “MC” Muncey are both assigned to the AFMS Transition Cell, helping facilitate the numerous ongoing and evolving transformation activities throughout the AFMS and MHS.
Jan. 14, 2020 AF surgeon general speaks to JBSA medics U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg spoke to medics during a Jan. 9 visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.