Nov. 20, 2018 SG demolishes backlog A team of process improvement specialists, doctors and medical technicians armed with the command’s intent for the program came together to tackle the 2,000-case backlog that was plaguing AFRC in October of 2017.
Nov. 19, 2018 Tactical Combat Casualty Care course: Maintaining MacDill's joint readiness In the pursuit of maintaining full spectrum readiness and remaining the world’s preeminent fighting force, members from MacDill Air Force, Florida, participated in a Tactical Combat Care Course Nov. 14-16, 2018.
Nov. 16, 2018 Major changes to medical policies good news for Reservists When Col. John Buterbaugh took the helm as the command surgeon at Air Force Reserve Command in late summer 2018, he wanted to make some bold changes to improve processes for the 70,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen serving across the nation and around the world.
Nov. 15, 2018 Radiologist technician at work In the medical field, doctors rely on other clinical departments to treat each patient. When it comes to diagnostic imaging, doctors seek out radiology. Senior Airmen Joseph Broyles and Sarai Eastman, 341st Medical Group diagnostic imaging technologists, detect medical issues using radiology.
Oct. 30, 2018 920th RQW Airmen prepare for human spaceflight To prepare for the arrival of human space flight tests next year, the 920th Rescue Wing along with the DoD Human Space Flight Support Office, NASA and SpaceX personnel joined forces to plan and execute a realistic medical evacuation exercise at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Oct. 25.
Oct. 26, 2018 CMSAF Wright listens, shares lessons while visiting Luke Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Oct. 22, 2018, to engage with Airmen and gain insight on the wing’s mission.
Oct. 18, 2018 USAFSAM readies operational mental health care providers The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine has set up Air Force’s first operational training program for embedded mental health care providers and technicians, preparing them to join Integrated Operational Support teams.
Oct. 12, 2018 Nellis Airman recognized as Angel of the Battlefield Senior Airman Linda Wilson, an aerospace medical technician with the 99th Medical Operations Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, was recognized at the 12th Annual Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala on October 2, 2018 for extraordinary lifesaving efforts during the deadliest shooting
Oct. 1, 2018 Robotics key to medical Airmen recruitment, retention, readiness With surgical robots becoming the standard of care across many specialties, the Air Force Medical Service is keeping up with the latest advancements to provide the best patient care and maintain Airman readiness.
Sept. 27, 2018 AF deploys metrics, quantifies value of medical readiness As the Defense Health Agency assumes management of Air Force military treatment facilities, one of the most important challenges facing the Air Force is its ability to maintain the readiness mission hospitals and clinics support.
Sept. 17, 2018 Exercise Ultimate Caduceus Exercise Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement exercise designed to test the ability of U.S. Transportation Command to provide medical evacuation.
Sept. 13, 2018 ANG medics maintain readiness with University of Kansas Health System Air National Guard Airmen are key to supporting Total Force readiness. Training agreements with civilian hospitals are vital to helping them achieve this support.
Sept. 11, 2018 Resilient kids, ready Airmen One thing Airmen worry about when they deploy is the well-being of their family, especially children who may have a hard time coping with the challenges that come with a parent’s deployment.The impact of deployment on children is a key component of Airmen readiness. Knowing their family is well
Sept. 10, 2018 Operational Support Teams work inside “beating heart” of USAF Each squadron in the Air Force faces different stressors and health challenges that require unique solutions.General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, is leading an effort to revitalize Air Force squadrons.
Aug. 31, 2018 Oregon Airmen respond to Hurricane Lane during summer training in Hawaii What started out as a typical summer training deployment for the men and women of the 142nd Medical Group (MDG), Oregon Air National Guard, turned anything but, when the Hawaiian islands were threatened by a category-5 hurricane, the week of Aug. 20, 2018.
Aug. 29, 2018 Airmen provide care during Tropic Care Maui County 2018 More than 350 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen deployed to Maui, Molokai and Lanai, Hawaii this summer for Tropic Care Maui County 2018, an Innovative Readiness Training exercise to provide no-cost health services to local residents.
Aug. 21, 2018 An AFMS look back: Air Force provides medical, humanitarian support after hurricane devastation The hurricanes that battered dozens of islands in the Caribbean and the southeast U.S. in 2017 left millions without power, food, safe drinking water and medical support. In the wake of the devastation, disaster relief efforts mobilized, with Air Force assets providing aeromedical evacuation,
Aug. 13, 2018 Tropic Care Maui County 2018 clinic opens at UH Maui College A U.S. military health care clinic was launched at the University of Hawaii Maui College on Saturday, providing no-cost medical, vision, and dental services to the public from Aug. 11-19.
Aug. 13, 2018 374th MDG hosts Joint Bilateral CBRN training Medical personnel from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Ft. Dietrick, Maryland, came to Yokota Air Base, Japan, to host the Offsite Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties (MCBC) Short Course, August 6-8, 2018.
Aug. 10, 2018 EMT Rodeo 2018 Emergency medical technicians from 21 Air Force bases from around the world gathered at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to participate in the 11th annual EMT Rodeo 2018, a two-day competition testing their knowledge and readiness training during high-stress scenarios.