March 15, 2023 JBER partakes in Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023 The U.S. Transportation Command kicked off Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2023’s field training portion with key players from 673d Medical Group and Golf Company, Detachment 2, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Alaska National Guard at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 13.
March 13, 2023 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron validates contingency medical staging skills The 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron honed their medical staging skills for contingency operations during exercise MEDBEACH, Feb. 28 through March 4.
March 13, 2023 59th MDW medics prepare for national emergencies with Texas A&M’s Disaster Day exercise The 59th Medical Wing participated for the first time in Texas A&M University’s Disaster Day exercise at College Station, Texas, March 3, 2023.
March 9, 2023 U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye hands over DoD field hospital to Turkish Government’s Ministry of Health On March 7, U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye, Jeffry Flake, officially handed over the field hospital on the grounds of Mustafa Kemal University to the Turkish Government's Ministry of Health on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense.
March 7, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense completes emergency field hospital U.S. Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen constructed and organized a 100-bed emergency hospital in less than one week, as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s continuous commitment to assist survivors of the catastrophic earthquakes in Türkiye.
March 7, 2023 N.Y. Air Guard medical technicians train with Canadian counterparts in the Arctic Three Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing’s 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, are part of a 60-Airmen contingent taking part in Guerrier Nordique 2023, a Canadian Forces exercise that kicked off on February 22.
March 6, 2023 New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment The Tactical Trauma Reaction and Evacuation Crossover Course, or TTREX, is designed to test and validate Individual Critical Task Lists and the Comprehensive Medical Readiness Program for military medical personnel.
March 2, 2023 U.S. and ROK Medical train for trauma Personnel from the 51st Medical Group, 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion and Republic of Korea Armed Forces Trauma Center participated in a joint trauma training event at the AFTC, Republic of Korea, Feb. 28, 2023.
March 2, 2023 Alaska Air Guardsmen provide life-saving medevac for pediatric patient from Elim Alaska Air National Guardsmen overcame a range of severe weather conditions to successfully accomplish a life-saving medical evacuation for a pediatric trauma patient Feb. 22-23.
Feb. 27, 2023 DAF establishes policies to increase access to non-covered reproductive health care The Air Force has issued guidance effective Feb. 27 implementing DoD policies outlining privacy of command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care and unit-funded travel for those seeking non-covered reproductive health care.
Feb. 27, 2023 U.S. Department of Defense delivers field hospital to Türkiye At the request of the government of Türkiye, United States Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen worked around the clock to deliver an emergency field hospital as part of the United States’ continuous commitment to assist survivors of the catastrophic earthquake.
Feb. 22, 2023 JBSA Airmen support Türkiye, Syria earthquake relief efforts Airmen assigned to Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, in coordination with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, prepared approximately 68 short tons of medical equipment for movement to Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, in less than 48 hours.
Feb. 17, 2023 DoD releases policies to ensure access to non-covered reproductive health care The DoD has released policies on command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care, and travel allowances for non-covered reproductive health care.
Feb. 16, 2023 AASAB medical evacuation training enhances coalition partnership, skillsets Airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron trained with the U.S. Army and coalition partners from Italy and Denmark to practice setting up a C-130J Super Hercules for patient transport and evacuation.
Feb. 14, 2023 Aerospace medicine program fills needed flight surgeon positions The Operational Graduate Medicine Education, or OGME, program establishes a training pipeline that prepares and fields new flight doctors to support Air Force and Joint operations across the globe.
Feb. 14, 2023 Jones steps down as Air Force under secretary Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones will step down and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn E. Jones, will perform the duties of under secretary of the Air Force, effective March 6.
Feb. 13, 2023 Continual Medical Readiness: Making everyone ready Tucked away in the heart of the 355th Medical Group lies the Continuous Medical Readiness team, working tirelessly to maintain the readiness of Davis-Monthan’s Airmen.
Feb. 9, 2023 Critical care in the air Airmen and soldiers from the 15th Medical Group and Tripler Army Medical Center attend a Neonatal and Critical Care Air Transport Team training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 6, 2022.
Feb. 7, 2023 From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds On January 2nd, when many football fans were watching the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, an Air Force surgeon, was on call at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center not knowing what she was about to face.
Feb. 7, 2023 49th MDG trains Airmen with Medic-X initiative Medic-X is a program implemented in the 49th MDG last year designed to train Airmen from different medical careers to provide life-saving measures in emergency situations and relief in daily operations.