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  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Devin Conway, a clinical nurse at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, performs a blood draw at the 179th AW, Feb. 9, 2019. Conway has served in the Air Force in the medical field for 19 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Megan Shepherd)

    An AFMS look back at February 2019

    This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.
  • The Air Force Surgeon General has announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2018 individual and team Annual Awards. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force Medical Service 2018 Award Winners announced

    The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2018 individual and team Annual Awards.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, tour medical facilities at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 9, 2019. They spoke about readiness revitalization at various stops, which included Langley’s intensive care unit, flight medicine unit, logistics warehouse, and dental and family medicine clinics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)

    An AFMS look back at January 2019

    This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.
  • Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, reflects on the hard work, dedication, and spirit displayed by the Air Force Medical Service family throughout 2018. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Forging a new path in military health

    Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, reflects on the hard work, dedication, and spirit displayed by the Air Force Medical Service family throughout 2018.
  • Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs is the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, shares personal and professional perspectives on Air Force life and military medicine. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    ACC Command Surgeon on today’s, tomorrow’s medical operations

    Brig. Gen. Paul Friedrichs is the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, shares personal and professional perspectives on Air Force life and military medicine.
  • Maj. Gen. Robert I. Miller, Director, Medical Operations and Research, discusses the Air Force Medical Service transformation and how medical Airmen are maintaining an unwavering commitment to readiness and Trusted Care. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Medical Airmen committed to patients, readiness throughout transformation

    As the Air Force Medical Service undergoes transformation, medical Airmen maintain an unwavering commitment to readiness and Trusted Care.
  • Building resiliency is one of the best ways we maintain our commitment to delivering Trusted Care, Anywhere. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    ‘Tis the season to be resilient

    Building resiliency is one of the best ways we maintain our commitment to delivering Trusted Care, Anywhere.
  • .S. Air Force Airmen participating in a Critical Care Air Transport Team training course offload patient mannequins from a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 27, 2012. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron began providing C-130s to use as a CCATT training platform in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

    Steady and ready: C-130 mainstay of medevac

    Since the Vietnam War, the C-130 Hercules has been a workhorse of aeromedical evacuation, and continues to serve as a reliable platform to move patients over long distances, allowing Airmen to provide critical care in the air, aid in disaster relief efforts, and bring warfighters home.
  • As Air Force Medicine continues to go through organizational change, the MAJCOM Surgeons are hard at work, playing a pivotal role in the Air Force’s ability to stay on the leading edge of Trusted Care healthcare. This month we sat down with Air Education and Training Command’s Surgeon, Col. (Dr.) Gianna R. Zeh, to discuss ongoing improvements, how medical Airmen can succeed, and her personal journey as a leader. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    AETC Command Surgeon provides thoughts on AF Medicine

    As Air Force Medicine continues to go through organizational change, the MAJCOM Surgeons are hard at work, playing a pivotal role in the Air Force’s ability to stay on the leading edge of Trusted Care healthcare. This month we sat down with Air Education and Training Command’s Surgeon, Col. (Dr.) Gianna R. Zeh, to discuss ongoing improvements, how medical Airmen can succeed, and her personal journey as a leader.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Tyler, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program director, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Maj. Scott Thallemer, InDoRSE program coordinator, pose for a photo inside the robotics surgery training room at the clinical research lab on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Kemberly Groue)

    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.
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