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  • Tuning in for healing.

    Resiliency as part of the healing process

    The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) kicked off its Northeast Region Warrior CARE Event at the National Harbor this morning, starting the week with a day of resiliency programs featuring music, yoga, journaling and improvisational comedy workshops.
  • As if by fate, a weather delay in Germany allowed a group of reservists to embark on a challenging 22-and-a-half-hour mission to help save a fellow service member. On Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, a C-17 aircrew from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, who’s mission heading home from Germany was delayed due to severe weather, was asked to take on an emergency mission transporting a burn patient to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Reservists credit teamwork in life-saving mission

    As if by fate, a weather delay in Germany allowed a group of reservists to embark on a challenging 22-and-a-half-hour mission to help save a fellow service member.
  • Medical evacuation exercise

    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.
  • HYT is extended, effective Feb. 1, 2019.

    Air Force extends high year of tenure for E-4s through E-6s

    The Air Force is extending the high year of tenure for senior airmen through technical sergeants beginning Feb. 1, 2019. The memo, signed Oct. 18, 2018, extends the high year of tenure from eight to 10 years for senior airmen, from 15 to 20 years for staff sergeants and from 20 to 22 years for technical sergeants.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Ritzel, 60th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron, prepares a tray of specialized medical equipment ahead of an Yttrium-90 radioembolization procedure for a patient with liver cancer Sept. 7, 2018, atTravis Air Force Base, Calif. The Y-90 radioembolization is an advanced and minimally invasive method utilized to treat cancer by delivering millions of tiny radioactive beads inside the blood vessels that feed a tumor. The high dose of targeted radiation prospectively kills the tumor while sparing normal tissue. This was the first time the treatment was performed at David Grant USAF Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch)

    DGMC doctors perform first Air Force Y-90 cancer treatment

    Two Air Force interventional radiologist at the Travis Air Force Base, California, perform the first Air Force-only liver cancer treatment on a patient with Y-90 radioembolization Sept. 7.
  • The 96th Medical Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Air Force’s first Invisible Wounds Center Aug. 30.

    Air Force's first Invisible Wounds Center opens

    The 96th Medical Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Air Force’s first Invisible Wounds Center Aug. 30.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Jennifer Short, 23d Wing commander, flashes a light on a jaw model at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 30, 2018. Short toured the 23d Medical Group (MDG) to gain a better understanding of their overall mission, capabilities, and comprehensive duties, and was able to experience the day-to-day operations of the various units within the 23d MDG, ranging from bioenvironmental to ambulatory care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver)

    An AFMS look back at May 2018

    This month's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force Medical Service and the values and strength of the United States Air Force.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice Hardy, 4th Space Control Squadron maintenance, works out in honor of Staff Sgt. Austin Bieren at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., March 28, 2018. The workout was inspired by Bieren’s workouts and to honor and commemorate his death, which occurred March 28, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman)

    An AFMS look back at April 2018

    This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force Medical Service and the values and strength of the United States Air Force.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. April White, left, 932nd Airlift Wing Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician, helps explain the methods for taking care of babies and small children during a refresher class at the 932nd Medical Group, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., March 6, 2018. Previously, she was presented with a chief's coin by Chief Master Sgt. Ericka Kelly, Command Chief, Air Force Reserve Command, for being a standout Airman and for her self-improvements and positive attitude. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

    An AFMS look back at March 2018

    This month's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force Medical Service and the values and strength of the United States Air Force.
  • Capt. Kristopher Houghton, 377th Air Base Wing assistant staff judge advocate, poses during his training for a Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) qualifying race at Milne Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M., Feb. 1, 2018. Houghton competed in the 2017 Marine Corps marathon and took fourth overall, but was the first active duty military member to finish. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

    An AFMS look back at February 2018

    This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force Medical Service and the values and strength of the United States Air Force.
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