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  • May 23, 2022

    Air Force Surgeon General eyes modernizing capabilities for joint commanders (Part 2)

    Since assuming his role of Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller has worked to advance the Air Force Medical Service’s capabilities, ensuring it is ready for an evolving joint fight. One of his stated priorities is enhancing combatant commander capabilities, which focuses on

  • April 11, 2022

    US, UK military clinical currency program reaches milestone, strengthens partnership

    The 48th Medical Group at Royal Air Force Lakenheath surpassed two decades of partnership with the United Kingdom’s National Health Service where Air Force medics integrate within U.K. hospitals.

  • Dec. 22, 2021

    Air Force supports U.S. global health policy priorities of 2021

    As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has established new policies in 2021 addressing global health security and the use of global health engagement to mitigate the current pandemic, as well as emerging and future biosecurity threats.

  • Oct. 1, 2021

    Air Force International Health Specialists support DoD initiative to promote peace, security through inclusion of women

    U.S. Air Force International Health Specialists are supporting the Department of Defense’s initiative to promote women’s safety, empowerment and vital contributions to global security. Their leadership and expertise in this area will enhance the outcomes of security cooperation and stability

  • June 28, 2021

    Colorado Air National Guard medics exchange best practices at Adriatic Strike 2021

    Colorado Air National Guardsmen continued to build their long-standing relationship with Slovenian counterparts during Adriatic Strike 2021 in May, fostering trust and enhancing interoperability.

  • Feb. 9, 2021

    Regional Health Command Europe conducts Global Health Engagement with Polish military medical counterparts

    Regional Health Command Europe recently conducted its first-ever ‘virtual’ Global Health Engagement with their Polish military medical counterparts. The two-day virtual event was held Feb. 3-4 and consisted of briefings and presentations by subject matter experts from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air

  • Jan. 29, 2021

    Air Force celebrates 20 years of International Health Specialist program

    Over the past 20 years, the U.S. Air Force’s International Health Specialist program has played a key role in transforming global health engagement, giving it a new structure and purpose. As the program has matured, its impact on global health engagement has grown.

  • Oct. 7, 2020

    Air Force International Health Specialists needed for whole-of-government solutions

    U.S. Air Force International Health Specialists are known for our geopolitical expertise and health diplomacy, but we are also skilled in facilitating whole-of-government operations.

  • June 5, 2020

    Air Force International Health Specialists bring experience to pandemic response

    International Health Specialists' experience in global health engagements proved important to support the Department of Defense’s relief efforts to state health care systems fighting COVID-19.The Ninth Air Force-led Task Force-Southeast provided defense support of civil authorities within Federal

  • April 20, 2020

    A look into the future: Embedded Health Engagement Teams

    International Health Specialists from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) are piloting a new global health engagement model to improve health and readiness for U.S. military forces and partner nations.

  • Dec. 19, 2019

    Air Force International Health Specialist builds medical capability in Iraq

    In June, a public health professional serving as an International Health Specialist deployed to Iraq as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

  • Aug. 9, 2019

    USU Masters in Public Health prepares International Health Specialists

    Three 2019 graduates of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ Master of Public Health program will serve at U.S. Air Force Air Component Commands as International Health Specialists.

  • June 24, 2019

    NATO-IHS collaboration proves valuable for building partner capability and interoperability

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa International Health Specialist team has partnered with the NATO Center of Excellence for Military Medicine to improve interoperability with partner nations and increase force readiness.Since 2017, the two organizations have collaboratively produced a

  • March 27, 2018

    Female physician builds partnerships through Global Health Engagements

    A career in the Air Force is often a truly global experience. For Lt. Col. Elizabeth Erickson, her experiences in military health outreach around the world allows her to build strong partnerships.

  • Jan. 19, 2018

    International health specialists employ unique skills to build medical capabilities with partner nations

    Healthcare is a critical avenue to strengthen partnerships with U.S. allies around the globe. The Air Force International Health Specialist (IHS) program takes highly trained Air Force health personnel with unique skill sets, and puts them in Global Health Engagements (GHEs) around the world.

  • Nov. 30, 2017

    Leaders discuss global health collaboration as powerful tool

    Health stability in the world protects our own health and homeland. That’s the message AMSUS attendees heard in a session about Department of Defense policy and approach on what is collectively called Global Health Engagement, or GHE.

  • Nov. 30, 2017

    Leaders to discuss Defense Health Agency in AMSUS panel session this week

    Federal and military health care professionals are gathering this week for AMSUS’s 126th Annual Continuing Education Meeting. The conference runs Monday, Nov. 27 through Friday, Dec. 1 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Leaders from the Defense Health Agency

  • July 25, 2017

    Multilateral partnerships key to ongoing PACANGEL 17-3 success

    Five nations from across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region joined U.S. service members and Republic of Fiji Military Forces for Pacific Angel 17-3 to conduct multilateral humanitarian assistance and civil military operations here, July 11-24.

  • April 13, 2017

    Airmen use special experience to foster relationships during Global Health Engagement

    A team of five Airmen, two with a special experience identifier earned through the International Health Specialist (IHS) program, traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to work side-by-side with their Honduran air force counterparts during a subject matter expert exchange here, April 3. Airmen with an

  • Oct. 18, 2016

    Science Café hosts Air Force to discuss global health engagement

    Air Force Colonel (Dr.) Antonio Delgado had all eyes on him last month as he presented at the National Museum of Health and Medicine's Medical Museum Science Café on September 27, 2016. As the International Health Specialist Program Director, he spoke on global health engagement and expertise in

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