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. 1, 2023 Wright-Patt doctor finds treatment path for military child with rare neurological condition For the Anderson family, protecting their 8-year-old son, Reeve, has proven to be the fight of his lifetime.
Jan. 31, 2023 Undersecretary of the Air Force visits Wright-Patterson Gina Ortiz Jones, undersecretary of the Air Force, got a look at various organizations and missions during a daylong tour of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Jan. 9.
Dec. 1, 2022 How the U.S. military acclimates units to high-altitude operations High altitude - generally considered at about 8,000 feet or more above sea level - can negatively affect service members’ health as well as their physical and mental performance, especially if they’re not properly acclimated to it.
Sept. 8, 2022 37th TRW takes over aerospace physiology training program The 37th Training Wing took responsibility of the 344th Training Squadron Detachment 2 Aug. 25, 2022, after an official transfer authority from the 711th Human Performance Wing.
May 10, 2022 Air Force medical professionals learn craft in AFRL simulators The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to a total of eight aircraft simulators with various capabilities, which help prepare medical Airmen for aeromedical
May 9, 2022 Mental struggles often go hand-in-hand with alcohol abuse May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is also devoting attention to the dangers of alcohol abuse this month.
May 2, 2022 Wright-Patt medic reflects on childhood in Ukraine As a child growing up amid unimaginable poverty in central Ukraine, Airman 1st Class Davyd Bielykh always envisioned moving to the United States and serving in the military.
Feb. 7, 2022 Day in the life: Labor and delivery nurse What’s in a workday? Sometimes, it depends on who you ask.Does it start at midnight - when Capt. Dahlia Garcia, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, is halfway through her 12-hour shift in the Labor and Delivery Ward? Or does is start at 5 p.m. - when she wakes up to get ready for work?
Oct. 18, 2021 It takes a team to provide excellent care Wright-Patterson Medical Center will celebrate National Pharmacy Week on Oct. 18-22 to acknowledge the invaluable contributions pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in hospitals, outpatient clinics and other health care settings.
Sept. 27, 2021 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized at AFA The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021 were recognized over the course of five days during the annual Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber conference held at National Harbor, Sept. 18-22.
Aug. 27, 2021 Air Force medics partner with University of Nebraska to sharpen biocontainment care skills Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, visited the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Omaha program on August 18.
Aug. 16, 2021 AFMC Airmen augment alternative fitness beta test Airmen at four Air Force Materiel Command installations are helping to beta test the new alternative fitness components announced by the Air Force in July 2021.
June 2, 2021 Lifestyle and Performance Medicine shows promising impact on Airman, Guardian readiness A new medical approach is being offered to Airmen and Guardians, which has shown to improve and sustain medical readiness and health by taking a more patient-driven, whole body approach to care.
March 23, 2021 Wright-Patt Airmen deploy for National vaccination effort Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing’s Medical Group deployed to Detroit March 19 in support of a Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccination support operation.
March 3, 2021 To train medics to save lives, fuselage travels to WPAFB The fuselage of a Boeing 767 is being delivered from Wilmington Air Park in Wilmington, Ohio, to the 711th Human Performance Wing’s U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine around 2 p.m. on March 3.
Feb. 24, 2021 AFRL partnership seeks to “engineer” improved human performance For athletes, achieving peak performance takes more than skill and practice. Other important but less obvious factors - including nutrition, sleep, mental state, resilience, and more - are critical in maximizing potential. The Air Force Research Laboratory has teamed with small business partners to
Feb. 12, 2021 Threat of ‘imminent death’ changed Wright-Patt Purple Heart recipient Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin had some serious advice to bestow on friends and family after receiving the Purple Heart.“The threat of imminent death was the way many of us felt in Bagram that day. It brings a new perspective and new prioritization in life,” he said at a presentation ceremony Feb.
July 31, 2020 Experiment enhances C-130’s competitive edge against CBRN threat The vapor purge tests look to determine how long it takes for a chemical contaminant, such as tear gas, to purge itself from an aircraft as well as potential best practices to reduce the amount of chemical particles in the air in the most efficient way possible.
June 2, 2020 AFRL centrifuge part of NASA’s history-making launch NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who ascended into space May 30 in a history-making launch, were two of the 10 astronauts to undergo testing in early November 2018 in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s centrifuge.This centrifuge is the DoD’s only human-rated centrifuge, and it was