April 14, 2020 Charleston mobilizes Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen for COVID-19 response Approximately 10 Reserve Airmen from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were mobilized this week in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.The Citizen Airmen will participate in the COVID-19 Aeromedical Evacuation hub that has been established at Joint Base Charleston and will deploy around the
April 14, 2020 Command Surgeon team leading AFGSC’s fight against COVID-19 When most Americans think of the Air Force and warfighting, they probably picture fighter jets engaged in dogfights in the skies above a hostile country, or in the case of Air Force Global Strike Command - bombers and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles wreaking havoc on the enemy.However, in the
April 2, 2020 Bring them home: USAFSAM trains teams to treat, transport COVID-19 patients Medical professionals from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine are training medics here on the use of the Transport Isolation System to move patients affected by COVID-19 aboard military cargo aircraft.
March 31, 2020 Serving in a time of need All across the nation, and all across Ohio, National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are supporting their communities and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially facing exposure to the coronavirus themselves while serving their duties.As the men and women of the Ohio National Guard work to
March 26, 2020 200 new doctors, advanced-practice nurses to join military medical ranks early More than 200 military medical students and graduate nursing students will be graduating early to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
March 24, 2020 The Air Force is protecting Airmen while protecting the nation How do you stand “shoulder to shoulder” in a time of COVID-19? For the United States Air and Space Forces, and indeed the entire United States military, this is no small question. It is so pressing, in fact, that the Air Force’s medical staff, in collaboration with experts nationwide, have been
March 13, 2020 USAF medics maintain proficiency through practice, persistence & partnerships The Air Force accomplished an unprecedented mission in August 2019 when medics from across the force came together for an 8,000 mile, non-stop evacuation of a critically injured Soldier.
March 11, 2020 Tyndall Airman wins AF mental health NCO of the year Mental health plays a significant role in the modern day service member’s readiness. The 325th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron’s mental health clinic ensures that Tyndall’s warfighters are mentally fit and ready to execute the mission.
March 6, 2020 TCCC prepares Airmen for domestic response Sixty Airmen from multiple Air National Guard units took part in a two-day Tactical Combat Casualty Care as part of the PATRIOT South 2020 exercise between Feb. 29-Mar. 3, 2020, at the Combat Readiness Training Center located in Gulfport, Mississippi.
March 5, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General briefs Congress on value of military medicine Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, testified Thursday, March 5, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense at a hearing on Defense Health Program funding.
Feb. 24, 2020 Fairchild KC-135 supports aeromedical evacuation training at Travis Team Fairchild provided KC-135 Stratotanker support during aeromedical evacuation training for the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Feb. 10-11. Training consisted of familiarization of the KC-135 airframe for emergency evacuation procedures, simulated in-flight medical
Feb. 19, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General, medical enlisted force chief visit Hill AFB U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, visited Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Feb. 11-13, to get a better understanding of the base’s 75th Medical Group and the missions it serves.
Feb. 19, 2020 DoD to restructure 50 hospitals, clinics to improve readiness The Department of Defense today announced plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world.
Feb. 18, 2020 Hospital's aerospace nurse practitioner is first in AF In July 2019, the 96th Medical Group became the first hospital in the Air Force to have an aerospace nurse practitioner on its staff.
Feb. 18, 2020 377th Medical Group improves readiness with new radiology clinic The Kirtland Air Force Base 377th Medical Group held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Feb. 12, 2020, to celebrate their newest capability, a radiology clinic, that will enable a quicker turnaround time for specific mission readiness requirements and ensuring Airmen are fit for duty.
Feb. 11, 2020 Ready to respond: 78th SFS member takes prompt action to save man’s life Tech. Sgt. Scott Brakefield and his wife had recently moved to Middle Georgia from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, when a leisurely shopping trip turned into a life-saving event.Brakefield, who joined the 78th Security Forces Squadron in early January, had both hands full of shopping bags
Feb. 10, 2020 Air Force partners with University of Nebraska Medical Center for infectious disease proficiency The Air Force is creating a program to best prepare medical Airmen to respond to infectious disease threats that could impact military personnel and operations.
Feb. 6, 2020 Luke Public Health team maintains Airmen medical readiness A variety of factors can hinder Airmen from successfully completing the mission or deploying, whether it be sickness, poor eating and sleeping habits or unfamiliarity with the job. Airmen in the 56th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Public Health unit help mitigate those factors, thus ensuring
Feb. 6, 2020 AFRL’s Epidemiology Lab supports world health officials in flu vaccine development The United States is currently in the midst of influenza season, but the medical readiness of Airmen across the Air Force is being supported by a DoD-wide respiratory pathogen surveillance program located at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. The Centers for Disease Control
Jan. 31, 2020 Air Force agency enabling combat forces To position the Air Force as a more lethal force, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency is building and modernizing medical capabilities for peer and near-peer wartime operations.