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  • Michelle Dreyer, a dental assistant, left, and Dr. Kinsey Walters, DDS, perform a dental screening in a mobile setup at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 15, 2019. The team is able to meet with up to 25 patients per hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Missy Sterling)

    Wing prioritizes dental readiness, augments 442d MDS with civilian dental team for first time

    For the first time in wing history, a civilian dental team augmented the 442d Medical Squadron to help complete dental screenings on September 15.
  • Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Rob Johnston, an instructor assigned to Navy Reserve Navy Medicine Education and Training Command and selected for the rank of chief, evaluates U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mariela Rodriguez tending to a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) class for exercise Tropic Halo 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 7, 2019. Tropic Halo is designed to enhance Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton's medical and mission capabilities on several levels: increase TCCC and trauma nurse core course readiness rates while minimizing overall training costs; promote intra-service cohesion with collaborative training in a joint service environment and leverage Navy and Air Force command assets to generate better training opportunities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

    Operational Hospital Support Unit Bremerton trains with Air Force

    Activated Reserve Sailors assigned to Operational Health Support Unit (OHSU) Bremerton were joined by their Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) counterpart for joint exercise Tropic Halo alongside U.S. Air Force 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS) members at Joint Base Lewis McCord in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 5-15, 2019.
  • A 48th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician compares slides at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug.14, 2019. Laboratory technicians provide accurate medical tests and appropriately diagnose illnesses to ensure the readiness of Liberty Wing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madeline Herzog)

    Lab technicians are here to support Airmen

    Laboratory technicians at the 48th Fighter Wing have an integral role in providing Airmen and their family members with a proper diagnosis and treatment to support the readiness mission.
  • Col. Beatrice Dolihite, 81st Medical Group director and service commander, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, reflects on her experience as the commander of one of the first military treatment facilities to move to the Defense Health Agency on Oct. 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Transition Spotlight: Col. Beatrice Dolihite, Keesler AFB

    The 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, transitioned to the Defense Health Agency on October 1, 2018, one of the first military treatment facilities to transfer to DHA management. The U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs Office spoke with Col. Beatrice Dolihite, the 81st MDG director and service commander to reflect on her experience as the commander of one of the first MTFs to move to DHA. Dolihite also offered some advice for other commanders and medical Airmen as their MTFs prepare for the transition.
  • From left, U.S. Air Force Maj. Adam Hebdon, Maj. Cherielynne Gabriel, and Lt. Col. Kristen Soltis-Tyler pose after receiving their Master in Public Health degrees from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, June 20, 2019. The graduates will go on to be International Health Specialists at U.S. Air Force Air Component Commands. USUHS’s MPH program offers a concentration in Global Health, equipping graduates with the skills they need as IHSs. (Courtesy photo)

    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.
  • U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, speaks at the official activation of Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, at Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, June 28, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Mahler)

    Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency

    In a ceremony Friday at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, the Air Force Medical Service stood up a new field operating agency, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency. Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger, incoming AFMRA commander, spoke at the ceremony, heralding a new era in Air Force Medicine.
  • A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston makes its final approach to Rinas Airport in Albania during Operation Shining Hope, April 23, 1999. Medical Airmen provided humanitarian support for ethnic Albanian refugees fleeing Kosovo (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cesar Rodriguez)

    Operation Allied Force and Shining Hope: The making of the new expeditionary AFMS

    This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Air Force Medical Service’s involvement in Operation Allied Force and the humanitarian support in Operation Shining Hope, and the first deployment of the Air Force’s Expeditionary Medical Support System, or EMEDS.
  • In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, this summer Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to help restore the overall readiness of our military. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force Medical Service unveils new model for active duty care

    In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, the Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to restore the overall readiness of our military. Under the new Air Force Medical Reform model, dedicated provider care teams will be aligned to an Operational Medical Readiness Squadron primarily focused on proactively treating active duty Airmen and improving their availability to support the warfighting mission. Care for non-active duty patients, primarily the families of service members and military retirees, will be handled by separate provider teams aligned to a Health Care Operations Squadron.
  • Then-Capt. Jason Mommaerts (center), U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa International Health Specialist, teaches a class of 25 Romanian Land Forces medics on the different types of training objectives at a military medical center in Cluj Napoca, Romania, December 11, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Co. Peter Vekszler)

    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 First Responder Train-the-Trainer program designed to navigate language barriers between trainers and trainees. The FRTT course provides medical personnel with the skills needed to train others at varying levels to administer emergency medical care as first responders.
  • The Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit, or BATDOK, is software that runs on a smartphone or mobile device that can collect real-time patient information from a variety of sensors at the point of injury. The software makes it easier for the deployed medic to document vitals, help administer critical care, integrate patient data, and identify exact location of casualties in austere combat environments. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    BATDOK improves, tailors to deployed medical Airmen

    For more than three years, researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory have continuously refined the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit, or BATDOK, improving how combat medics deliver care in austere environments using an adaptable smartphone program.
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