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  • July 1, 2022

    Final days in Afghanistan: Lab techs stepped up to support withdrawal

    It was a hot summer afternoon last year in Kabul, Afghanistan, when Air Force Master Sgt. Grace Hodge, lab services section chief at David Grant Air Force Medical Center, in Fairfield, California, heeded an emergency call for all hands on deck.

  • June 16, 2022

    315th AES, Royal Air Force build key international partnerships in immersive, hands-on live experience training

    U.S. Air Force aeromedical evacuation team members from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, took a hop across "The Pond" for hands-on immersion training with its Royal Air Force counterparts at RAF Brize Norton, England, June 9, 2022.

  • June 2, 2022

    DGMC trains medics on TCCC, boost readiness for next battle

    Medics at David Grant USAF Medical Center on Travis Air Force Base, California, are being trained monthly during a week-long course on tactical combat casualty care in an Air Force-wide initiative to standardize medical readiness training for all service members.

  • May 26, 2022

    Air Force Surgeon General briefs House members on priorities, modernization

    Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense about Defense Health and Medical Readiness on May 25.

  • 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

  • May 16, 2022

    JBA's EMEDS training prepares medical personnel for deployments

    Military medical personnel from across the United States participated in the final day of an Expeditionary Medical Support System exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 12, 2022.

  • May 12, 2022

    39 MDG beta tests AFMS first blended TCCC and Medic-X curriculum

    The Air Force Medical Service tasked the 39th Medical Group to test the service’s first blended curriculum, enhancing the readiness and skills of medical personnel, Soldiers, and NATO allies at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, April 20-24, 2022.

  • May 12, 2022

    386th EMDG hosts optometry clinic for service members

    The 386th Expeditionary Medical Group hosted an optometry clinic for service members experiencing vision changes in their previous prescription or new changes that may require glasses. It's important to have an optometry clinic available for vision readiness.

  • May 10, 2022

    Barnestormers train at Army hospital, save DoD thousands

    Twenty-nine members from the 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group and 13 members from the 174th Attack Wing Medical Group completed hands-on Medical Field Annual Training at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 25-May 4, 2022.

  • May 9, 2022

    How one military nurse persevered through the COVID-19 response

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Courtney Ebeling always knew that she wanted to eventually follow in her parents' footsteps and join the military.

  • May 2, 2022

    Members of 56th Medical Group provide defense support for civil authority

    Since the start of the global pandemic that introduced COVID-19 to the world, Airmen assigned to the 56th Medical Group have participated in six missions to combat the disease. The most recent mission took place during a month-long assignment that began in February of 2022.

  • April 21, 2022

    332d EMDG Airmen ‘punch above their weight’

    The 332d Expeditionary Medical Group is a small group of dedicated medical professionals providing a variety of services to support members of the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing.

  • April 19, 2022

    Understanding Ground Surgical Teams

    The Air National Guard’s first fully self-contained ground surgical team is made up of six Airmen from the Idaho ANG’s 124th Medical Group. Historically, other medical units have created their GSTs by utilizing members from across the ANG. But what does a GST do?

  • April 14, 2022

    For the first time at Aviano AB the 31st MDG integrates with 31st SFS for “Trauma Care Under Fire” training

    For the first time at Aviano Air Base, approximately 40 31st Medical Group technicians conducted joint ‘trauma care under fire’ training with the 31st Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog K-9 unit, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 12, 2022.

  • April 12, 2022

    National Guard winds down COVID-19 support, remains ready

    With COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates decreasing, the Department of Defense ended its active-duty component’s support for coronavirus missions last week. But Defense Department Press Secretary John Kirby recently noted the mission is not yet complete for the National Guard.

  • 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.

  • April 11, 2022

    OKNG Soldiers, Airmen hold SPP knowledge exchange with Azerbaijan OCC Battalion

    Five doctors with the Azerbaijan Operational Capabilities Concept Battalion participated in a medical knowledge exchange at the Oklahoma National Guard Regional Training Institute in Oklahoma City, March 28 - April 1, 2022.

  • April 5, 2022

    445th ASTS partners with Navy to enhance medical training

    A group of 19 Airmen from the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron consisting nurses, medical technicians and medical administration specialists arrived in San Diego March 14, 2022 to perform their two-week annual training at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

  • March 29, 2022

    Air Force Surgeon General briefs Senate on future of Air Force medicine

    Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense at a hearing on the Defense Health Program on March 29.

  • March 25, 2022

    Air Force Surgeon General’s priority is creating high performing Airmen, Guardians (Part 1)

    The Air Force Surgeon General’s top priority is creating and sustaining high performing Airmen and Guardians who are medically ready for the future fight.

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