May 9, 2023 Air Force medics support US and UAE medical capabilities, partnership, readiness U.S. Air Force medical personnel are working with sister services to partner with the United Arab Emirates to build a hub for complex trauma, burn and rehabilitation capabilities in Abu Dhabi.
March 29, 2023 U.S. Air Force participates in civic action engagement during Exercise Cope Tiger 23 Airmen from the United States, Thailand and Singapore visited a local school as part of a combined civic action engagement during Exercise Cope Tiger 2023.
March 14, 2023 New Jersey National Guard medical team trains with Albania New Jersey Air and Army National Guard medical branches trained with Albanian Armed Forces Light Infantry Battle Group members as part of the State Partnership Program, March 5-10.
Feb. 16, 2023 AASAB medical evacuation training enhances coalition partnership, skillsets Airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron trained with the U.S. Army and coalition partners from Italy and Denmark to practice setting up a C-130J Super Hercules for patient transport and evacuation.
Nov. 10, 2022 Language-enabled Airmen strengthen AFRICOM partnerships through life-saving course The Defense Institute for Medical Operations’ Mobile Training Team recently conducted a life-saving course for several Gabonese military and civilian organizations on Outbreak Detection and Response in Libreville, Gabon, with support from members of the Language Enabled Airman Program.
Oct. 21, 2022 87th MDG implements AFFORGEN deployment model On Oct. 1, the 87th Medical Group at Joint Base MDL transitioned to a new deployment model, Air Force Force Generation, allowing them to demonstrate their overall ability to generate, deploy, and project rapid global mobility around the world.
Oct. 21, 2022 Arkansas Guardsman takes care of medical group As a teenager, Ché Kinnard liked art. In college, he became more interested in the medical career field, and this passion took off when he joined the Air National Guard in 1990.
Sept. 26, 2022 U.S., Timor-Leste partnership strengthened through PAC ANGEL 22-4 Pacific Angel 22-4 comes to a conclusion after a five-day operation where more than 90 joint, total force U.S. service members partnered with the Timor-Leste Defense Force and a host of local government and non-governmental organizations to provide humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
Aug. 26, 2022 103rd Medical Group partners with Hartford Hospital The 103rd Medical Group, Connecticut Air National Guard has partnered with Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut for annual medical training.
Aug. 26, 2022 Liberators hold South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise The 459th Air Refueling Wing holds first ever South Pacific Air Force Multi-mission exercise planned to assess capabilities to deploy Airmen, and their ability to survive and operate in a challenging, degraded, and operationally limited environment.
Aug. 26, 2022 Reservists sharpen readiness, build relationships at Resolute Sentinel Resolute Sentinel is a new 12th Air Force (Air Force Southern)-led U.S. Southern Command exercise first held in 2021. Resolute Sentinel evolved from the longstanding New Horizons and Beyond the Horizons, annual joint humanitarian assistance exercises in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Aug. 11, 2022 Working hand in hand, operating as one: 405th EAES conduct coalition exercise Working hand in hand alongside three nations, Airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a coalition training exercise on how they configure and transport patients on U.S. Air Force aircraft at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 29, 2022.
July 13, 2022 Air Force focuses on future of Indo-Pacific alliances, Agile Combat Employment The Cope North 2022 exercise in Guam marked a decade of Indo-Pacific security cooperation between Japan, Australia, and the United States and an opportunity to modernize training for the future.
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.
Feb. 11, 2022 Vermont Guard conducts medical readiness exercise in Senegal Soldiers and Airmen of the Vermont National Guard will participate in a medical readiness exercise in Senegal as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
April 30, 2021 U.S. sends medical supplies to India to help in COVID-19 fight As part of a whole-of-government effort to slow and eventually end the pandemic, the United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as that country battles the most recent COVID-19 outbreak.
Feb. 26, 2021 DoD activates Fifteenth Air Force to expedite COVID-19 vaccine distribution Department of Defense members assembled Feb. 24 in Florida to provide flexible support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the whole-of-government response to COVID-19.Service members have temporarily been assigned to Fifteenth Air Force, under U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force
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
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.
Aug. 19, 2020 Defense personnel among first to deliver aid to Lebanon Less then two days after a massive explosion rocked Beirut, U.S. troops were on the ground in Lebanon, delivering critically needed medical supplies, food and water, in an effort to save lives and support the Lebanese people.