March 31, 2016 April is Military Children’s Health Month in Air Force (This is the first AFMS article for the Military Children's Health Month series) April is Military Children’s Health Month. This time of year is an opportunity to recognize the children of our nation’s heroes –military children–and highlight their contributions to their communities, and the
March 30, 2016 Honoring WWII AF flight nurse During World War II, an American flight nurse was captured, becoming the only female U.S. military member held prisoner of war in the European Theater. Her name was Lt. Reba Z. Whittle. In 1943, Whittle joined the Army Air Forces School of Air Evacuation, where she trained as a flight nurse. It
March 29, 2016 Wartime innovation: Battleborn medical device saves lives at home In the early morning hours of Feb. 21, a 28-year-old gunshot victim is inside an ambulance enroute to University of California Davis Medical Center, the only level I trauma center in Sacramento, California. The patient, receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation during transport, is fading quickly due