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Dec 2018
IDMT performs life-saving procedures while deployed
Tech. Sgt. Richard Reid, an independent duty medical technician, performs life-saving procedures while deployed.
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Aug 2018
Airman to be awarded Medal of Honor
President Donald Trump will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to the family of a fallen U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller at a ceremony Aug. 22 for his extraordinary heroism in March 2002 while deployed to Afghanistan.
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Jul 2018
Air Force recruiters learn about innovations for next-gen Special Ops Airmen
For the first time in the Defense Department, a series of career field specialties is using human performance monitoring and a data collection system, as well as specialized recruiters.
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Nov 2016
Special Operations surgical team saves hundreds during deployment
If they stood on the roof of the abandoned one-story home they were working out of, at night they could see bombs dropping on the city three kilometers north. Limited resources, limited manpower, limited backup, and limited time didn’t stop this Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team from treating more than 750 patients in eight weeks during a
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Happy New Year from the Air Force Medical Service! Here’s to a year of health and happiness!
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-31 Dec
SSgt Amber Felton saved her classmate’s life during Airman Leadership School. On two separate occasions, a classmat…
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-31 Dec
Cheers to another year of staying focused on our mission as
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-30 Dec
Did you know you can refill prescriptions with TRICARE Online (TOL) Patient Portal? Watch this video to learn how.
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-29 Dec
“I am so thoroughly impressed by the innovation of our Airmen,” said Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, during her visit to the…
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-28 Dec
Staff Sgt. Dillon Wright, 325th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, looks into a patient’s ear while at…
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-28 Dec
Medics with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, show…
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-27 Dec
This Month in
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: Operation Christmas Kidlift evacuated almost 1,000 orphans by air from Seoul to safety…
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-27 Dec
Like Airmen, military working dogs need to be ready. The Air Force provides vital dental services alongside Army ve…
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-27 Dec
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: Capt. Hugh Walker, chief of the USAF Reading Improvement Laboratory, photographs a volunteer’s eye movements…
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-26 Dec
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: This year, the Military Health System was involved in promoting better understanding and treatment of traumatic brain i…
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-26 Dec
FACT: The only way to know you are safe to drive is if you haven’t been drinking. Watch the 18th Wing test myths cl…
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-26 Dec
The 48th Medical Group has a unique partnership with the United Kingdom's National Health Service. This program all…
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-24 Dec
Ms. Heather Slieff, an RN with the 66th MDS saved a patient’s life by diagnosing an allergic reaction over the phon…
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-24 Dec
Happy holidays! May the season be filled with family, friends, and lots of joy!
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-23 Dec
Did you forget to switch plans during TRICARE Open Season? This year, and this year only, there is a grace period.…
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-22 Dec
Did you forget to switch plans during TRICARE Open Season? This year and this year only—there is a grace period. If…
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-21 Dec
Mission: Provide medical support of field units in remote duty stations. Independent Duty Medical Technicians (IDMT…
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-21 Dec
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-21 Dec
The 30th Medical Group at Vandenberg Air Force Base has advanced their testing capability for biological agents wit…
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