July 10, 2025 Air Force physical therapist strengthens readiness at Osan Air Base “I did not choose physical therapy it chose me,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Koji Yoshioka, a physical therapy technician with the 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea.
June 11, 2025 Aviation meets medicine: A flight surgeon’s lifelong journey Before donning the uniform as a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon, Col. Christopher Borchardt was a kid who marveled for hours at airplanes passing overhead, read every book on aviation he could find.
May 7, 2025 “One team, one fight”: Air Force nurse enhances neonatal care and leadership at Nellis Air Force Base From taking her first breath as a newborn at Eglin Air Force Base to becoming an obstetrics nurse vital to Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center’s labor and delivery ward, Capt. Zanetta Foster forges her own path of excellence in service.
April 14, 2025 Bridging medicine, policy, community: Air Force psychologist pursues legislative path After dedicating nearly a decade to her work as a mental health provider, U.S. Air Force Maj. Mahogany L. Swanson was selected for the Department of the Air Force Legislative Liaison Fellowship program.
March 31, 2025 Strength in service: An Airman transforms mental health support at Ali Al Salem Air Base At Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, Senior Airman Yasmin Freckleton is proving that resilience is a way of life for the Air Force.
Oct. 30, 2017 Pediatric Nurse speaks up, exemplifies Trusted Care Trusted Care is a core component of Air Force medicine. There are nine principles, one of which is speaking up.This is a critical principle, as exemplified by attending pediatric nurse practitioner, Capt. Kelsey Pilcher, in the case of two newborns recently brought into her care.
Sept. 18, 2017 Offutt Airman saves newborn minutes from death After severe weather left many with property damage, and even more without power, a patient missing an appointment might have been easily overlooked.But for Senior Airman Taylor Scherff, 55th Medical Group Pediatric Clinic medical technician, something didn’t sit right. She knew she couldn’t wait
Aug. 22, 2017 Wright-Patterson medical Airman named Trusted Care Hero WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – “I remember hearing something from my sergeant in tech school and it just clicked in my head right away,” Airman Justin Morris said, reflecting on working sick call one day as a dental assistant technician apprentice, preparing to go through a set of
April 19, 2017 First Lt. Carruth: Keesler’s Trusted Care Hero “My motto is, ‘if not me, then who else will’,” said 1st Lt. Clarissa Carruth, 81st Inpatient Operation Squadron clinical nurse. “I strive to continue to improve patient care practices and be a voice for the Airmen working the floor.” Carruth participated in the University of Portland Air Force ROTC