Sept. 5, 2025 439th ASTS members complete annual tour at U.S. Air Force Academy A group of Reserve Citizen Airmen from Westover’s 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron completed their two-week annual tour at the U.S. Air Force Academy to help provide medical care to basic cadets during their field training at Jacks Valley.
Sept. 3, 2025 Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies The 375th Air Mobility Wing Inspector General office recently collaborated with A6A Associates to conduct a full-scale public health emergency exercise at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
Sept. 3, 2025 Altus AFB KC-46 delivers airpower in Vapor Trails exercise The 56th Air Refueling Squadron took off from Altus Air Force Base in support of the joint medical exercise “Vapor Trails” at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025.
Aug. 28, 2025 ‘Grandfather’ of aeromedical evacuation legacy carries on at David Grant USAF Medical Center U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Norvell Walker Grant, the first surgeon general of the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Army Air Forces, is known as the grandfather of the present-day Air Force Medical Service. David Grant USAF Medical Center (60th Medical Group) is named in his honor.
Aug. 26, 2025 Future of readiness: AFMS, partners explore innovative technologies In a simulated drone-attack scenario at Fort Detrick, Maryland, medics moved quickly - recording vital signs, injuries, and treatments on a tablet before transferring the data with a single scan. The process took seconds, but the implications were far-reaching.
Aug. 25, 2025 U.S., Paraguay close AMISTAD 2025 with strengthened partnerships, improved readiness United States and Paraguayan military leaders, healthcare professionals, and community members gathered at General Hospital of Luque, Aug. 14, to celebrate the conclusion of AMISTAD 2025.
Aug. 21, 2025 Paraguayan, U.S. surgeons restore sight, rebuild face during AMISTAD 2025 Paraguayan and U.S. medical professionals joined forces during AMISTAD 2025, Aug. 9, 2025, to perform a complex six-hour reconstructive surgery, restoring both the face and the vision of a young man gravely injured in a violent robbery.
Aug. 21, 2025 U.S., Paraguay strengthen healthcare partnership with dental suite, eyeglasses donation U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion donated a fully equipped dental suite and 17,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health during a ceremony, Aug. 13, 2025, at the Unidad de Salud de la Familia Tarumandy in Luque, Paraguay, during AMISTAD 2025.
Aug. 21, 2025 AMISTAD 2025: Paraguayan students bridge language, knowledge Medical and dental student volunteers from universities across the Paraguay played a pivotal role in AMISTAD 2025, serving as vital language and cultural bridges between U.S. doctors and Paraguayan medical professionals.
Aug. 19, 2025 Mobility Serpent: Team Mildenhall conducts contingency medical field care training with British Army medics U.S. Airmen from 352d Special Operations Wing participated in the bilateral exercise Mobility Serpent with British Army medics from the Colchester Garrison, 16 Medical Support Regiment at Sculthorpe Airfield, United Kingdom, July 21-25, 2025.
Aug. 18, 2025 Patriot Medic 25 tests Reserve medical readiness in large-scale combat operations Patriot Medic 2025, the multi-national exercise, led by the Air Force Reserve, included more than 9,000 personnel from all U.S. military services and international partners including Australian, British and Canadian forces.
Aug. 18, 2025 Grissom ARB steps up, kicks off exercise Patriot Medic 2025 Patriot Medic 25 kicked off at Grissom Air Reserve Base on Aug. 6, marking the beginning of an exercise that prepares military medical personnel for deployment.
Aug. 15, 2025 Beale AFB, a premier location for joint service training Beale AFB continues to evolve as a key force-multiplying asset in support of joint-force readiness, serving as an essential platform for training and exercises across U.S. military branches.
Aug. 13, 2025 From preventive care to environmental health, 39th OMRS maintains force capability The 39th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, provides preventive care, environmental health monitoring, and occupational safety programs to ensure Airmen remain healthy and deployment-ready in support of U.S. and NATO missions across the region.
Aug. 7, 2025 From thermometers to ventilators: 78th BMETs help save Airmen lives, from Robins to front line The 78th Healthcare Operations Squadron Biomedical Equipment Technicians at Robins Air Force Base are vital to ensuring the 78th Medical Group can provide critical care.
Aug. 6, 2025 134th Medical Group builds readiness through real-world training in Italy More than 40 Airmen from the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Medical Group recently returned from two weeks of joint training at U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, where they worked alongside Navy medical personnel in a busy overseas environment.
Aug. 4, 2025 Travis AFB demonstrates readiness during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 Military and civilian personnel at Travis AFB put their medical readiness to the test during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 July 21 to Aug 2, 2025.
Aug. 4, 2025 Exercise tests large-scale patient movement from Indo-Pacific region Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 created realistic crisis scenarios that prompted a large-scale military patient movement response from within the Indo-Pacific region.
Aug. 4, 2025 Eaker Center resilience instructors highlight tools to combat burnout in medical Airmen Burnout doesn’t discriminate. That’s why the Air Force Medical Service asked two noncommissioned officers from the Eaker Center for Professional Development here, to lead a virtual panel on the topic July 24, 2025, reaching Airmen across ranks and medical specialties.
Aug. 4, 2025 Dover Reservists help provide over $1.2 million worth of no-cost medical care to Pennsylvanians As Dover residents were filling the stands of the Dover International Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series last month, 42 of the city’s Air Force reservists were en route to the Borough of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, to train alongside fellow service members in an Innovative Readiness Training