March 25, 2020 Air Force is protecting Airmen while protecting the nation The critical responsibilities and missions of our 685,000 Total Force active duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen do not fade even during a pandemic. Across a worldwide enterprise, our Airmen must remain healthy so they can maintain full readiness and the capability to protect our nation’s security and
March 15, 2020 DOD officials explain new coronavirus domestic travel restrictions Defense officials announced restrictions on domestic travel for service members, Defense Department employees and family members in response to the new coronavirus, or COVID-19.
March 10, 2020 DOD issues flexible instructions on response to Coronavirus The department issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DoD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7.
Jan. 8, 2020 U.S. Transportation Command manages the movement of America’s wounded warfighters from overseas to the final medical treatment destination stateside As the Department of Defense’s single manager for global patient movement, U.S. Transportation Command conducts this lifesaving mission via the U.S. Air Force’s aeromedical evacuation system, which provides in-transit health care for America’s wounded warriors from the point of injury or illness to
Dec. 20, 2019 Nurse enlisted commissioning program application window now open The Chief Nurse interview process has also changed, allowing Chief Nurses to interview only eligible candidates.
Dec. 18, 2019 Japanese Surgeon General visits Travis All the bells and whistles of the U.S. west coast mobility mission were on full display during a visit from Japanese Maj. Gen. Shinya Bekku, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Surgeon General, Dec. 9, 2019, at Travis Air Force Base, California.
July 24, 2019 W.Va. ANG medical personnel conduct joint training during exercise Sentry Storm 19 Exercise Sentry Storm brings military assets from around the country to train in West Virginia in areas such as conducting joint aircrew and mobility operations, aeromedical evacuation, personnel recovery and support services readiness training for domestic operations.
July 22, 2019 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air Force Reservists from the U.S. Air Force Reserve 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Royal Auxiliary Air Force No. 4626 Squadron focused on sharing key aeromedical evacuation skills and leadership and teamwork experiences. Because both units are made up primarily of reservists, the training provided
Feb. 8, 2019 92nd MDG celebrates 2-year success of $11 billion health records improvement system The 92nd Medical Group celebrated the second anniversary of Military Health System Genesis’ introduction to Fairchild by hosting a cake cutting ceremony Feb. 8 at Fairchild’s Medical Center. Fairchild’s 92nd MDG was selected as the first Department of Defense medical clinic to launch this $11
Sept. 21, 2018 DGMC doctors perform first Air Force Y-90 cancer treatment Two Air Force interventional radiologist at the Travis Air Force Base, California, perform the first Air Force-only liver cancer treatment on a patient with Y-90 radioembolization Sept. 7.