Flight and Operational Medicine Clinic (FOMC)
Flight and Operational Medicine Clinic
Flight Medicine promotes the health and functional well-being of our aviation community in a timely and flexible manner. The clinic offers a full range of acute, routine, and preventive medicine services for the following active duty personnel:
- Flyers
- Presidential support duty personnel
- Special operations personnel who require a medical clearance to fly
Acute Appointments
Appointments are available for health concerns occurring within the past 72 hours. Personnel must call the Appointment Line at 855-227-6331 to make an appointment. Personnel seen at a civilian emergency room or urgent care must report or contact Flight Medicine the next duty day to provide documents.
Return-to-Fly
Return-to-fly (RTF) clearance is available by appointments please call the Appointment Line at 855-227-6331 to make your appointment.
Medically Necessary Surgery/Procedure
Active duty members requesting/receiving medically necessary surgery or procedure must notify Flight Medicine to ensure DNIF status is current.
Elective/Cosmetic Surgery
Active duty members must have facility coordination and Unit Commander approval prior to scheduling or receiving surgery. Elective surgery is defined as non-emergent surgery at the member’s expense performed by a civilian or military physician and is not covered by health insurance.
To begin coordination contact the
Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance Coordinator.
Annual Periodic Health Assessment/Flight Physical
Periodic Health Assessment Questionnaire (PHAQ)
must be completed prior to scheduling an appointment.
Mental Health Assessment
The MHA is virtual phone appointment that covers multiple mental health questions and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Flyers will have MHA completed as part of their PHA appointment.
For non-flyers, please call the Appointment Line at 855-227-6331 to make your appointment after you have completed your online Health Assessment.
Labs and Immunizations
If labs are required, please fast 12-14 hours prior to your appointment.
Audiograms
Please call 202-404-3604 to book your hearing exam, before your Annual Flight Physical.
Base and Operational Medicine Clinic (BOMC)
Base and Operational Medicine Clinic (BOMC) is responsible for the coordination of the:
- Separations History Physical Exam program
- Mental Health Assessment program
- Medical clearances for active air force personnel
- Airman Medical Readiness Optimization Board (AMRO Board, formerly called the DAWG)
- Medical Evaluation Board process
Medical Clearance
To initiate a medical clearance for retraining, PCS clearance, special duties, profiles, such as 469 or 422, security clearances and PME 422s, go to
https://asimsimr.health.mil/.
For Medical Clearance/SHPE/Medical Evaluation Board questions, please email
[email protected].
Mental Health Assessment
The MHA is a virtual phone appointment that covers multiple mental health questions and takes less than 10 minutes to complete.
- Periodic Health Assessment Questionnaire (PHAQ) must be completed prior to scheduling an MHA appointment.
- Access PHAQ at: https://asimsimr.health.mil/.