Courtesy Story | Air Force Medical Service | 08.14.2024
While every command has a proud history and heritage, Air Force Global Strike Command’s legacy - and the medical professionals who have supported its mission - has been of special consequence to the defense of the United States....
Story by Jasmine Braswell | Air Combat Command | 08.09.2024
The U.S. Air Force Medical Service has implemented a strategic initiative designed to train all medical Airmen to provide foundational clinical support to wounded and injured personnel on the battlefield, MEDIC-X....
Courtesy Story | Air Force Medical Service | 08.01.2024
The U.S. Senate confirmed Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes as the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General July 31, 2024. In this position, he will also serve as the principal advisor on all health and medical matters for the Space Force....
Courtesy Story | Air Force Medical Service | 07.25.2024
The Air Force District of Washington was originally established as Bolling Field Command in December 1946 by the Headquarters Army Air Forces to serve as the single manager for assets in and around the nation’s capital....
Story by Maristela Romero | Air Force Medical Service | 07.09.2024
Air Force medical leaders hosted a tabletop exercise to identify command authorities and design an efficient chain of communication within the Air Force Medical Command, or AFMEDCOM, to support the status of readiness for medical Airmen and the tasking process to deploy them....
Story by Kira Baldau | Air Force Medical Service | 07.03.2024
Lt. Gen. Robert Miller retired from his role as U.S. Air Force Surgeon General in a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., on June 14. Miller served as the 24th Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force for three years....
Story by Maristela Romero | Air Force Medical Service | 07.01.2024
On July 1st, the Air Force Medical Service celebrates its 75th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its long history of providing medical support to the Department of the Air Force....
Courtesy Story | Air Force Medical Service | 06.14.2024
Chief Master Sgt. James Woods officially assumed the role as the U.S. Air Force’s Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force during the Air Force Medical Service’s inaugural change of responsibility ceremony for a senior enlisted leader on June 10, 2024, at the Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia....