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Safety Enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 Strategic Plan
April 1, 2024 — The Department of the Air Force Safety Strategic Plan defines the essential path to take DAF Safety from where we are to where we need to be and provide maximum value to all Airmen and Guardians. The Strategic Plan identifies six areas of focus for the safety enterprise to further evolve and modernize. These goals align with safety’s task to preserve readiness and increase combat power... MORE

Make your vision a year-round priority
February 17, 2023 — Vision and eye health are an important part of supporting an overall healthy lifestyle. Here’s an overview of vision coverage for active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, and their eligible family members... MORE

59th MDW Top Eye: Airman 1st Class Samantha Sim
February 7, 2023 — Airman 1st Class Samantha Sim, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron ophthalmic technician, was nominated to be the first Top Eye of October 2022 at the Ophthalmology clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. The Ophthalmology clinic started having Airman's Time on the first Friday of every month where they recognize one outstanding individual nominated as the Top Eye... MORE

Airman 1st Class Samantha Sim, 59th Surgical Operations Squadron ophthalmic technician, measures eye pressure of a patient at the Ophthalmology Clinic in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Jan. 19, 2023. The 59th SGC tests and treats to prevent vision loss, promote a better quality of life and support a worldwide qualified force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

Protecting your hearing, vision a personal readiness mission
June 28, 2022 — Hearing and vision are important to everyone, including active duty service members. They must be alert at all times to their surroundings and potential dangers... MORE

59th MDW: Intra-ocular injections help prevent blindness
June 29, 2021 — The 59th Surgical Operations Squadron Retina Clinic at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland performs intra-ocular procedures... MORE

Betadine kills germs and assists in preventing infection in the eyes prior to an intra-ocular procedure.

AETC commander outlines Strategic Action Plan focus area updates
November 4, 2020 — In announcing the updates to Air Education and Training Command’s Strategic Action Plan, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the commander of AETC and the force development commander for the Air Force, reaffirmed the First Command’s priorities, which remain fourfold: Advance force development, Enhance lethality and readiness, Transform learning, and Cultivate an environment of excellence... MORE

Final AETC strategic action plan Nov. 11, 2020

The eyes have it: seven tips for maintaining vision
February 26, 2019 — Eyes may be the window to the soul, as William Shakespeare reportedly said, but in the military, eyesight is essential to remain fit for duty... MORE

Spc. Brianne Coots, an eye specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to the 1984th U.S. Army Hospital, 9th Mission Support Command out of Honolulu, Hawaii, performs an eye exam during Tropic Care 2018 in Kea’au, Hawaii, June 24, 2018.

Weapon grade vision from laser precision
January 28, 2019 — Surgeons at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center's Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center performed the center’s 50,000th refractive surgery Jan. 15, 2019... MORE