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Field exercise sharpens practical nursing students’ skills, readiness
May 13, 2025
Practical Nursing students rush to respond to a simulated mass casualty event during a field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio – Camp Bullis, Texas, April 25, 2025. The FTX, hosted by BAMC’s Department of Hospital Education and Training, was held at Camp Bullis’s Deployable Medical Systems Equipment Training site, which recreates genuine deployment conditions, complete with the exact equipment, layout, and operational constraints students will likely encounter in real-world missions. (DoD photo by Jason W. Edwards)
Around the Air Force: X-37B returns from space, new concierge cell aids pilots, True North+
March 21, 2025
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Air Force medical leadership discuss the future of AFMEDCOM in readiness tabletop exercise
July 25, 2024
Image of Airmen attending a meeting.
New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians
April 10, 2024
Image of Airmen speaking to a group of people.
During Operation AGILE Medic, communication is key
January 16, 2024
Airmen approach a UH-60 on Dec. 6, 2023, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, during Operation AGILE Medic. This joint force medical training exercise immerses medics in the seamless process of transporting patients from the Expeditionary Medical Support unit to the En Route Patient Staging System team, and onwards to Air Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Teams, and vice versa. The hands-on experience ensures medics gain a comprehensive understanding of communication protocols, the critical timing for patient preparation, and the intricacies of the entire process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)
Military health, readiness improved through collaboration with small business
October 17, 2023
Air Force initiated the Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning program (VIPER) and partnered with TayCo Brace to develop the XAB (eXternal Ankle Brace). This innovative brace offers better range of motion and comfort, reduces recovery time, and can be worn over combat boots or athletic shoes.
Transforming lives, one eye at a time: Local medical personnel take part in ophthalmology mission, Panamax Alpha 2023
September 11, 2023
Two Ophthalmologists and a medical technician stand around a patient who received cataract surgery at Regional Hospital Dr. Luis "Chicho" Fabrega in Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, July 17, 2023.
Air Force to restructure for improved readiness and health service support
August 11, 2023
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59th Medical Wing, VelocityTX partner to advance military research
July 11, 2023
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559th Trainee Health Squadron commander prepares next generation of medically ready warfighters
June 30, 2023
Lt. Col. Lena Williams Cox receives the 559 Trainee Health Squadron guidon flag which signifies their unit designation and branch/corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it.
TriService Nursing Research Program cultivates medical innovative solution through evidence-based practice, research
June 1, 2023
The TriService Nursing Research Program's annual Dissemination Course was held on April 4-6th, 2023, San Antonio, Texas. A room full of people sit while U.S. Army Executive Director Col. Young Yauger, PhD, CRNA, presents a power point slide to the attendees.
Breaking silence: Shattering the taboo of mental health
May 15, 2023
Airman holds up sign that reads, be kind to your mind.
New mental health care initiative improves access to care and readiness
May 8, 2023
A room plaque for the 341st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health flight is pictured inside the base clinic June 23, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base Mont.
New deployed medical training to expand medical skills, build multi-capable medics
May 1, 2023
Image of Airmen training.
From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds
February 7, 2023
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Army Medical Logistics Command focuses on medical readiness of National Guard, Army Reserve units
January 5, 2023
Attendees listen as subject-matter experts present courses of action to the council of colonels during a workshop on Medical Logistics in Campaigning and its impact on the National Guard and Reserve at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Dec. 1. MEDLOG in Campaigning is an effort aimed at streamlining medical materiel ordering and medical device maintenance while posturing the Army to be ready to transition quickly from peacetime at home station to an active operational environment.
Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training
October 27, 2022
Image of two Airmen treating a patient.
New medical profile system to enhance communication, readiness
July 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lashawn Dennis, 52nd Fighter Wing non-commissioned officer in charge of the wing professional development office, performs a physical therapy exercise in the medical clinic at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 14, 2022. Physical therapy allows Airmen to work through their injuries and provides tools for prevention in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chance Nardone)
Healthy weight: How diet, lifestyle and mental health impact your eating habits and fitness
July 13, 2022
Image of an Airman holding a cookie and broccoli.
Air Force Surgeon General briefs Senate on future of Air Force medicine
March 29, 2022
This is the official portrait of Lt. Gen. Robert Miller.