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New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians
April 10, 2024
Image of Airmen speaking to a group of people.

DOD conducts first dual-patient ECMO C-17 transport
February 8, 2024
Medics from the 59th Medical Wing’s and Brooke Army Medical Center's Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Critical Care Air Transport Teams care for one of two patients from the University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas in a C-17 Globemaster III on the way to BAMC, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 24, 2023. This is the first air transport of dual-patients on ECMO simultaneously in the Department of Defense’s history. (Courtesy photo by the medical team)

Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
March 1, 2022
Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities

Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
February 25, 2022
Military medical team supports hospital in Oklahoma City

59th Medical Wing welcomes Air Force Nurse Corps chief as new commander
April 30, 2021
Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes relinquished command of the 59th Medical Wing to Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder during a change of command ceremony at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy auditorium here April 29, 2021.

59th MDW medics volunteer to administer COVID-19 vaccine
February 23, 2021
Since the arrival of the Pfizer vaccine to Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Dec. 14, 2020, more than 50 nurses and medical technicians have volunteered to administer the vaccine.

Service members support COVID-19 operations in California hospitals
July 28, 2020
Image of U.S. Air Force Capt. Ashley Ritchey instructing Staff Sgt. Ryan Sheldon of the California Army National Guard on proper application of medical personal protective gear.

Taking care of military medical frontline providers
June 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic can challenge the mental wellness of health workers and contribute to provider burnout. Air Force medics are cautioned to be alert for signs of numbness in themselves or colleagues, and make time for self-care and recharge.

More than 770 Air Force Reservists called up to provide medical support
April 23, 2020
Boarding the plane

Air Force Reserve mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response
April 6, 2020
Reservists load into a C-5 Super Galaxy Aircraft to help support COVID-19 relief efforts.

New AMEDD Museum exhibits bring history alive for visitors
January 17, 2020
This scene depicting a medic treating a wounded dispatch rider in a French town after the D-Day invasion in 1944 is one of two new diorama displays at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston