Latest "Air Force Surgeon General" stories

Maj. Kristin Stanford, 15th Medical Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physical therapist and nutritional medicine, demonstrates a treatment on Tech. Sgt. Caleb Chandler, 15th OMRS physical therapy flight chief, for an injury at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 19, 2022. (Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper/Air Force)

Air Force efforts to reduce on-the-job, chronic injuries take root

One way the Air Force is tackling the problem is by dispatching “operational support teams” to units whose missions are particularly taxing.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 days ago

Air Force approves five-year medical beard waivers

Airmen with a medical condition that causes painful ingrown beard hairs and scarring, which commonly affects Black men, can ask for the longer waiver.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Service surgeons general voice concern about military health care reforms

During a hearing of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, top military medical officers warned of Defense Health Agency growing pains.

By Patricia Kime

3 years ago

The military needs a unified medical command, says lawmaker

At a conference for federal health providers, Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, proposes a new structure for the military health system.

By Patricia Kime

3 years ago

Air Force is rolling out medical teams to get troops ready to deploy again

The Air Force plans to first implement the new medical organization model to 43 military treatment facilities within the continental United States.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Embedded mental health providers making a difference for troops, officials say

Top medical officers praised the program at a Senate hearing.

By Karen Jowers

5 years ago

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