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

4 months 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

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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