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  • Photo of an Airman holding up a red blood plate used to grow bacteria

    Laboratory: heart of 20th MDG clinic

    Tucked away in a corner of the medical clinic, Airmen donned in white lab coats scrutinize data smaller than the human eye can see – information trapped in vials of blood, cups of urine, swabs of skin and containers of other substances not often mentioned in polite conversation.
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cheryl Lockhart, 20th Medical Group chief nurse, is the recipient of the 2018 Air Force Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award, Feb. 20, 2019.

    20th MDG Airmen named 2018's “best in the Air Force”

    Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force surgeon general, named two 20th Medical Group Airmen as the “best in the Air Force” for the 2018 Air Force Medical Service awards, Feb. 20. The AFMS awards program recognizes the top Air Force medics out of more than 24,000 Airmen across 76 military treatment facilities worldwide.
  • .S. Air Force Airmen participating in a Critical Care Air Transport Team training course offload patient mannequins from a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 Hercules at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, April 27, 2012. The Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron began providing C-130s to use as a CCATT training platform in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Dale Greer)

    Steady and ready: C-130 mainstay of medevac

    Since the Vietnam War, the C-130 Hercules has been a workhorse of aeromedical evacuation, and continues to serve as a reliable platform to move patients over long distances, allowing Airmen to provide critical care in the air, aid in disaster relief efforts, and bring warfighters home.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua Tyler, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron Institute for Defense Robotic Surgical Education program director, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and Maj. Scott Thallemer, InDoRSE program coordinator, pose for a photo inside the robotics surgery training room at the clinical research lab on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 13, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Kemberly Groue)

    Robotics key to medical Airmen recruitment, retention, readiness

    With surgical robots becoming the standard of care across many specialties, the Air Force Medical Service is keeping up with the latest advancements to provide the best patient care and maintain Airman readiness.

  • Air Force begins transition of hospitals, clinics to the Defense Health Agency

    The Defense Health Agency officially assumed administrative and management responsibilities of a handful of hospitals and clinics as part of the Military Health System reforms mandated by Congress. The transition of the facilities is part of a phased implementation plan developed by DHA and Services medical departments that begins on Oct. 1, 2018.
  • An Airman holds up his Trusted Care badge at the Defense Health Headquarters, Sep. 19, 2018. The Defense Health Agency will assume authority, direction and control of military treatment facilities. On Oct. 1, 2018, four Air Force medical facilities will begin this transition. The process completes Oct. 1, 2021, when all 76 Air Force medical facilities will be under DHA control. Throughout this transition, medical Airmen will still implement the Trusted Care principles and deliver safe, patient-centered care to the warfighter and their families. (U.S. Air force photo illustration by Josh Mahler)

    Trusted Care everywhere is not going anywhere

    As the Defense Health Agency assumes authority, direction and control of military treatment facilities, the Air Force Medical Service will remain steadfast on its Trusted Care journey towards higher reliability and Zero Harm.
  • The 20th Medical Group Family Advocacy Program at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., offers soon-to-be parents the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of caring for their babies with Baby Basics classes scheduled for every other month.

    Baby Basics prepares Team Shaw parents

    The 20th Medical Group Family Advocacy Program at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, offers soon-to-be parents the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of caring for their babies with Baby Basics classes scheduled for every other month.
  • Lt. Col. Elizabeth Erickson (first row, second from right), a U.S. Air Force physician, poses for a photo with Afghan women healthcare providers and Staff Sgt. Sarah Saelens when she worked on the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team. The PRT worked closely with local healthcare providers to improve the health and wellbeing of Afghan women. (Courtesy photo)

    Female physician builds partnerships through Global Health Engagements

    A career in the Air Force is often a truly global experience. For Lt. Col. Elizabeth Erickson, her experiences in military health outreach around the world allows her to build strong partnerships.
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