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April 17, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Jan. 30, 2020
Air Force Reserve supports repatriation efforts at March Air Reserve Base

A chartered aircraft carrying 210 U.S. citizen evacuees from Wuhan, China, arrived today at March Air Reserve Base, California, after refueling in Anchorage, Alaska, where passengers received two medical screenings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sept. 23, 2019
Air Force reduces barriers for pregnant aviators

Effective immediately, remotely piloted aircrew, missile operations duty crews and certain fully qualified pilots are authorized to perform their assigned duties during pregnancy without a medical waiver.
Dec. 20, 2018
New medical process gives reservists more time for training

Instead of spending hours completing their annual Periodic Health Assessments, reservists here were in and out in as little as 15 minutes during the December unit training assembly.
Nov. 20, 2018
SG increasing lethality at Wings

The Surgeon General’s Office of the Air Force Reserve Command here is revitalizing the medical waiver adjudication process from the top down. They recently tested a new process where wing commanders have the authority to allow members to continue serving, in a full or limited range, while his or her
June 22, 2017
PTSD treatment confronts the trauma behind the disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder is considered one of the “signature wounds” of the current conflicts in the Middle East. But many people may not know that there are highly effective treatments for this invisible wound being deployed at Air Force hospitals and clinics today.
Jan. 10, 2017
AF evolves policies to access more talent, maintain high standards

The Air Force announced new policies on dress and appearance with regard to tattoos, as well as changes to service medical accession policy Jan. 9.
April 10, 2016
AES earns outstanding squadron of the year award

The 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named the 2015 Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding AES Unit of the Year. More than a dozen units throughout AFRC were in consideration for the award, which eluded the squadron in years past.“To say that I’m
Dec. 27, 2015
Former Academy QB under center as deployed orthopedic doc

It’s 1999 and he steps onto the gridiron as a leader. It’s his team now. He is now the starting quarterback of the US Air Force Academy Falcons football team. With big shoes to left by a record-setting graduated, senior Cale Bonds is about to begin the final season of his college