July 7, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
July 7, 2020 Air Force surgeon general talks about COVID-19, innovation, leadership Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Air Force Surgeon General chief of medical operations, toured and learned about the Transport Isolation System aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, June 26.
July 6, 2020 NPC completes first operational patient movement The NPC is the latest isolated containment chamber developed to transport individuals with infectious diseases, like the novel coronavirus. This operation brings the total number of patients retrieved by the mobility Air Force using an isolation containment chamber to more than 100 across 18
July 1, 2020 Medical IMAs mobilized for historic COVID-19 response April 4th felt like a typical Saturday for Col. Ari Fisher, an Individual Mobilized Augmentee with the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency. After a busy week in his civilian job as a physician’s assistant at a gastroenterology clinic, Fisher was roused from a quick afternoon rest by his cell phone
June 22, 2020 Air Force provider burnout - pouring from an empty cup Air Force medics are on the front lines against COVID-19, and maintaining their mental well-being is critical to keeping them in the fight.Delivering medical care in a pandemic or other crisis creates new mental health challenges, and makes existing challenges more serious. Medics should be aware of
June 20, 2020 Joint Base Charleston Available Services (Updated 20 Jun 20) Due to a recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases across the state and in the Charleston area, Joint Base leadership is reassessing the availability of services on the installation. As a result, the installation Child and Youth Programs (CDCs and Youth Centers), AAFES Barber shop, Stylique Salon
June 18, 2020 AFRL machine learning and AI experts develop models for COVID-19 decision-making Experts in the Air Force Research Laboratory are applying explainable machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to develop thousands of models that could help federal, state and local decision-makers as they make re-opening decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 15, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
June 13, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
June 10, 2020 Special tactics wing, AFRL develop smartphone app to mitigate COVID-19 risk Medical and Preservation of the force and family team members of the 24th Special Operations Wing, headquartered at Hurlburt Field teamed up with the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a way to monitor special tactics operators’ health status during the pandemic straight from their