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AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing welcomes 39th USAFSAM commander

United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, Commander Col. (Dr.) Richard O. Speakman stands for a family photo with his spouse and four children shortly after assuming official command of USAFSAM at a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 2, 2024. In his first remarks as USAFSAM’s newest commander, Speakman thanked his family for their support, service and patriotism. “There is a cost to service,” Speakman said, addressing his family, “and I don't forget that, together, we serve as Team Speakman.” (U.S. Air Force photo / Rick Eldridge)

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New research study could lead to better flu virus protection for warfighters, public

Richard Agans, senior research biologist at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, holds an E. coli culture in the microbiology lab Oct. 6, 2023. USAFSAM is collaborating with Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute on a new research project to develop modified strains of probiotic bacteria to help fight against influenza. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jeremy Dunn)

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New research study could lead to better flu virus protection for warfighters, public

Richard Agans, senior research biologist at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, studies samples in the microbiology lab Nov. 29, 2023. USAFSAM is collaborating with Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute on a new research project to develop modified strains of probiotic bacteria to help fight against influenza. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matt Roberts)

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New research study could lead to better flu virus protection for warfighters, public

Richard Agans, senior research biologist at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, studies samples in the microbiology lab Nov. 29, 2023. USAFSAM is collaborating with Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute on a new research project to develop modified strains of probiotic bacteria to help fight against influenza. (U.S. Air Force photo / Matt Roberts)

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C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, arrives at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska June 24, 2023. The NPC will be used in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for current and future outbreaks of highly infectious disease (U.S. Air Force photo / Dr. Chris Kratochvil).

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C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, arrives at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska June 24, 2023. The NPC will be used in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for current and future outbreaks of highly infectious disease (U.S. Air Force photo / Dr. Chris Kratochvil)

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C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

Interior of the Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska June 24, 2023. The NPC will be used in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for current and future outbreaks of highly infectious disease (U.S. Air Force photo / Dr. Chris Kratochvil).

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Aerospace medicine branch enhances Airmen psychological performance

From left: Aeromedical and Operational Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, branch members Dr. Ivan Colin-Rivera, Lt. Col. Kristen Galloway, Dr. Rachael Martinez, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thompson and Somtirtha Bag at a team event in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, High Bay at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 17, 2023. AOCP consults with units across the Air Force to provide evidence-based psychological support for members. AOCP is a branch of USAFSAM, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. USAFSAM’s High Bay has multiple aircraft bodies that allow personnel to train for aeromedical evacuation without taking flight. (U.S. Air Force photo / Jeremy Ward)

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AE simulators for medical training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRL), Ohio – An aircraft simulator in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, building displays a hospital inside an aircraft, ready to use by medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation missions. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature changes, allowing the school to run realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AE simulators for medical training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRL), Ohio – Aircraft simulators in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, building sit empty, ready to be turned into a hospital by medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation missions. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature changes, allowing the school to run realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AE simulators for medical training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE (AFRL), Ohio – Three simulators in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, building help prepare medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation missions. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature changes, allowing the school to run realistic training. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL leaders, Kettering Health network celebrate new Enlisted Critical Care Training Center at Soin Medical Center

Master Sgt. Amanda Orvis, right, superintendent, Enlisted Critical Care Course (EECC), U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine; and Maj. Kyle Perry, center, chief of enlisted critical care division, USAFSAM, give officials, including Col. Tory Woodard, left-center, commander, USAFSAM, a tour of the new training space during the official opening of the EECC at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center, which allows the Air Force to received training as critical care technicians and also give back to the community. There are 10 courses in a year with 10 technicians each, and the four-week course provides didactics, lectures, simulations and real-patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL leaders, Kettering Health network celebrate new Enlisted Critical Care Training Center at Soin Medical Center

Col. Tory Woodard, center, commander, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, helps to reveal the new sign distinguishing the official opening of the Enlisted Critical Care Course (EECC) at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center, which allows the Air Force to received training as critical care technicians and also give back to the community. There are 10 courses in a year with 10 technicians each, and the four-week course provides didactics, lectures, simulations and real-patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL leaders, Kettering Health network celebrate new Enlisted Critical Care Training Center at Soin Medical Center

Col. Tory Woodard, center, commander, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, makes a speech during the official opening of the Enlisted Critical Care Course (EECC) at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center, which allows the Air Force to received training as critical care technicians and also give back to the community. There are 10 courses in a year with 10 technicians each, and the four-week course provides didactics, lectures, simulations and real-patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL establishes one-stop shop for partnerships

Col. Tory Woodard, center, commander, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, talks to Erik Christensen, right, director of business operations and military affairs, Soin Medical Center; and Daniel Tryon, president of Soin Medical Center and Kettering Health Greene Memorial, during the official opening of the Enlisted Critical Care Course at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL. AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center. AFRL stood up a new Strategic Partnering Directorate, or AFRL/SP, to better achieve the Department of the Air Force’s mission and vision of collaborative science and technology partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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AFRL leaders, Kettering Health network celebrate new Enlisted Critical Care Training Center at Soin Medical Center

Master Sgt. Amanda Orvis, left, superintendent, Enlisted Critical Care Course (EECC), U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine; and Maj. Kyle Perry, chief of enlisted critical care division, USAFSAM, listen to speeches during the official opening of the EECC at the Soin Medical Center April 13, 2022, in Beavercreek, Ohio. USAFSAM is one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). AFRL and Kettering Health Network partnered together to open this site. The site is one of six external USAFSAM sites, but this one is the first-ever of its kind. Partnering with the Kettering Health Network to create a training wing at Soin Medical Center allows the Air Force to received training as critical care technicians and also give back to the community. There are 10 courses in a year with 10 technicians each, and the four-week course provides didactics, lectures, simulations and real-patient care. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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TAW prototype before photo

A field-type operating room depicts what it is like to work on a Ground Surgical Team (GST), with the manikin up off the ground and the GST’s equipment on the ground. In an effort to make the field environment more efficient for providers, Maj. Thomas Heering, an austere anesthesia cadre for the GST, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, submitted the tactical anesthesia workstation (TAW), idea to Spark Tank in 2021, and the idea moved forward with a team of engineers in the rapid prototyping cell (RPC). The RPC team developed the three prototypes for testing beginning in January 2022, and have since narrowed it down to one overall TAW winner. The team with push the recommended winner to the GST pilot group for further deliberation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Thomas Heering)

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TAW prototype A

Maj. Adam Faltersack, an anesthesia element chief, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, uses prototype A of the tactical anesthesia workstation, or TAW, April 8, 2022, during a Ground Surgical Team, or GST, training course at U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Maj. Thomas Heering, an austere anesthesia cadre for the GST, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, submitted the TAW idea to Spark Tank in 2021, and the idea moved forward with a team of engineers in the rapid prototyping cell, or RPC. The RPC team developed the three prototypes for testing beginning in January 2022, and have since narrowed it down to one winning prototype. The team will push the recommended prototype to the GST pilot group for further deliberation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Aleah Castrjon)

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TAW prototype A

Maj. Thomas Heering, left, an austere anesthesia cadre for the GST, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, helps Maj. Adam Faltersack, an anesthesia element chief, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, set up prototype A of the tactical anesthesia workstation (TAW), for the first time April 8, 2022, during a Ground Surgical Team (GST), training course at U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Heering submitted the TAW idea to Spark Tank in 2021, and the idea moved forward with a team of engineers in the rapid prototyping cell (RPC). The RPC team developed the three prototypes for testing beginning in January 2022, and have since narrowed it down to one winning prototype. The team with push the recommended prototype to the GST pilot group for further deliberation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Aleah Castrejon)

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USAFSAM course concludes with successful radiation assessment field exercise

Master Sgt. Mark Olsen, NCOIC for the survey team, overlays radiation measurements for hazard area monitoring during a field exercise in March 2022 at the Warfighter Training Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This exercise is part of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team basic course at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

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