News - Tag USAFSAM

Aug. 26, 2023
Missile Community Cancer Study continues to collect data from missile bases

AFGSC released the initial PCB survey results from Minot AFB, North Dakota, Thursday, completing the first round of sampling at its three missile bases. Also included in the survey were Malmstrom AFB, Montana, and F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming.
Aug. 1, 2023
C-STARS gains new equipment for infectious disease readiness training

An essential piece of equipment arrived at the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, in Omaha, Nebraska, June 24, 2023. The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, will be utilized in developing a new infectious disease air transport training course on procedures for
July 28, 2023
USAFSAM Visits MAFB to Continue Cancer Study

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and the 742nd Missile Squadron pose for a photo at a missile alert facility (MAF), near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023. The team assessed indoor air quality at each
July 20, 2023
USAFSAM continues Missile Community Cancer Study for 90 MW

U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine teams visited all of F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s missile alert facilities as part of the ongoing missile community cancer study at all three intercontinental ballistic missile wings in Air Force Global Strike Command, July 13, 2023. While there, the teams
June 28, 2023
Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education and training

Personnel from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students.
April 3, 2023
Aerospace medicine branch enhances Airmen psychological performance

The office of Aeromedical Operational and Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, offers aerospace and operational clinical consultation for units throughout the Air Force and has done so for over a decade. AOCP is a branch of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, part of the Air Force
Feb. 7, 2023
From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds

On January 2nd, when many football fans were watching the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, an Air Force surgeon, was on call at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center not knowing what she was about to face.
Oct. 31, 2022
AFRL celebrates unified science and technology enterprise

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recognized the 25th anniversary of one AFRL at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 28, 2022, with a celebration led by AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle and Chief Master Sgt. James “Bill” Fitch, AFRL command chief. The event honored the
Oct. 27, 2022
Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training

The Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program has become a dynamic training platform. Through tailored training and multidisciplinary opportunities, Air Force medics retain their currency and are ready for the fight.
May 9, 2022
Air Force medical professionals learn craft in AFRL simulators

The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to a total of eight aircraft simulators with various capabilities, which help prepare medical Airmen for aeromedical