Articles

  • Secure Messaging makes communicating with your Air Force doctor simple

    In today’s connected world, we expect most communication to be convenient and instantaneous. Why should communicating with your health provider be any different? That is why the Air Force Medical Service offers a secure messaging platform for patients and families to communicate safely and quickly

  • New Air Force health mobile app available for patients

    The Air Force Medical Service has launched a new mobile app to connect Airmen and patients to news and information about the AFMS. The new app is a mobile version of the AFMS website, and lets users customize their experience based on the Air Force military treatment facility (MTF) they use. This

  • New annual Mental Health Assessment requirement begins July 31

    Starting July 31, 2017, Airmen undergoing their annual Periodic Health Assessment may notice something new. A Mental Health Assessment will now be part of every annual PHA, to help ensure that Airmen suffering from undiagnosed mental health issues are referred to the necessary care.Mental health

  • AFSOC first AF unit to hold fresh-dried plasma

    Bleeding out can take as little as 20 seconds. During combat operations these seconds can be crucial to saving a life and completing the mission.To keep troops ready to fight any time, any place, personnel with the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron now have more than 50 units of

  • HAWC hosts National Heart Month Event

    The Health and Wellness Center hosts an event to raise awareness of National Heart Health Month at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 22, 2017. The HAWC gave free blood pressure assessments, body mass index screenings, and tips for leading a heart-healthy life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class

  • Hurlburt’s pharmacy takes no breaks for National Pharmacist Day

    When an Air Commando, dependent or retiree gets sick here, a pharmacy team of 13 begin gathering the needed medications to aid in that patient’s recovery. Leading Hurlburt’s crew are four pharmacists.The nation observes National Pharmacist Day annually on Jan. 12, honoring the personnel who provide

  • 1 SODS keeps Air Commandos deployable

    Senior Airman Ceiera Taylor, a dental technician with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron, prepares to take x-rays of a patient at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Taylor takes x-rays for the dentist as part of an annual check-up for patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff

  • Special Operations flight surgeon earns second set of wings

    For Capt. Matt Stein, earning his pilot wings from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program was not the first time he donned a set of wings. Prior to arriving for Undergraduate Pilot Training at ENJJPT, Stein was a Special Operations Forces Medical Element flight surgeon for the 1st Special