May 5, 2021 Nurse and Tech Week: Battle-tested and ready This time last year, as the world was trying to wrap its head around an unknown and unforgiving new enemy, Air Force nurses and medical technicians found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19.This week, the Air Force Medical Service recognizes the continued contribution, sacrifice and dedication
April 12, 2021 One arm at a time: 315th AMDS vaccinates Citizen Airmen during training weekend The Reserve wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., continued mass distribution of the FDA-emergency-use-approved COVID-19 Moderna vaccine to its airmen over the April unit training weekend. The 315th Airlift Wing’s distribution of the vaccine supports its continued efforts to stop the pandemic and
March 12, 2021 433rd AW starts COVID-19 vaccine distribution Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing received the COVID-19 vaccine here March 6.
March 9, 2021 413th ASTS administers COVID-19 vaccines The 413th Aeromedical Staging Squadron administered their first batch of coronavirus vaccines to members of Team Robins Saturday, March 6, during the squadron’s unit training assembly (UTA).Of the 100 doses they received from the 78th Medical Group, Robins’ host military treatment facility, the
Feb. 16, 2021 446th Airlift Wing begins COVID-19 vaccinations The 446th Aerospace Medicine and Aeromedical Staging squadrons administered the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine here on Feb. 6-7.First responders, healthcare providers and command staff assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing were prioritized in the wing’s first allotment, followed by
Feb. 9, 2021 YARS Airmen volunteer to receive first round of COVID-19 vaccinations Nearly 170 Reserve Citizen Airmen received the COVID-19 vaccine at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Feb. 6-7, 2021. Airmen are slated to receive their second doses of the vaccine during the March Unit Training Assembly.
Feb. 5, 2021 919 SOMDS begins COVID-19 vaccinations The 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron began vaccinating Citizen Air Commandos against COVID-19 on February 1, 2021, after receiving their first shipment of vaccines.
Jan. 28, 2021 DOD vaccinating personnel worldwide against COVID-19 A little more than a month after the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 12 and Dec. 17, respectively, vaccines have been increasingly and successfully distributed and administered to Department of Defense
Jan. 21, 2021 Pandemic calls; 36th AES answers with more deployments The 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron has been called upon once again to deploy personnel to multiple locations in support of the fight against COVID-19. In 2020, the squadron saw nine volunteers out the door to various locations, and now, six more Reserve Citizen Airmen are set to deploy in the
Jan. 12, 2021 Reserve, Active-duty units bring damaged T-38 back into service Reserve Citizen Airmen at the Air Force Reserve's 415th Flight Test Flight recently performed a post-overhaul functional check flight on a U.S. Air Force T-38A Talon assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This aircraft was involved in a landing mishap at nearby Newport News International