United States Air Force Medical Service
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The United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) consists of the five distinct medical corps of the Air Force and enlisted medical technicians. The AFMS was created in 1949 after the newly independent Air Force's first Surgeon General, Maj. General Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), convinced the United States Army and President Harry S. Truman that the Air Force needed its own medical service.
In the summer of 1949, Air Force General Order No. 35 established a medical service with the following officer personnel components: Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Medical Service Corps, Air Force Nurse Corps, and Women's Medical Specialist Corps.
The AFMS is led by The Surgeon General of the Air Force, who holds the rank of
The current
Medical branches
Biomedical Sciences Corps
Established in 1965 from the defunct Women's Medical Specialist Corps and components of the Medical Service Corps, the Biomedical Sciences Corps (BSC) consists entirely of commissioned officers. This is the most diversified of the Medical Corps, consisting of members in
Dental Corps
Dental laboratory technicians receive an extensive specialized extended training at the US Air Force School Of Health Care Science. Graduates continue upgraded technical training throughout their career. Advanced courses include the production and technical understanding of complex dental and maxillofacial prosthetics. The Dental Corps consists of commissioned officers holding the
Medical Corps
The Medical Corps consists entirely of commissioned Air Force
Physicians can enter service into the Air Force through several different paths. Cadets at the US Air Force Academy can compete for selection to medical school at the
The Air Force also recruits fully trained and practicing physicians to enter active duty. Their rank at entry is based on their experience.
Medical Service Corps
The Medical Service Corps (MSC) consists entirely of commissioned officers. Members are required to hold a bachelor's or master's degree in Healthcare, Management, Economics, Finance, Operations Research,
Nurse Corps
The Nurse Corps consists entirely of commissioned officers. New members of the Air Force Nurse Corps are required to hold at minimum a
Enlisted Medics
Air Force Enlisted Medical personnel perform in over twenty different medical fields including medical administration, mental health, dental care, optometry, physical therapy, aeromedical evacuation, medical logistics, laboratory sciences, surgical care, emergency care, radiology, pharmacy, etc. but the generic medic in the Air Force, equivalent to a
Badges
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Medical Corps Badge
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Enlisted Medical Badge
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Biomedical Science Corps Badge
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Nurse Corps Badge
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Dental Corps Badge
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Medical Service Corps Badge
Units
- AFMS Eurasia
- 423rd Medical Squadron, RAF Alconbury
- 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base
- 422nd Medical Squadron, RAF Croughton
- 39th Medical Group, Incirlik Air Base
- 48th Medical Group, RAF Lakenheath
- 86th Medical Group, Ramstein Air Base
- 52nd Medical Group, Spangdahlem Air Base
- AFMS North
- 11th Medical Group, Joint Base Andrews
- 11th Medical Squadron, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
- 436th Medical Group, Dover Air Force Base
- 66th Medical Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base
- 633rd Medical Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
- 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
- 43rd Medical Squadron, Pope Field
- 375th Medical Group, Scott Air Force Base
- 4th Medical Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
- 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- AFMS Pacific
- 36th Medical Group, Anderson Air Force Base
- 18th Medical Group, Kadena Air Base
- 8th Medical Group, Kunsan Air Base
- 35th Medical Group, Misawa Air Base
- 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base
- 374th Medical Group, Yokota Air Base
- AFMS South
- 97th Medical Group, Altus Air Force Base
- 2nd Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base
- 628th Medical Group, Joint Base Charleston
- 14th Medical Group, Columbus Air Force Base
- 7th Medical Group, Dyess Air Force Base
- 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base
- 17th Medical Group, Goodfellow Air Force Base
- 1st Medical Group, Hurlburt Field
- 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base
- 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
- 47th Medical Group, Laughlin Air Force Base
- 19th Medical Group, Little Rock Air Force Base
- 6th Medical Group, MacDill Air Force Base
- 42nd Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force Base
- 23rd Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base
- 45th Medical Group, Patrick Air Force Base
- 59th Medical Group, Randolph Air Force Base
- 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force Base
- 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air Force Base
- 82nd Medical Group, Sheppard Air Force Base
- 72nd Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base
- 325th Medical Group, Tyndall Air Force BASE
- 71st Medical Group, Vance Air Force Base
- AFMS West
- 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base
- 460th Medical Group, Buckley Space Force Base
- 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base
- 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
- 412th Medical Group, Edwards Air Force Base
- 354 Medical Group, Eielson Air Force Base
- 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
- 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base
- 92nd Medical Group, Fairchild Air Force Base
- 90th Medical Group, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
- 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base
- 15th Medical Group, Joint Base Peral Harbor-Hickam
- 75th Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base
- 49th Medical Group, Holloman Air Force Base
- 377th Medical Group, Kirtland Air Force Base
- 62nd Medical Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- 61st Medical Squadron, Los Angeles Air Force Base
- 56th Medical Group, Luke Air Force Base
- 61st Medical Squadron, Fort MacArthur
- 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base
- 22nd Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base
- 5th Medical Group, Minot Air Force Base
- 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base
- 99th Medical Group, Nellis Air Force Base
- 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base
- 21st Medical Group, Peterson Air Force Base
- 21st Medical Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base
- 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base
- 10th Medical Group, USAF Academy
- 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base
- 509th Medical Group, Whiteman Air Force Base
See also
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References
- ^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL (DR.) SHARON R. BANNISTER > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". www.af.mil. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020.
- ^ Melissa Rank
- ^ Kimberly Siniscalchi