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AFRL calls for proposals to accelerate smart medical technology

WEBWearable bio-signal sensing for real-time cognitive, physical state monitoring and augmentation, and dermal, transdermal and subcutaneous sensing are just two of the smart medical technology fields that the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, seeks to accelerate in partnership with the Nano-Bio Materials Consortium, or NBMC, …

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New AFRL division brings S&T and medical research capability …

WEBWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A new division in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing was activated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here May 1. “The Warfighter Medical Optimization Division becomes one of five divisions in …

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DIMO marks 20 years of delivering international medical training

WEBJOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFRL) — The Defense Institute for Medical Operations, or DIMO, will mark 20 years of delivering medical courses supporting U.S. embassy and combatant command strategic objectives in October 2022. DIMO was created in 2002 when the Air Force Institute for Global Health merged with the Navy’s …

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Human Performance – Air Force Research Laboratory

WEBThe Air Force Research Laboratory’s Research Altitude Chambers (RAC), managed by the lab’s 711th Human Performance Wing, are a family of four computer-controlled altitude chambers where researchers can perform a variety of studies to ensure the durability of flight equipment as well as to determine the effects altitude has on the human body.

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AFRL, 59th Medical Wing launch space medical research group

WEBWith COSMIC, the 711 HPW is partnering with the 59th Medical Wing, the U.S. Air Force’s largest medical wing comprising six medical groups across San Antonio, Texas. “COSMIC represents a significant milestone in our collective efforts to establish defense space medical research capabilities,” said Maj. (Dr.) Craig Nowadly, an …

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AFRL partners with Kettering Health Network to enhance readiness

WEBBEAVERCREEK, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and Kettering Health Network finalized a training affiliation agreement July 15 to partner together in establishing a collaborative medical currency platform. The agreement focuses on advancing the readiness skills and competency of Air Force …

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New research study could lead to better flu virus protection for

WEBThe flu can kill as many as 52,000 people and can lead to hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations annually. If the project proves successful, it could one day lead to the development of a capsule that can boost the effectiveness of flu vaccines, according to a press release from GTRI. “The ultimate goal of where this could lead is …

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B.A.T.M.A.N. Program – Air Force Research Laboratory

WEBThe Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided kNowledge (B.A.T.M.A.N.) program works to eliminate these challenges. Our researches have created ways to reduce operator fatigue and workload in combat environments; increase mission effectiveness; reduce tactical decision-making time and errors in accessing and transmitting mission information; and

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EN ROUTE CARE TRAINING – Air Force Research Laboratory

WEBThe En Route Care Training Department in the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, trains medical personnel across the Department of Defense to transport and deliver care to warfighters all over the world. USAFSAM is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. While instructors …

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USAFSAM continues to train medical students while helping them …

WEBWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 2019 novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has demonstrated the capacity to spread globally. The Department of the Air Force is responding appropriately to protect the health of the force and maintain operational readiness.

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Popular AFRL invention supports joint military needs with mobile

WEBWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) — A mobile medical documentation tool developed by Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, researchers, has been selected as the joint integrated electronic health record for point-of-injury and en route care by the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems, or …

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USAFSAM provides deployment training to medics at Wright-Patt …

WEBWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Aeromedical evacuation instructors from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine provided an all-day deployment training on patient movement Aug. 12 to a team of 14 medics from the 88th Medical Group who currently work at the Wright-Patt Medical Center. The training …

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AF Operational Support Teams continue to show success, support …

WEBFALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Air Force’s Operational Support Team concept has shown its success since it stood up in 2019. Since then, teams have grown across the Department of the Air Force to improve operational readiness and overall Airman and Guardian availability.

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Wright-Patterson Medical Center, USAFSAM Epidemiology Lab …

WEBWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With the coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 pandemic posing a serious public health risk, new terms have become common in everyday conversations. New phrases such as “social distancing,” “flatten the curve,” “telework,” and others dominate discussions at work, on the news …

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AFRL physician researcher named Aerospace Medical Association …

WEBWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Aerospace Medical Association recently honored AFRL physician researcher Dr. (Brig Gen) James McEachen with the title of Fellow for his career-long accomplishments and professional dedication to aerospace medicine leadership, operations, education, and research.. McEachen is an …

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Space Force details Holistic Health Approach, Continuous Fitness

WEBARLINGTON, VA (AFNS) – The U.S. Space Force will begin implementing the Holistic Health Approach for uniformed Guardians May 2023, including a voluntary two-year Continuous Fitness Assessment study to assess and validate a new fitness concept using wearable devices for the service. The HHA Concept memo will outline the three …

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Air Force studies fatigue and sleep to enhance readiness

WEBFALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Air Force is studying sleep habits among Airmen to find ways to improve performance and ensure their readiness to support the mission. Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, are looking for ways to better equip …

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EPI LAB – EPIDEMIOLOGY REFERENCE LABORATORY

WEBAs the Air Force’s sole clinical reference laboratory, the Epi Lab was authorized by the Defense Health Agency to test samples from Department of Defense beneficiaries for COVID-19 in early March. The lab received test kits from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention shortly after. At the height of the initial outbreak in 2020, the lab

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