OPTIMAL CARE FOR THE SERIOUSLY ILL When Airmen or their families are suffering from severe medical conditions or injuries, it’s imperative they get comprehensive care. Responsible for executing complex, intensive nursing care, Critical Car...
KEEPING OUR FORCES HEALTHY Caring for the health of our Airmen also means helping preclude illness before it can affect our community. Public Health Officers apply public health, preventive medicine, and medical entomology knowledge, techn...
Helping tackle life's challenges Sometimes the stresses our Airmen and their families face may feel overwhelming or difficult to overcome. Concentrating on the social aspects of health, Clinical Social Workers help individuals improve the ...
THINKING FAST AND SAVING LIVES When there’s a medical crisis, providing swift and comprehensive care is critical to the patient’s survival. Working in some of the most stressful environments on bases all over the world, Air Force Emergency...
PREVENTING ENVIRONMENTAL HARM We go to extraordinary measures to protect our Airmen from environmental hazards and infractions. Applying engineering and scientific principles, Bioenvironmental Engineers identify and evaluate potential dang...
CARING FOR OUR AIRMEN Physicians in the Air Force use their expertise in a variety of ways. From planning and administering medical services to a range of patients to creating policies and programs to help bolster the branch’s healthcare s...
HELP RESTORING LOST SKILLS When Airmen or their families experience physical limitations, we do everything we can to help them regain their compromised functions. Working to help people with disabilities, injury or illness, Occupational Th...
protecting ears and hearing As one of our core senses, hearing can cause complex medical, physical, social and employment implications, especially for Airmen who are constantly exposed to noise that goes beyond what is safe for human ears....
KEEPING PIPES FLOWING The Air Force must maintain thousands of miles of fuel and water lines essential to our daily operations. It’s the job of Water and Fuel Systems Maintenance specialists to manage the plumbing, wastewater collection sy...
FORTIFYING OUR DEFENSES Missiles and rockets are critical components of our national defense strategy. Responsible for servicing and maintaining them, Missile and Space Systems Maintenance specialists ensure these assets are fully operatio...