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Jan. 29, 2025
AF/SG updates medical shaving profile guidance: Improving education and aligning standards

The Department of Air Force updated a medical guidance memorandum, Jan. 24, 2025, to offer healthcare providers additional guidance when evaluating Airmen and Guardians for a Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) diagnosis.
March 26, 2020
The Air Force is protecting Airmen while protecting the nation

How do you stand “shoulder to shoulder” in a time of COVID-19? For the United States Air and Space Forces, and indeed the entire United States military, this is no small question. It is so pressing, in fact, that the Air Force’s medical staff, in collaboration with experts nationwide, have been
June 6, 2016
Air Force increases access to behavioral health care

Nearly half of people with a treatable behavioral health disorder do not seek help from behavioral health professionals, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, 80 percent of this population does visit a primary care manager at least once a year. The Air Force
June 2, 2016
AF continues to monitor Zika virus, infected mosquitoes could hit U.S. this summer

As the potential for infected mosquitoes to reach the U.S. rises, the Air Force continues to closely monitor the emergence of Zika virus infection to help inform and protect Airmen and their families. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all at-risk communities should prepare

AF/SG updates medical shaving profile guidance: Improving education and aligning standards