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  • Polish army and air force members observe U.S. Air Force Airmen conducting Negatively Pressured Conex Lite training

    Polish military observes NPCL training

    Members of the Polish army and air force visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to observe the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conduct Negatively Pressurized Conex Lite training July 27, 2021.
  • U.S. Army Capt. Jacqueline Tamayo, right, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center occupational therapy assistant chief, coaches Petty Officer 2nd Class Even Parker, Armed Forces Network Europe photographer, through hand strength exercises at LRMC, Germany, March 3, 2020. A patient would go to the occupational therapists at LRMC for issues including PTSD resulting from combat or sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, wrist fracture, tendon laceration, a broken finger, and memory or movement problems resulting from a stroke.

    Occupational therapist restores critical skills

    The occupational therapy office at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center does not look like a typical medical office. A row of exercise equipment occupies the brightly lit room along with a weight rack, a heated bin of what looks like sawdust, as well as various brightly colored instruments. There are tubs of putty and rolls of yellow, blue, green and red material; all the equipment in the office are tools for working on patients’ hands and arms.
  • Flu shots in KMC

    Flu vaccinations available in the KMC

    The 86th Medical Group, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and Kleber and Baumholder clinics are scheduled to host a series of flu vaccination events throughout the Kaiserslautern Military Community starting Oct. 9, 2018.Flu vaccines will be offered to service members, Department of Defense civilians, retirees and their family members. DoD
  • Participants of Thracian Summer 2018 attend a safety briefing before beginning operations in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 12, 2018. More than 10 units worked together to ensure the exercise kicked off successfully to build interoperability with the Bulgarian military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)

    Ramstein takes to the skies for Thracian Summer 18

    Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and about 60 Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrived at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 10 and 11, to kick-off Thracian Summer 2018.
  • Airmen assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services practice immobilizing and transporting a patient during an 86th CES CEF emergency responder training on Ramstein Air Base, June 25, 2018. The 86th CES CEF makes emergency responder training as realistic as possible by safely practicing on one another, thereby increasing readiness in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

    Firehouse goes the extra mile to save lives

  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Mayes, 86th Medical Squadron ophthalmology clinic noncommissioned officer in charge, inspects a patient’s eye at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, Nov. 16, 2017. The clinic offers ophthalmology eye disease management and eye surgeries to military members, dependents, retirees and qualified Department of Defense civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Savannah L. Waters)

    Bird’s-eye view: LRMC’s Ophthalmology Clinic

    U.S. Air Force medical squadrons around the world do their best to ensure that service members’ medical needs are taken care of, and it’s certainly no different for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Ophthalmology Clinic.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Arik Carlson, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation flight critical care air transport team (CCATT) nurse, explains the role of CCATT to Partnership Flight Symposium participants at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 17, 2018. The CCATT’s mission is to operate an intensive care unit in an aircraft during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

    Care in the air: Teams deliver patient care in challenging environments

    The back of an aircraft is a challenging place to deliver medical care. For Air Force medical crews, treating patients in the air is just part of the job.
  • The TRICARE Online Patient Portal Secure Messaging portal allows patients to communicate safely, securely and conveniently with their Air Force providers. Secure Messaging can be especially valuable for patients and providers at specialty clinics, to lower the barriers to communications and reduce the stress of getting care. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Secure Messaging makes communicating with your Air Force doctor simple

    In today’s connected world, we expect most communication to be convenient and instantaneous. Why should communicating with your health provider be any different? That is why the Air Force Medical Service offers a secure messaging platform for patients and families to communicate safely and quickly with their providers.
  • Elaine Davis, a registered dietician at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is preparing for a tele-medical nutrition therapy appointment with a patient at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Feb. 6, 2018. Using a video teleconference, patients have access to dieticians anywhere, and can get vital information in disease management and preventative care. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Nutrition care easily accessible via telehealth appointments

    The U.S. Air Force Medical Service is working to increase access to high level nutrition care using tele-medical nutrition therapy.
  • Chief Master Sgt. Chad Caden, the chief enlisted manager with the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, was able to go hiking in South Carolina in July 2017, nearly 7 months after receiving an amputation on his right leg. After years of pain, Caden was diagnosed with Osteonecrosis in his right foot, which caused a loss of blood flow to his foot and resulting in bone decay. Caden received his amputation on Dec. 27, 2016 to get rid of the pain, minimize the chance of the bone disease spreading, and increase his chance of returning to an active lifestyle. (Courtesy photo)

    “I wanted my life back” – An Airman’s recovery after a mysterious diagnosis

    A mysterious pain in Chief Master Sgt. Chad Caden’s right foot led to years of pain, uncertainty, and a life-changing decision that proved to be the best one he ever made. Caden’s recovery and return to active duty reinforces the Air Force Medical Service’s commitment to its Airmen and patient-centered care.
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