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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- When Air Force members receive
correspondence from the Department of the Air Force, and the first
paragraph reads, "By order of the Secretary of the Air Force", almost
anything is apt to follow.
In a recent case for the 7th Medical Group, the correspondence read,
"the following unit, the 7th Medical Support Squadron, will be inactivated
on or about July 22, 2022."
That brief sentence ended 28 years of the squadron's continuous service
to the Airmen and families at Dyess AFB. The inactivation is part of the
Defense Health Agency's efforts to streamline the delivery of healthcare
services throughout the Department of Defense. Activation and
inactivation are to be expected as the Air Force's mission changes to
meet the dynamic evolution of America's adversaries around the globe
and in space.
The 7th Medical Support Squadron functions will transfer to the 7th
Healthcare Operations Squadron, located at Dyess AFB. Six squadron
flights, Pharmacy, Diagnostics, Logistics, Tricare Operations Patient
Administration, Resource Management Office, and Information Systems,
will be transferred, to include 42 active-duty Airmen and several civilians
and contractors.
The flights' missions will not change, the transfer will eliminate no
positions, and only the squadron patch will change. The legacy of
service will continue but under a new squadron designation.
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 06.24.2022 18:46 |
| Story ID: | 423771 |
| Location: | ABILENE, TEXAS, US |
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