Photo by Kevin Sommer Giron | National Museum of Health and Medicine | 09.18.2025
Model of a U.S. Air Force Project MX-981 Abrupt Deceleration Vehicle. The sleds were developed for the U.S. Air Force by Northrop Aircraft Inc. in the 1950s. The sleds were powered by jet-assisted takeoff rockets that propelled objects, animals, and human volunteers at speeds over 600 mph, followed by an abrupt stop to simulate airplane crashes. The model was made in 1954 to showcase the......
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 03.18.2025
Maj. Kristina M. Coughlin poses in a C-17 training airframe March 19, 2025, at the United States School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Coughlin is the recipient of the 2024 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards - USAF Nursing Educator of the Year. "My nursing journey in the Air Force has taken me on a path I could never have imagined,” Coughlin......
Photo by Richard A Eldridge | Air Force Research Laboratory | 03.18.2025
Maj. Kristina M. Coughlin poses for a photo March 19, 2025, at the United States School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Coughlin is the recipient of the 2024 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards - USAF Nursing Educator of the Year. "My nursing journey in the Air Force has taken me on a path I could never have imagined,” Coughlin reflected on her......
Photo by Kevin D Schmidt | Air Force Research Laboratory | 02.20.2025
U.S. Airmen from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomy Capability Team (ACT3) and U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), and the 137th Air National Guard test a new military medical logistics prototype in a C-17 training flight at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, February 20, 2025. As part of the Heroes Home project proposed by Col. Derek Sorensen of USAFSAM,......
Photo by Kenneth M McNulty | Air Force Research Laboratory | 01.29.2025
The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine hosted a small celebration in honor of its 107th Birthday, including slides on its history, culture and mock-ups of prior aeromedical practices. This captures the moment students and faculty alike take part in a paper airplane competition....
Photo by Kenneth M McNulty | Air Force Research Laboratory | 01.29.2025
The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine hosted a small celebration in honor of its 107th Birthday, including slides on its history, culture and mock-ups of prior aeromedical practices....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Micah Coate | 452nd Air Mobility Wing | 10.19.2024
Col. Jessica D. Arcilla, 452nd Aeromedical Squadron commander at March Air Reserve Base, California, is promoted to the rank of colonel and assumes command of the 452 AMDS on October 19, 2024 at March. (Courtesy Photo)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Micah Coate | 452nd Air Mobility Wing | 10.19.2024
Col. Jessica D. Arcilla, 452nd Aeromedical Squadron commander at March Air Reserve Base, California, is promoted to the rank of colonel and assumes command of the 452 AMDS on October 19, 2024 at March. (Courtesy Photo)...
