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People from the 932nd Aeromedical Staging
Squadron offload a simulated patient from a US Airways 767 at
Scott AFB, Ill., during the Civil Reserve Air Fleet training
mission in January. (Courtesy photo)
CRAF
exercise includes stops at six bases across the United States
"Nursing is fighting its own
war on the home front ..."
--
Brig. Gen. Barbara Brannon, the Air Force's assistant surgeon
general for nursing services.
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| In the News |
| Air
Force combats nursing shortage A
shortage of registered nurses across the United States -- including
the Air Force -- is considered a major problem or a crisis by more
than 65 percent of Americans, according to a national poll recently
released by Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.
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Air
Force issues new suicide prevention tools The Air Force surgeon general has issued two new tools for service-wide use in the Air Force's community-based efforts to heighten awareness and stem incidents of suicide. |
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