Air Force Medical Support Agency
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The Air Force Medical Support Agency (AFMSA) provides comprehensive consultative support and policy development for the Air Force Surgeon General
in medical force management. It also provides operational support for ground and air expeditionary medical capabilities used in global, homeland security
and force health protection as well as all aspects of medical and dental services, aerospace medicine operations, and medical support functions. Additionally, the AFMSA executes policy and programs for modernizing medical capabilities to address critical challenges for operational and peacetime health care and for the joint warfighter through state-of-the-art technological solutions. The agency ensures strategic initiatives are fully supported through the Planning, Programming, Budget, Execution System and the execution of the budget to fully support global medical capability and national security strategies.
Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
The Surgeon General of the United States Air Force is the senior-most Medical Service officer in the U.S. Air Force. In recent times, this has been a Lieutenant General who serves as head of the United States Air Force Medical Service...
in medical force management. It also provides operational support for ground and air expeditionary medical capabilities used in global, homeland security
Homeland security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
and force health protection as well as all aspects of medical and dental services, aerospace medicine operations, and medical support functions. Additionally, the AFMSA executes policy and programs for modernizing medical capabilities to address critical challenges for operational and peacetime health care and for the joint warfighter through state-of-the-art technological solutions. The agency ensures strategic initiatives are fully supported through the Planning, Programming, Budget, Execution System and the execution of the budget to fully support global medical capability and national security strategies.