“In a ceremony Friday at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, the Air Force Medical Service stood up a new field operating agency, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency.”
“Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger, incoming AFMRA commander, spoke at the ceremony, heralding a new era in Air Force Medicine.”
“We are in exciting and historic times as we engage in multiple lines of effort to transform our organization to support a more ready Air Force,” said Hogg. “Activating AFMRA streamlines our organization from a dual-focus on health benefit delivery and readiness, to one laser focused on readiness.”
“AFMRA increases the Air Force focus on operational medical readiness and supports the Air Force Secretary’s goal of a more ready fighting force. The organization will oversee medical readiness programs, expeditionary medical capabilities, and readiness-related Air Force mission support requirements. It will also assist the Surgeon General in developing the policies to support Air Force major commands and base-level unit missions…” Read the full announcement here.
Source: Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency – July 1, 2019. Air Force Medical Service.
