Air Force Active Duty

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Deployment Jobs

  • Ground Surgical Teams (GST)
  • Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT)
  • Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Team (TCCET)

Active Duty Locations with Emergency Department

Andrews AFB

  • Washington DC
  • Joint base with Navy and Air Force
  • Lower acuity ER/Urgent Care
  • Supports GST, CCATT, and TCCET

Bethesda-Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)

  • Bethesda, Maryland
  • Undergraduate military programs (Naval and Air Force Academy)
  • Medical, nursing, graduate schools

University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Birmingham, Alabama
  • Special Operations Assignment

Eglin AFB

  • Valparaiso, Florida
  • Supports GST, CCATT, and TCCET

Elmendorf AFB

  • Anchorage, Alaska
  • Joint DOD and VA patients

Hurlburt Field

  • Part of Eglin AFB
  • Mary Esther, Florida
  • Special Operations Assignment

Keesler AFB

  • Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Supports GST, CCATT, and TCCET

=Lakenheath AFB

  • Suffolk, England
  • Highly desired location
  • Difficult to be stationed here directly out of residency
  • Preference given to those with military experience
  • Supports GST

Langley AFB

  • Hampton, Virginia
  • Supports GST and TCCET, no CCATT

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

  • Landstuhl, Germany
  • Largest military hospital outside continental United States
  • Closest medical treatment facility for wounded soldiers from Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Highly desired location
  • Difficult to be stationed here directly out of residency
  • Preference given to those with military experience
  • Supports GST

Nellis AFB

  • Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Joint DOD and VA patients
  • Associated with University Medical Center (UMC)
  • Supports GST and TCCET, no CCATT

Osan Air Base

  • Pyeongtaek, South Korea
  • Overseeing family medicine physicians in Urgent Care setting
  • 1-year remote tour (no funding for spouse)
  • Sometimes can commit to 2 years and they may provide funding for spouse (case by case basis)
  • Typically if you commit to remote tour, you can get first pick at location for following assignment

San Antonio Uniformed Health Services Education Consortium (SAUSHEC)

  • San Antonio, Texas
  • Joint Army and Air Force base
  • Academic attending position (military residency)
  • Only Level I Trauma Center in the DOD
  • Burn Center
  • Highest acuity of all locations
  • Also do shifts at Lackland AFB in San Antonio (smaller, community-like ED)
  • Can moonlight after one year of being stationed at this location

Travis AFB

  • Vacaville, California
  • Joint DOD and VA patients
  • Second highest acuity of all locations
  • Can moonlight immediately

Wright-Patterson AFB

  • Dayton, Ohio
  • Associated with Wright State University and civilian residency program

Approved Fellowships

  • Toxicology
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Ultrasound
  • Critical Care