The Air Force Medical Support Agency was an agency that provided support to the
Surgeon General of the United States Air Force
The surgeon general of the Air Force and Space Force is the senior-most medical service officer in the United States Department of the Air Force and is the principal medical advisor for both the United States Air Force and United States Space Fo ...
in medical force management. It also provided operational support for medical capabilities used in global,
homeland security
Homeland security is an American national security term for "the national effort to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards where American interests, aspirations, and ways of life can thrive" to ...
and force health protection.
The agency was inactivated on 28 June 2019, and its functions were consolidated into the
Air Force Medical Operations Agency, which became the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency.
Lineage
* Established as the Air Force Medical Service Center and activated on 1 July 1978
* Redesignated Air Force Office of Medical Support on 1 July 1985
* Redesignated Air Force Medical Support Agency on 1 July 1992
: Inactivated on 28 June 2019
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Assignments
* United States Air Force, 1 July 1978 – 28 June 2018[
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Status
* Separate Operating Agency, 1 July 1978
* Field Operating Agency, 5 February 1991 – 28 June 2019[
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Stations
* Brooks Air Force Base
Brooks Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility located in San Antonio, Texas, southeast of Downtown San Antonio.
In 2002, Brooks Air Force Base was renamed Brooks City-Base when the property was conveyed to the Brooks Developm ...
, Texas, 1 July 1978[Mueller, p. 56]
* Arlington, Virginia
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, Unknown – 28 June 2019
References
Notes
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Bibliography
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See also
Medical Support Agency
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