The US military has opened a new hospital at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, naming it the Craig Joint Theater Hospital after fallen Army medic SSgt. Heathe Craig, who was killed last year. Air Force Col. Bart Iddins, commander of Task Force Medical, said the new state-of-the-art facility “rivals any stateside hospital of equivalent size.” It has about 50 beds, including a four-bed trauma bay, three operating rooms, and modern dental clinic. Air Force journalist SSgt. Thomas Doscher also reports that the new facility is cleaner and more sterile.
Air Force Changes Rules for Pregnant Aircrew—Again
April 3, 2025
The Air Force is changing its policy for pregnant aircrew, generally reverting to rules set in 2019 that barred female aviators from flying during the first trimester—or from flying in aircraft with ejection seats at all—due to potential risks to the pilot and her unborn fetus.