Air Force Medical Support Agency

Air Force Medical Support Agency
Active	1978–28 June 2019
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Administrative support for Air Force medical units
Decorations	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Insignia
Air Force Medical Support Agency emblem [a]

The Air Force Medical Support Agency was an agency that provided support to the Surgeon General of the United States Air Force in medical force management. It also provided operational support for medical capabilities used in global, homeland security and force health protection. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[3]

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 ^[4]

Inactivated on 28 June 2019 ^[3]

Assignments

• United States Air Force, 1 July 1978 – 28 June 2018 ^{[4] [3]}

Status

• Separate Operating Agency, 1 July 1978
• Field Operating Agency, 5 February 1991 – 28 June 2019 ^{[4] [3]}

Stations

• Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1 July 1978 ^[5]
• Arlington, Virginia, Unknown – 28 June 2019

References

Notes

Explanatory notes

1. Approved 13 August 1984.

Citations

1. No byline. "Air Force Medical Operations Agency". Air Force Medical Service. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
2. No byline (2011). "Field Operating Agencies" (PDF). Airman Magazine, The Book 2011. LV (3): 18. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
3. "Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency". Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
4. No byline. "Factsheet Air ForceMedical Support Agency". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
5. Mueller, p. 56

Bibliography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN   0-912799-53-6 . Retrieved 17 December 2016.