About Us
The 1st Special Operations Medical Group provides the highest quality medical care, community and workplace medical surveillance, and preventive medicine to over 15,000 beneficiaries. The medical group promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,000 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable to any location.
The 1st SOMDG is made up of three squadrons, the 1st Special Operations Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, 1st Special Operations Health Care Operational Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron.
Mission​: Commando Medics, Ready Reliable Care....Anytime, Anywhere!
Vision: Empowering a strong team of health care professionals to deliver resilient, adaptable, and high-quality care in an ever-changing environment.
Priorities:
- Full spectrum medical readiness
- Resiliency of Airmen
- Advance Trusted Care Principles
- Deliberate Development of Airmen
- Efficient Business Operations
Lineage: Established as 16th Medical Group on 15 Aug 1994. Activated on 1 Oct 1994. Redesignated 1st Special Operations Medical Group on 16 Nov 2006.
Emblem: The emblem of the 1st Special Operations Medical Group is that of the 1st Special Operations Wing with the group designation in the scroll. It is symbolic of the organization's history and mission. The blue background represents the sky and the United States Air Force. The 13 red and white stripes stand for the nation's original 13 colonies, the first American force to engage in war to defend freedom. The silver dagger is winged to indicate the 1st Special Operations Wing brings force through the air. A golden lamp of knowledge reflects the wing's civic action role and indicates that members of the 1st Special Operations Wing serve as teachers, as well as warriors, in helping our allies determine their own way of life and form of government.