Unit 1 USAF Medical Service Mission and Organization

Question 1

The medical treatment facility (MTF) commander is responsible for

Answer 1

directing all medical programs for a base or wing

Question 2

The Surgeon General is responsible for

Answer 2

the head of the AFMS and is the medical staff advisor

Question 3

The Major command surgeon is responsible for

Answer 3

implementing the Surgeon
General’s programs and policies

Question 4

Approved flights within the Aerospace Medicine Squadron include Aerospace and
Operational Medicine, Public Health, Bioenvironmental Engineering,

Answer 4

Health Promotion, and Optometry

Question 5

Which flight within an aerospace medicine squadron manages health and wellness centers?

Answer 5

Health Promotion Flight

Question 6

Which Aerospace Medicine Flight is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and
recommending controls for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and physical occupational
and environmental threats?

Answer 6

Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight

Question 7

In PH, our mission statement is

Answer 7

preventing disease, disability, and premature death

Question 8

What are the two functional areas of Public Health?

Answer 8

Community Health Management and Force Health Management

Question 9

This function encompasses the preventive medicine, communicable disease, epidemiology, medical
entomology, food safety, and public health deployed/disaster relief programs

Answer 9

Community Health Management

Question 10

There are two areas in medical entomology that PH is concerned with

Answer 10

pest/vector biology
surveillance

Question 11

The study of how disease and injury occur in a population is known as

Answer 11

epidemiology

Question 12

Who monitors the medical aspects of the food safety program?

Answer 12

Public health officer (PHO)

Question 13

The food safety program includes what responsibilities

Answer 13

Food inspection
Food sanitation

Question 14

Who is responsible for providing worker education, fitting personal protection equipment such as ear plugs and ensuring the proper administration of the AF Occupational Health Program?

Answer 14

Public Health

Question 15

Which agency is responsible for the safety of the nation’s domestically produced and
imported foods?

Answer 15

Food and Drug Administration

Question 16

Which agency’s mission is to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our nation?

Answer 16

US Public Health Service (USPHS)

Question 17

Which agency is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States?

Answer 17

Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC)

Question 18

Which agency is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged?

Answer 18

US Department Of Agriculture (USDA)

Question 19

Public health uses Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards to

Answer 19

ensure a safe and healthful workplace for every man and woman in the United States

Question 20

Which agency produces new scientific knowledge and provides practical solutions vital to reducing risks of injury and death?

Answer 20

National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)

Question 21

Which agency is responsible for designing and enforcing programs that guarantee the continued safety and purity of our environment?

Answer 21

Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)

Question 22

Which inspection provides an independent assessment of the Wing’s resource management, leadership, process improvement efforts and ability to execute the mission?

Answer 22

Unit Effectiveness Inspection (UEI)

Question 23

Which inspection inspects the
management functions of different organizations, assessing the efficiency, effectiveness, economy,
and discipline of the organization, activities, or programs within that organization?

Answer 23

Management inspection

Question 24

Which inspection inspects Wing-wide and subordinate unit effectiveness, as well as assessing cross-unit programs as directed by the Wing
commander?

Answer 24

The Commander’s Inspection Program

Question 25

A means by which you can evaluate your work to see if you are performing to established standards

Answer 25

Self-inspection

Question 26

Which manning document contains positions authorized, grade/rank, occupational series, Air Force Specialty Code, and security access requirements?

Answer 26

Unit Manning Document (UMD)

Question 27

Which manning document describes personnel assigned to a unit and is commonly referred to as the alpha roster. It contains Privacy Act Information and is used by the AF Personnel Center (AFPC) to
make permanent change of station (PCS) decisions

Answer 27

Unit Personnel Management Roster (UPMR).