AF Medical Service 2013 award winners announced Published Feb. 5, 2014 By Capt Robert Smalley Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- The Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate recently announced the winners of the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. The competition included individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards. The winner, listed here, are a broad cross-section of every Air Force MAJCOM and medical career field. Their accomplishments include patient care in Afghanistan and other forward-deployed locations, world-class research and teaching, improvement of home station medical care, and outstanding oversight of the medical Personnel Reliability Program.