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Submit your Month of the Military Child story by April 15

Let’s celebrate Month of the Military Child by sharing your story. Your stories don’t have to be long, but don’t feel like it has to be short, either. Just tell us what’s on your mind.
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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2021

A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
A Marine shops for produce at the Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, Commissary. (DeCA photo: Keith Desbois)
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March savings: Sales promotions offer commissary customers extra discounts for frozen foods, nutritious meals, snacks

During March, commissary customers will see significant savings with sales promotions linked to National Nutrition Month, Frozen Food Month, NFL ProCamps, the college basketball playoffs, St. Patrick’s Day and more.
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Don't forget to pay your road taxes on Okinawa starting in April

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2021 Mobile Road Show for the road tax has been cancelled, according to base officials.
Army Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle (right), Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, speaks at a Pentagon press briefing in March 2020 (Photo by: Lisa Ferdinando, Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs)
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Top African American leaders in MHS share similar thoughts on service

They are from different places geographically and followed different paths to get to where they are, but Army Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg find themselves among the top leadership in the Military Health System.
The commissary at Fort Knox, Kentucky, offers a front area display for better access of what nutrition experts call “better for you” foods. The commissary recently earned a task force’s recognition for its efforts in increasing the quality of life of soldiers and their family members through better nutrition (Photo by: Eric Pilgrim, Fort Knox, Kentucky).
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Eating disorders hinder optimal health and TFF nutrition concept

"Making weight,” the informal term for the twice yearly military assessments of body mass index and other markers of physical fitness, can spur stress that leads to disordered eating patterns including severe calorie restrictions, bingeing and purging, and excessively exercising.
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Good oral care requires lifetime commitment

Good dental hygiene requires a lifetime commitment, and National Children's Dental Health Month, observed during February, highlights that dedication should begin before a child first picks up a toothbrush.
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Speakin’ Japanese: Be prepared

“Jishin kana?” = Is that an earthquake? (“jishin” = earthquake, “.. kana?” = is it..?)
Air Force Senior Airman James Fritz, 911th Airlift Wing public affairs specialist, performs a barbell bench press in the gym at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, on Jan. 25. Heart health experts recommend doing three sets of 12 repetitions each, increasing the weight in each set and taking 1 minute to rest between sets (Photo by: Joshua Seybert, 911th Airlift Wing).
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Proper diet, sleep, exercise, and joy key to heart health

A healthy heart is essential, particularly to service members facing high-stress jobs throughout their careers.
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Sun activity will cause AFN signal interruptions

Solar interference with the American Forces Network (AFN) satellite path will soon periodically cause the network’s TV signal to go dark, pixelate or freeze and the radio signal to drop out.
Photos by Yashira M. Rodriguez Sierra
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Tsubaki: A perfect bloom in an imperfect season

I remember the first time I saw Japan’s rose. Flipping through a book about flowers, I fell in love at first site with the camellia flower.
Today, 30 years after combat ended on Feb. 28, 1991, Desert Storm’s influence on the United States military, and especially the Air Force and Space Force, remain substantial and entrenched. The U.S. and its allies flew more than 116,000 combat air sorties and dropped 88,500 tons of bombs over a six-week period that preceded the ground campaign. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic)
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30 years later, Desert Storm remains a powerful influence on Air, Space Forces

Even before it began, before the first tactical decision and the first sortie flown, the 1991 conflict that would become known as Desert Storm acquired a notable profile.
WHITE BEACH, Japan (Feb. 20, 2021) Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa Command Master Chief Michael Fluent, background clears jungle growth obstructing a path to a family tomb onboard CFAO White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan Feb. 20, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum)
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Sailors and community members beat a trail through the jungle

The ongoing community relations project, “Jungle Attack,” maintains accessibility to Okinawan family tombs on White Beach.
Timothy Ames (right), superintendent of the Medical Lake School District in Washington State, gets his first COVID-19 vaccination at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, on Jan. 21. The partnership between the district and Fairchild AFB is vital to the support and education of the military children attending schools in the MLSD (Photo by: Airman Kiaundra Miller, 92nd Air Refueling Public Affairs Wing).
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Trained military personnel ready to help with COVID-19 vaccinations

The United States military stands ready to contribute its large-scale logistical and medical capabilities to support the government’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts.
Miranda Heilweil gets her blood drawn at Madigan Army Medical Center, Washington, one of five DOD sites where the STORM CHASER trial is studying the efficacy of an antibody product that could prevent COVID-19 in people who have been exposed to the virus within eight days. (U.S. Army photo by Janell Cain)
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DOD participates in new COVID-19 antibody combination prevention trial

While the Military Health System continues to support the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to counter the ongoing public health threat of the disease, it’s investing in other efforts to counter the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Michael Service, a family nurse practitioner at Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville, checks Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Upunda's heart in September 2020 (Photo by: Jacob Sippel, Naval Hospital Jacksonville).
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How do you mend a broken heart? It usually fixes itself

After Americans recently celebrated a COVID-19 version of Valentine’s Day, with its accompanying isolation, video dating, and physical distancing, it’s no wonder that the subject and the science of Broken Heart Syndrome is receiving renewed attention.