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AAFES to launch 12 Weeks of Savings for Holiday Shopping at Camp Foster

Military shoppers looking to get a head start on holiday shopping while avoiding crowds can turn to the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 12 Weeks of Savings.
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AAFES to launch 12 weeks of savings for holiday shopping at Kadena Air Base

Military shoppers looking to get a head start on holiday shopping while avoiding crowds can turn to the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s 12 Weeks of Savings.
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Exchange, Disney to host free online movies, activities for military children through December

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service and The Walt Disney Studios are helping military families at Kadena Air Base and U.S. military installations worldwide create magic moments at home with Operation Fun, a series of free online movie screenings and weekly virtual activities.
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Sound Off: What military spouses say about COVID-19

Recently, I decided to change my “lurker” status, and post something in a popular military spouse Facebook group to which I belong. In my first post to the group, I asked how military families had been affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
The joint HIE securely connects DoD, VA, U.S. Coast Guard, and hundreds of other select federal and private sector partners with patient health and benefit information data. Using the joint HIE, all health providers within the system -whether at a military medical treatment facility or in the TRICARE civilian network-can securely access beneficiary records and health information, including lab and radiology results. (Official Navy photo by Douglas Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs)
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JHIEs give providers better access to patient information

Before the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to spread across the globe, the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization program was in the process of coordinating with the Department of Defense and the Department Veterans Affairs to expand provider access to patient health records through the new joint health information exchange.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton
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Air Force, Marines perform joint FARP training

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron descends slowly toward a landing zone Aug. 27, 2020, at Torri Station, Japan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton
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18th CES maintains equipment

Airman 1st Class Jeffery Haws, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Steven Blakeley, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance journeyman, perform an attachment swap on a compact track loader Aug. 20, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton
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Team Kadena paticipates in diversity discussion

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joel L. Carey, 18th Wing commander, speaks to members of Team Kadena during a diversity discussion Sept. 2, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
1st Lt. Ralph Richard Hayes, 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, poses for a photo June 7, 1945, during World War II. Hayes and his crew of 10 men completed 35 missions during the war: 14 precision daylight, 11 low-altitude night fire raids and 10 night mining missions in Japanese and Korean waters. (Courtesy Photo)
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Remembering: A WWII vet’s story

Black and white photos portray a strong, smiling young man preparing for war, a beautiful snow-covered Mount Fuji with B-29 Superfortresses flying by and aerial photos exhibiting the remains of war-torn Hiroshima.
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USU & JTS lead global COVID-19 Grand Rounds

A 28-year-old was critically ill due to COVID-19. The patient seemed to improve at first, but within days, quickly developed a bacterial super-infection.
U.S. Air Force Col. Thang T. Doan, 18th Mission Support Group commander, passes the 718th Force Support Squadron guideon to Maj. Jama Stillwell, 718th FSS commander, during the 718th FSS activation ceremony at Kadena Air Base, July 16,th 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)
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Kadena Splits 18th FSS, activates 718th FSS

Kadena Air Base activated a new squadron, the 718th Force Support Squadron, during the 18th Force Support Squadron change of command at Kadena Air Base, July 16, 2019.
Landfill work continues at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, in December 2018, for a runway that will one day allow for the relocation of air operations from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. CARLOS VAZQUEZ/STARS AND STRIPES
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Okinawa sues Tokyo again to stop MCAS Futenma relocation project

The governor of Okinawa filed yet another legal challenge Wednesday to the ongoing construction in Henoko of an airfield to replace Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
Children place pinwheels on a fence at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., on April 11, 2019, during Child Abuse Prevention Month. DANIEL BROSAM/U.S. AIR FORCE
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Partisan fighting surrounds effort to stop VA from hiring child care workers charged with crimes

A Republican congressman introduced legislation Wednesday to prevent individuals charged with certain crimes from working at Department of Veterans Affairs child care centers – a measure that sparked controversy among members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, a typically bipartisan body.
Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks
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31st MEU weapons company conducts simulated TRAP mission during Talisman Sabre 2019

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, search for simulated casualties during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel mission in the Stanage Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 17, 2019.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Kelly
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12th Marine Regiment conducts grenade training

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct M67 fragmentation hand grenade training on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2019.
WASHINGTON (July 17, 2019) The logo for MyPCS Mobile. (U.S. Navy graphic/Released)
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Navy modernizing PCS Move Process

Continuing efforts to improve the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) experience for Sailors and their families, the Navy is launching the MyPCS Mobile app July 17.