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Three ongoing lung cancer research projects with the Uniformed Services University’s The American Genome Center will look at the genetics of lung cancer prevention and treatment. (Photo by Akea Brown)
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Military medicine forging pathways to treat and prevent lung cancer

The treatment landscape for lung cancer has changed dramatically in the six years since Navy Lt. Cmdr. (Dr.) Karen Zeman began her lung cancer training.
Airmen grieve following a memorial service for a fellow airmen. (Photo by Tech Sgt. Teri Eicher, 134th Air Refueling Wing.)
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PREVENTS aimed at reducing Service Member and Veteran suicide

In our nation, suicide has increased by 33% over the last 25 years across all demographics.
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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.
Kadena Air Base is home to the 18th Wing in Okinawa, Japan. CARLOS VAZQUEZ/STARS AND STRIPES
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Another Kadena-based airman found dead inside home on Okinawa

An airman assigned to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base was found dead Monday in his residence outside the installation in Japan’s southern island prefecture.
Dr. Gregory Johnson (right), Tripler Concussion Clinic medical director, has Army Spc. Andrew Karamatic, Department of Medicine combat medic, follow his finger with his eyes during a neurologic exam at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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New clinical recommendations on cognitive rehabilitation for TBI released

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, the Defense Health Agency’s traumatic brain injury center of excellence, recently released the “Cognitive Rehabilitation for Service Members and Veterans Following Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Recommendations.”
A visitor prays in front of the Cornerstone of Peace monuments at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park during the Irei no Hi ceremony, Sunday, June 23, 2019. CARLOS VAZQUEZ/STARS AND STRIPES
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Dignitaries, families, protesters gather to commemorate Battle of Okinawa’s 74th anniversary

Despite the heavy rain Sunday morning, thousands of visitors, including Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, U.S. and Japan government and military officials and family members of the deceased marked 74 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa.
U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Brigitte N. Brantley
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PACANGEL 19-1 physicians use portable technology

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jordan Lee, a physician from the 18th Medical Operations Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, inspects a patient using a portable ultrasound June 23, 2019, at Kodomtola High School in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh, during Pacific Angel 19-1.
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Speakin’ Japanese: Visiting Little Okinawa in Tsurumi, Yokohama

Here’s some phrases that will be helpful when you visit Tsurumi.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Zachary Larsen
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Okinawa Marines gather to pay respects to a Marine memorial

U.S. Marines pose for a photo during an annual memorial service June 23 at Hama Park, Okinawa, Japan.