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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.
Official U.S. Navy file photo of hiring event for service members, veterans and military spouses.
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Service Secretaries tackle employment challenges for overseas spouses

All three military service secretaries signed a memorandum today to jointly explore how military spouses can find employment and sustain careers at overseas bases.
Joseph Schweitzer and a friend take to the slopes at Stevens Pass, Washington, in early March 2019. The former Army combat engineer received more than a decade of care to address hearing loss and a condition called otosclerosis, a plaque-like buildup around the ear drum and hearing bones in the ear. He is now able to hear normally out of one ear, and can go without hearing devices if he chooses. (Courtesy photo)
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A Soldier’s fight to regain the gift of hearing

He grew up surrounded by the Greatest Generation, those who had served in World War II, which fueled his desire to become a Soldier. His dream was realized in 1983, when he was commissioned from the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael Williams, the senior enlisted Marine in mortuary affairs, poses at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, May 8, 2019. CARLOS M. VAZQUEZ II/STARS AND STRIPES
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‘No harder duty, no greater honor’: Marines take care of their own from battlefield to resting place

Master Gunnery Sgt. Michael Williams, a 25-year reservist, is the most senior enlisted Marine in his occupational field, mortuary affairs.
Diver in rec bay: Photos by Corinne Klein
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Yokosuka spouse dives deep for adventure

If you live or work on Yokosuka Naval Base, you most likely look out over Tokyo Bay at some point during your day. Have you ever peered down into that green, murky water and thought about what lies below the surface?
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Stars and Stripes Pacific 74th anniversary promotion on Facebook!

May 14th is Stars and Stripes Pacific’s 74th Birthday! Join us in celebrating the anniversary by liking this post!
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Lucas Vega
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MCIPAC Marines break bread at Bravo Company Mess Night

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nicole Freiburg, acting deputy provost marshal, provost marshal office, Marine Corps Installations Pacific – Camp Smedley D. Butler, prepares to taste the beef provided at the Bravo Company Mess Night, May 9, 2019 at the Butler Officer’s Club, Okinawa, Japan.