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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.
Okinawa Dragons' Jeffrey Botts, with football, returned three interceptions for touchdowns against Ryukyu University in the Dragons' 50-0 semifinal rout of the Stingray. JACQUELINE TAYLOR/SPECIAL TO STRIPES
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Hansen, Okinawa win to set up Torii Bowl showdown

Jeffrey Botts returned three interceptions for touchdowns, leading a defense that picked off eight passes and paced the Okinawa Dragons to a 50-0 rout of Ryukyu University on Sunday in the U.S. Forces Japan-American Football League semifinal.
Children gather eggs filled with candy during the 2019 Camp Courtney Easter Egg Hunt April 20, 2019. Members of the U.S. and local communities participated in the Easter egg hunt. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Karis Mattingly)
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Camp Courtney Easter Egg Hunt

Members of the U.S. and local communities participated in the 2019 Camp Courtney Easter Egg Hunt April 20.
U.S. service members and their families pose for a group photo with collected trash near Camp Fpterr, April 20, 2019. The trash was collected in support of the Earth Day perimeter clean up hosted by Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base, Camp Smedley D. Butler. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Savannah Mesimer)
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Military community keeps Marine Corps base installations clean on Earth Day

U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler conducted a perimeter clean up on April 19, 2019.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton
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Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton, 18th Wing Public Affairs

Fifteen members from the Australian Defence Force Academy recently spent time at Kadena Air Base, learning about the 18th Wing’s capabilities and visiting historical sites.
Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. SAMUEL MORSE/U.S. AIR FORCE
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Tokyo eyes nearby US air base for handling flights during Olympics

American forces say they’ll consider any detailed proposal for shared civilian use of a base in western Tokyo during the 2020 Olympics.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne (right) is escorted into Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms by hospital commanding officer, Navy Capt. Nadji Hariri, for a site visit on the launch of MHS GENESIS, the military's new electronic record-keeping system, April 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Dave Marks)
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New electronic health record integrates all aspects of care

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Two basic rules of life are: 1. Change is inevitable. 2. Everybody resists change. That’s according to business management guru, E. Edwards Deming.