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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.
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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific

The holidays are behind us and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
 
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Surfside Ballroom hosts Adam DeVine aboard Camp Kinser

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan - Adam Ray opens for Adam DeVine’s comedy show Feb. 10 at the Surfside Ballroom aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Audience members enjoyed a night of laughter and drinks at the free comedy show. Ray is an actor and writer known for his roles in “The Heat,” “Red 2” and “Spy.”
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Cobra Gold 18: An ice cream break during construction project in Chachoengsao

The service members at Engineering Civil Actions Projects Site 4 of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 are currently working together on a three-classroom building for the Thung Song Honsa School in the Chachoengsao province of Thailand as part of the Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA) portion of the exercise.
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Civil rights pioneer proved her mettle in World War II

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Millie Dunn Veasey, now 100 years old, said her life changed in ways she never could have imagined when she joined the Army.

That an African-American woman enlisted during World War II was the most unlikely of events, she said, recounting her childhood leading up to that moment.
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Kadena Shoguns Women’s Dragon Boat Team making waves

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Kadena Shoguns Women’s Dragon Boat team practice at the Fairchild Pool Feb. 7, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Kadena Shoguns Women’s Dragon Boat Team is defending their Best U.S. Women’s Dragon Boat Team title against both the Army and Navy women’s dragon boat teams.
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Valentine's Day, the Army way: For these Soldiers, love is the greatest weapon

WASHINGTON -- For many couples, Valentine's Day is more than just a lighthearted holiday and a chance to exchange chocolates and flowers -- it's an opportunity to celebrate the joy and sacrifice that are inherent in enduring love.