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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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Security Augmentation Force training course on Camp Kinser

A U.S. Marine with Headquarters and Support Battalion (H&S BN), Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC), strikes a punching bag after being sprayed with oleoresin capsicum during a Security Augmentation Force (SAF) training course on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, April 14, 2017.
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Marine Veteran, Entrepreneur serves his Jamaican Style Food at the Camp Foster Festival

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— Food and game vendors lined the parking lot, creating a maze of mesmerizing sights and sounds as savory smells of both Japanese and American food wafted throughout the Foster Festival.
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A little stroll through a lot of jungle

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 18th Medical Group participated in the Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention April 21, 2017, here. 
 
The PAMACON is a series of exercises focusing on potential actions Airmen of the 18th MDG would take to safely select a location for a new deployed base.
 
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Forecasting mission success

what kind of weather you can expect; but for a pilot, having a detailed analysis of the weather is crucial in order to conduct a safe flight. 
 
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1stSgt Anthony J. Velarde Retirement Ceremony

U.S. Marines and families with the 3D Marine Division attend a retirement ceremony for 1stSgt. Anthony J. Velarde, on Marine Corps Base Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2017. Velarde received the Meritorious Service Medal after 20 years of service.
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Camp Kinser Marines, local residents hang carps streamers

URASOE, OKINAWA, Japan— Lance Cpl. Daron Bush Jr.helps tie carp streamers to a rope April 16 near Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The streamers, or koinobori, are hung in preparation for Boys Day May 5. During Boys Day, residents wish for the health and success of their boys.