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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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Military Family Housing Renovations Facts

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Due to the current condition and age of military housing in Okinawa, a housing renovation program is in the works that will ultimately result in higher-quality military housing across the island. 
 
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MCBB Installation SAPR hosts SAPR Victim Advocate Recognition & DoD Safe Helpline event

On 14 March 2017, the Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Installation Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Office hosted the first ever SAPR Victim Advocate Recognition Ceremony.
 
This event was kicked off by Major General Joaquin Malavet, the Commanding General for Marine Corps Installations Pacific.
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Improvements to the TRICARE Dental Program

Beginning on May 1, 2017, United Concordia Companies, Inc. (United Concordia) will manage the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP). Beneficiaries don’t need to take any actions to continue their coverage. 
 
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Marines’ Corporal’s Course through the eyes of a JGSDF member

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- As she took her seat in the classroom, she felt nervous and excited. She felt all eyes on her, and realizing that in a room full of Marines, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member stood out. She knew the next three weeks would be a challenge.
 
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Drinking Essentials: 5 Wines for Spring

While winemakers in the Northern Hemisphere are monitoring the bud break, their antipodes are busy getting ready for “the crush.” Why not welcome both the spring and the harvest? Hence, here are five wines for the season that will take you off the beaten wine path. Salud!
 
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Fort Drum sergeant used position to file false tax returns for soldiers, prosecutor says

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A former Fort Drum Army sergeant abused his position to defraud the IRS out of $115,000 by filing false income tax returns of his lower-ranking soldiers, a federal prosecutor said.