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  • The fast track to becoming a victim advocate

    The Keesler Sexual Assault Response coordinator is always in search for new victim advocates to provide support, liaison services and care to victims of sexual assault. If an eligible Airman or Defense Department civilian is interested in joining the program, they can follow these steps to becoming

  • Sexual assault expert Anne Munch visits Academy

    A leading expert on sexual assault visited the Air Force Academy in March to meet senior cadets, faculty and staff to discuss perceptions and societal attitudes regarding the crime.  Anne Munch, an attorney and victim-advocate, routinely visits the Academy. She’s a co-creator of the U.S. military’s

  • Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and the Altus Air Force Base Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office is hosting several free events throughout the month. Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is dedicated in raising awareness to the public about sexual violence

  • MHS GENESIS rolls out as name for new electronic health record

    The new system to transform military health records has an official name.  Military Health System (MHS) officials say the new electronic health record (EHR) will be called MHS GENESIS and will launch at the end of calendar year 2016.  To keep pace with medical advances and innovations in technology,

  • TRICARE’S Nurse Advice Line: the Right Choice for Active Adults

    Do you know that more than half of all adults 65 and older have three or more chronic medical problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or arthritis? Older adults can have multiple health problems and not know whether they need to see a doctor or can administer self-care.  Have you

  • AMC shines at the 2016 international air show

    During the 2016 FIDAE Air and Space Trade Show, several Airmen from 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., teamed up with members from the Air Mobility Command to participate in a subject matter expert exchange with the Chilean air force on the use of the Transport Isolation

  • National Public Health Week is April 4 - 10

    The first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association brings communities together to recognize the contributions of public health workers and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. The theme for this year is “Healthiest Nation 2030.” The Offutt AFB

  • TRICARE Waives Referral Requirement for Family Members Evacuated from Turkey

    The Department of Defense is evacuating about 700 family members of active duty service members from southern Turkey, due to security concerns in the region. TRICARE is waiving the primary care manager (PCM) referral requirement for all evacuated beneficiaries. This will help them get medical care

  • April is Military Children’s Health Month in Air Force

    (This is the first AFMS article for the Military Children's Health Month series) April is Military Children’s Health Month. This time of year is an opportunity to recognize the children of our nation’s heroes –military children–and highlight their contributions to their communities, and the

  • Honoring WWII AF flight nurse

    During World War II, an American flight nurse was captured, becoming the only female U.S. military member held prisoner of war in the European Theater. Her name was Lt. Reba Z. Whittle. In 1943, Whittle joined the Army Air Forces School of Air Evacuation, where she trained as a flight nurse. It

  • Wartime innovation: Battleborn medical device saves lives at home

    In the early morning hours of Feb. 21, a 28-year-old gunshot victim is inside an ambulance enroute to University of California Davis Medical Center, the only level I trauma center in Sacramento, California. The patient, receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation during transport, is fading quickly due

  • Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling dietitian offers healthy eating words of wisdom

    March is National Nutrition Month, an awareness program focusing on the importance of informed food choices and developing good eating and physical activity habits."It's an opportunity for nutritional professionals like myself to engage with the public to help reinforce the messages through USDA

  • AFSOUTH medics lead the way in exchanges with El Salvador

    An AFSOUTH medic-led a team of five U.S. Air Force members from across the country and put their various experiences to work this week during a subject matter expert exchange in El Salvador from March 7-11.The team, led by Maj. Helda Carey, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) international health