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  • Thanksgiving Food Safety

    The fall season is upon us which means endless potlucks, get-togethers, memories and food. A popular way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to invite friends and family over for a meal. However, when foods are left on the counter for hours at a time it’s also an invite for unwanted bacteria that can

  • November offers opportunity to spotlight diabetes prevention

    Every 19 seconds someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with diabetes according to the American Diabetes Association. This important health issue is being spotlighted during the month of November, National Diabetes Awareness Month.  Diabetes affects nearly 30 million children and adults in the U.S. today,

  • Operating as a team

    For the second time this year, Mountain Home AFB hosted an exercise known as Gunfighter Flag. It keeps airmen on their toes and ready for whatever real-world scenarios may come their way.Gunfighter Flag doesn't just keep the Mountain Home airmen ready, but also allows them to practice total force

  • Tyndall Airman jumps into action

    A Tyndall Airman used his training to help a fellow passenger during his flight home. Senior Airman Tyler Washum, 325th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health technician, used his healthcare knowledge and first responder techniques to help a dehydrated and overheated passenger. Washum was on a

  • Sesame Street for Military Families Offers Help from Any Device

    Sesame Workshop and the Defense Department’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2) announced the launch of a website designed for military families today.The Sesame Street for Military Families website features beloved Sesame Street characters to help preschool military children cope with

  • Wheelchair rugby makes debut for Warrior CARE Month

    Fifty-pound wheeled chariots made of steel, aluminum and over-sized wheels were the modes of battle Nov. 16 as teams of joint-service wounded, ill and injured kicked off a demonstration of wheelchair rugby.

  • Walking Together Provides More than Exercise

    “Families that walk together, talk together.” November is the month of the military family and the Airman and Family Readiness Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar held its 2nd annual family walk Nov. 14.“Families can’t really talk if they are running at different paces, but if they walk they can talk

  • Former DHA commander reflects on 36-year career as ‘a flight doc’

    Many times, we plan to take one path, but life sends us down another. That certainly was the case for the first director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb, who now heads off to retirement after a 36-year career in military medicine.“I wanted to be a fighter pilot

  • Reflecting on Veterans Day

    Veterans and their families, both young and old, reflected on the sacrifices made by Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, who provide this nation with the best fighting force in the world, during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Air Force Memorial, which overlooks the Pentagon and Potomac

  • New surgery helps woman lose 80 pounds

    Danielle Hindel, struggled with her weight since the birth of her youngest child. She followed diet plans and committed to exercise. Although she worked hard, she was consumed with thoughts about her outward appearance. This self-imposed stress about weight built. She was overwhelmed with

  • TRICARE Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Service Members

    TRICARE is hosting a webinar to educate TRICARE beneficiaries about benefits available to National Guard and Reserve service members. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, from Noon – 1:00 p.m. EST. No prior registration is required. Participants are invited to join us using the

  • WWII Veteran recalls AFMS Legacy

    Ninety-year-old World War II veteran Mort Sheffloe, from Georgetown, Texas, often thinks back to the brutal fighting to liberate France. But he also remembers the professional care he received after he was wounded on September 10, 1944. This Veterans Day, Sheffloe shared the story of his air

  • Exercise ensures medical readiness

    An explosion tears through a small town near a deployed military base resulting in mass casualties.Within a matter of minutes, several victims arrive at the military medical facility to be treated. Several have marred faces, burns and open wounds. Many scream for help while others lay motionless and

  • November is Warrior Care Month

    TRICARE is a health care program for Uniformed Service members, National Guard and Reserve members, retirees, survivors and their families around the world. We ensure our beneficiaries receive care that is proven both safe and effective. This month, make time to learn about all the health care

  • Caring for your own

    “Because of the structure and the mandatory demands of military life, it is sometimes impossible for either the service member or family members to reduce demands (Saltzman, Pynoos, Lester, Layne & Beardslee, 2013)” The military has a motto: “We take care of our own” A motto that not only pertains

  • Trusted Care Hero

    A1C Jessica Tamuzza, a laboratory technician with the 99th Medical Support Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is an Air Force Medical Service Trusted Care Hero. Tamuzza is recognized for making a great safety catch. While in the ward, she noticed a patient whose armband name differed from the