April 29, 2014 Military Targets Childhood Obesity The Department of Defense is taking aim at childhood obesity among military children. The goal: to stop the civilian population's obesity epidemic from reaching military households.Barbara Thompson, director of the Office of Family Policy/Children & Youth, said although military children are
April 29, 2014 Life in Military Family Teaches Resilience, Kids Say This is the eighth in an occasional series of blogs by Master Sgt. Jennifer Loredo for Operation Live Well. Loredo is the senior enlisted advisor for the Army's Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness program. She is also a Gold Star Wife. In 1986, then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger
April 28, 2014 Walking on her own At two-years-old, she still wasn't walking and suffered from balance and coordination issues. Due to a variety of medical conditions, caring for her was a 24-hour, 7-day a week job. The family needed help, but didn't know where to turn. In time, it came to the family's attention that she needed
April 28, 2014 Medic, part-time construction worker, student: Deployed Airman does it all She stands on top of scaffolding at a school addition construction site in Belize, profusely sweating from spending more than 12 hours per day out in the sun, fatigued from laying block after cement block and covered from head to toe in dust and debris. You might think that she has spent every day
April 25, 2014 Air Force Marathon 10K Sells Out in Record Time The Air Force Marathon 10K sold out in record time, nearly 7 weeks earlier than in 2013. "It's amazing," said Rob Aguiar, race director. "The races are all selling at an accelerated rate this year, and the 10K registration rates have been phenomenal. Mr. Aguiar said the event is 65 percent full and
April 25, 2014 Child abuse and neglect: what it means to the Air Force When raising children, parents will often do their best to ensure they are giving them the proper care and attention needed to grow into strong healthy adults. Many parents would never dream of abusing or neglecting their children. However, the definitions of abuse and neglect in the civilian sector
April 23, 2014 Military Sports Medicine Fellow takes top research honors at national meeting Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Nathaniel Nye, a fellow in the National Capital Consortium Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md., and Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Va., won first place in the research competition at the American Medical
April 23, 2014 TRICARE’s Maternity and Well-Child Coverage In honor of the month of the military child, TRICARE and Military OneSource are co-hosting a webinar to educate TRICARE beneficiaries about maternity and well-child coverage. The webinar will take place Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 1:00PM EST. To sign up, go to
April 23, 2014 Against all odds When it comes to caring for their children, most parents will go above and beyond. Whether it's a scraped knee, or a fever, mom and dad always try to make it better. But what if you found out your child had a rare condition with a nearly 100 percent fatality rate? What if your sick child hadn't even
April 21, 2014 Therapy of four legs Air Force Reserve Capt. Allyson Dossman played an integral role on a surgical team during a deployment to Afghanistan, but still had a lot on her plate when she returned home to Massachusetts in January 2013.She married another Air Force Reserve officer and started making plans to move with him to
April 21, 2014 AF names physician assistant training program candidates Nearly three dozen Airmen have been selected for the Tri-Service Physician Assistant Training at Fort Sam Houston beginning in August, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Originally open only to enlisted members, the 29-month program is open to enlisted, officers and Academy and
April 21, 2014 Chief nurse statements of intent due April 25 Statements of intent for Nurse Corps officers interested in chief nurse positions are due by April 25, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The nurse corps development team will convene May 5-9 to select candidates for projected calendar year 2015 openings."There are 86 chief nurses -
April 21, 2014 Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet: April 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day TRICARE beneficiaries have a safe and easy way to dispose of expired prescription drugs.The Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA's) National Prescription Drug Take-back Day is April 26. Sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to bring excess prescription drugs that otherwise could be abused
April 17, 2014 TRICARE Offers Help for Military Kids Each April, the military community pauses to focus on its youngest members, those who don't deploy or travel to war, but are affected by those events just the same - the military child.Military children are unique in that they face frequent moves and parental deployments, in addition to the typical
April 17, 2014 Researchers Study Benefits of Pet Ownership on Children Almost 70 percent of U.S. households have at least one domestic pet, according to the American Pet Products Association. For many pet owners, these furry friends become part of the family, offering unconditional love and support. But could there be a greater connection between pets and humans? Does
April 17, 2014 Air Force strong The past year has been full of emotional highs and lows for Maj. Adam Davis and his wife, Adrianne, after enduring and surviving, as he points out, two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013. Among the highs for them has been the emotional support they have received
April 16, 2014 AF Surgeon General aims to help cyber Airmen Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Thomas Travis, Surgeon General of the Air Force, visited 24th Air Force April 10 in an effort to learn about ways that the medical community can support cyber operators. "AF Medicine is here to support operations," said Travis. "We need to provide the right support for Airmen and
April 16, 2014 April: National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month It's been 40 years since former President Richard Nixon signed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.Child abuse is still a major concern and, each year, the month of April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge the importance of families and
April 16, 2014 15th MDG Airmen take on Army medic course Four Airmen from the 15th Medical Group recently had the unique opportunity to attend the Army's Expert Field Medical Badge course at Schofield Barracks.The two-week course, held March 31 through April 11, tested an attendees' medical aptitude through a series of rigorous mental and physical tests.
April 15, 2014 Providing eyes for another (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)The rope cinched tightly around my waist. Patricia Walsh, a paratriathlete, clung to my elbow entrusting me, not only with her life, but also the end