Oct. 29, 2013 Violators of PII will have AFNET accounts locked Individuals who inappropriately store and transmit Personally Identifiable Information over the Air Force Network will now have their accounts locked in response to the violation. "We are taking several steps to improve notification and reporting of PII incidents," said General William L. Shelton,
Oct. 29, 2013 Maintaining healthy gums can lead to better overall health More and more today physicians are focusing on overall bodily health as opposed to treating only specific ailments as they occur, to improve quality and longevity of life. This concept has also become more important to dentists as well since research during the past two decades has shed light on the
Oct. 29, 2013 Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine welcomes Canadian instructors An international agreement signed last year that promotes mutual cooperation and interoperability between armed forces' aeromedical evacuation (AE) assets in the United States, Australia, Canada and Great Britain has gone into effect, resulting in some new faces at the U.S. Air Force School of
Oct. 28, 2013 Son of deployed Airman helps start 2013 World Series When Lindsey Miller, wife of Capt. Garrett Miller, received a call from the Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Airman and Family Readiness Center Oct. 22, little did she know she was about to answer a call from destiny.A member from the Boston Red Sox staff was on the other end offering her an
Oct. 24, 2013 AFI change simplifies fitness appeal process Airmen who fail their fitness assessment now may appeal to their wing commanders rather than submit an appeal to the Air Force Board for Corrections of Military Records, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The appeal process change is one of several updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2905,
Oct. 24, 2013 Air Force doctor trains in local hospitals, offers medical aid on emergency runs Maj. (Dr.) Alex Keller was an emergency medical technician (EMT) first before becoming a doctor in the Air Force. His enthusiasm to help others continues being a local Paramedic/Firefighter with Bethel Township Fire Department.The major currently is in his final year of a three-year Integrated
Oct. 24, 2013 Medical Enterprise Service Desk improves service and efficiency As most Air Force military treatment facilities transition information management, information technology (IM/IT) support to the Medical Enterprise Service Desk (MESD), what does this mean for the future of medical IM/IT? Speculating the answer to this question has caused some anxiety for systems
Oct. 23, 2013 18th Medical Group trains for contingencies Master Sgt. Geisha Patton, 18th Medical Support Squadron in-place patient decontamination team chief, and Airman 1st Class Tiffany Speth, 18th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, set up a decontamination tent for training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 17, 2013. The tent is used to
Oct. 23, 2013 Americans, Norwegians work together to establish critical care unit Members of the Norwegian Armed Forces medical branch visited aeromedical evacuation assets assigned here, Oct. 2-4.A three-person team from the Norwegian armed forces medical branch visited Ramstein Air Base to get an overview of how the U.S. Air Force's AE and critical care aeromedical
Oct. 23, 2013 Military website teaches parenting skills Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.--A new website from the Defense Department is helping parents communicate with their children. MilitaryParenting.org is a free, online course that gives a "boot camp" approach to the basics of parenting."The demands of parenting are difficult, especially for a
Oct. 22, 2013 Joint Task Force-Bravo Provides Medical Care to more than 900 in Honduras Honduras - Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element partnered with the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran military and the San Pedro Sula Medical School to provide medical care to more than 900 people in two remote villages during a Medical Readiness Exercise, Oct. 16-18."This exercise gave
Oct. 22, 2013 PSD: One shop, multi-missioned The physiological support detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron supports the squadron's operational mission by providing life support functions for pilots who fly at more than 70,000 ft. Physiological support detachment is a multi-missioned shop consisting of equipment
Oct. 18, 2013 Keesler doctor responds at high school football game A member of the Keesler Medical Center staff was in the right place at the right time Oct. 7. Maj. (Dr.) Matthew Barchie, chief of the 81st Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron Mammography Department, was attending a football game between the ninth grade teams from Ocean Springs and D'Iberville
Oct. 18, 2013 Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet: Oct. 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is sponsoring its semiannual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take-Back Day collection sites give TRICARE beneficiaries an easy way to safely dispose of excess prescription drugs that might otherwise be to misused or abused,
Oct. 18, 2013 JBPHH Senior NCO excels during U.S. Marines Corps leadership course Master Sgt. Ricardo Russo, Pacific Air Forces medical operations manager, was recently recognized as the distinguished graduate for his standout performance at the U.S. Marine Corps Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy at Camp Pendleton, Calif.According Maj. Cynthia McGee, 15th Medical Logistics
Oct. 17, 2013 35 MDG: Last stop for survival In the midst of constant simulated chemical and missile attacks, nearly 50 patients have been rushed to the hospital here this week. Some escaped with lacerations and treatable viruses, others left without limbs and eyesight, and an unfortunate few breathed their final breaths.For all the bad that
Oct. 17, 2013 Recruiting Airman uses SABC training,experience to save a life Without oxygen, the human brain suffers severe damage in only a few minutes. Death usually occurs in less than 10 minutes.A man, who experienced sudden cardiac arrest and stopped breathing Sept. 14, is alive today thanks to the efforts of Senior Master Sgt. Christopher McCool, 319th Recruiting
Oct. 17, 2013 PACAF Airmen wrap up busy year Throughout fiscal 2013, the key aspect of Pacific Air Forces was engagement as more than 45,000 Pacific Air Forces Airmen conducted a broad spectrum of operations, from humanitarian relief to decisive combat employment, in an area covering 13 time zones and 100 million square miles.These operations
Oct. 16, 2013 Connect to TRICARE in a Mobile World We live in an increasingly mobile world, with more and more people possessing technology that allows them to use the Internet on the go. Beneficiaries can access their TRICARE benefits and benefit information on their mobile devices through a variety of mobile applications and mobile-optimized
Oct. 16, 2013 The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Protects Against Future Disease The human papillomavirus vaccine, originally targeted to preteen girls, is now recommended for boys as well. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. "You're not going to prevent a sexually transmitted disease ... if