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  • Tuning in for healing.

    Resiliency as part of the healing process

    Resiliency programs are an important part of the AFW2 CARE events. This week we are beginning these programs earlier, allowing for all wounded warriors to access them for better restorative care.
  • Dave Roever, Vietnam War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, poses for a photo with Team Mildenhall Airmen during a visit at RAF Mildenhall, England, Nov. 6, 2018. Roever presented a message of integrated resiliency and suicide prevention to Team Mildenhall Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Esau)

    Vietnam veteran speaks about integrated resiliency, suicide prevention with Team Mildenhall Airmen

    Looking into the mirror, a man doesn’t recognize the person who stands before him. The reflection is covered in a countless number of scars; scars of a tragic past and an event that forever changed his life. However, these wounds enable him to share his message of fighting back and not allowing the darkest times to overshadow the brightest moments. The world can be a frightening and daunting place, but the man scarred for life ensures he lives a life of resiliency and encourages those who need his help.
  • Dr. Moffett has coached Hannah in swimming, taking time out of his evenings to help her as she perfects her form in preparation for competition. Hannah said the work of Dr. Moffett and AFW2 is "life-saving."

    Sharing the Gold

    Retired Senior Airman Hannah Stolberg won big at the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney. She said none of it would have been possible without the help of the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program (AFW2) and Dr. Aaron Moffett, AFW2 Resiliency Program Manager. Dr. Moffett has coached Hannah in swimming, taking time out of his evenings to help her as she
  • Are you a member of the National Guard or Reserve? Your TRICARE benefits can change depending on your military status-Inactive/Activated/ Deactivated. For more information, visit: www.tricare.mil/Reserve. (Courtesy photo)

    Expanded Tricare coverage for eligible Guard and Reserve members

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Are you a member of the National Guard or Reserve?  Did you receive 12304b orders for a preplanned mission? If so, you may now be eligible for TRICARE early eligibility and transitional health care benefits, the same as Reserve Component members who are activated in support of a contingency operation receive. Early
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, during which the annual campaign to raise awareness of risks, treatment, screening and the value of early detection takes place.
  • Marine Cpl. T.J. Gilman from Wounded Warrior Batallian West at Camp Pendleton, California, aims his compound bow during a Paralympic Archery Training Camp. Sept. 25, 2018 at Hill Air Force Base. Hill hosted the camp Sept. 24-28 through the Paralympic Military Program, which is run by the United States Olympic Committee in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

    Marine comes to Hill to pursue his Paralympic Archery dream

    Hill recently hosted a Paralympic Archery Training Camp and one athlete came with hopes of improving his archery skills and a dream to someday become part of the U.S. Paralympic Archery Team and the 2020 Paralympic games in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Gold Star Mother's Day: Terry Chapman

    VIDEO: Gold Star Mother's Day, Terry Chapman

    Sept. 30 is celebrated as Gold Star Mother's Day, a day to honor mother's who have lost a son or daughter in the armed forces. Terry Chapman, the mother of Medal of Honor recipient, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, took time to talk about her son's life and what it means to be a Gold Star Mother.
  • Leaders of the Defense Health Agency and the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General are given a tour of the 4th Medical Group’s new facility, Sept. 6, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The new medical facility was opened in June 2018 and provides services for family health, pediatrics, women’s health, pharmacy, radiology, lab, flight medicine, bioenvironmental engineering, and TRICARE operations and patient administration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Derry)

    Phase 1 of DHA transition set to begin

    The Defense Health Agency will assume responsibility for the administration and management of healthcare at all military medical treatment facilities through a phased approached starting Oct. 1, 2018.
  • Three steps to avoid phishing

    Beware of phishing attempts in guise of disaster aid requests, officials urge

    As the North and South Carolina coasts recover from damage caused by Hurricane Florence, local and national relief organizations will be soliciting donations from the public to help rebuild. Unfortunately, with an increase in legitimate solicitations come attempts by nefarious individuals and groups asking for money.
  • Staff Sgt. Troy Ferrell, non-commissioned officer in charge of the urology clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, receives battlefield acupuncture treatment in his ear for his knee and back pain. The clinic offers treatments every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis for patients who are looking for an alternative method to traditional pain management medications.

    Battlefield acupuncture providers combine innovation with tradition

    Since 2015, providers with the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland have offered battlefield acupuncture treatments to patients for pain management.
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