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  • Eglin hosts introductory adaptive sports, rehabilitation camp

    Team Eglin held an opening ceremony for the weeklong Air Force introductory adaptive sports and rehabilitation camp April 13 at the fitness center.This is the gateway to a whole new world of paralympic sports for these athletes," said Brig. Gen. David Harris, 96th Test Wing commander in his opening

  • Finding the good things: Airman survives cancer

    Senior Airman Myiah Castillejo has always been a driven, competitive person who never had a reason to skip going to the gym.Her active lifestyle began with soccer when she was young, and included track and field and indoor cycling from elementary through high school.Unsatisfied with her slight

  • VA makes gains in faster disability claims processing

    The federal initiative to provide timely decisions on disability payments to veterans has crossed a major milestone in its final sprint to eliminate the backlog of veterans' benefits claims.The major transformation effort to apply new technology and process solutions has paid off at the Department

  • TRICARE beneficiaries are targets of bogus call centers

    Officials at the Defense Health Agency's Office of Program Integrity have received numerous reports from TRICARE beneficiaries regarding bogus "call center" representatives. These representatives are encouraging beneficiaries to provide personal identifying information and health information so that

  • Sacrifices of the military child recognized during April

    To highlight the year-round contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community's youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, said a Pentagon official.Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the month recognizes

  • AF's updated policy further promotes tobacco-free environments

    The Air Force has led the military in advancing innovative tobacco-control policies, such as the tobacco-free medical campus and prohibiting tobacco use outside "designated tobacco areas." Now, an updated Air Force instruction, published in March, seeks to further reduce health impacts from smoking,

  • $25,000 up for grabs in Air Force Club Scholarship Program

    The 2015 Air Force Club Scholarship Program is accepting applications through midnight CDT, May 1.Now in its 17th year, the program has provided almost $400,000 in college tuition assistance to more than 400 Air Force Club members and their families. This year, the program will award 40 scholarships

  • Darkest before dawn

    The worst day of his life was Aug. 13, 2011.He can't recall the details of that fateful afternoon, but Phillip Sisneros, known by most as just "Phil," was riding his motorcycle in Las Vegas, on his way home from celebrating a co-worker's promotion the night before -- when his life was turned upside

  • TRICARE offers new appointment reminder option

    New TRICARE Online, or TOL, enhancements allow people to schedule text and email appointment reminders for all appointments, regardless of the booking mechanism.Whether booked via TOL, a military hospital or clinic's appointment call center, in person at the military hospital or clinic, or via

  • VA works to expand choice program eligibility

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials announced March 24 that VA is changing the calculation used to determine the distance between a veteran's residence and the nearest VA medical facility from a straight line distance to driving distance. This action will expand eligibility for the Veterans

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