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  • First lady: New initiatives boost military caregiver support

    First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden have announced several new initiatives designed to strengthen support for military caregivers.On the third anniversary of the Joining Forces launch, Obama and Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, were joined by former first lady Rosalynn Carter,

  • Air Force Trials take to the track

    Shoe laces were tied and prosthetics were adjusted as the injured, ill and wounded Airmen prepared to sprint and throw-down at the Air Force Trials during a track and field event April 8 at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nev.The Air Force Trials give these Airmen a chance to compete in

  • Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials begin

    Wounded warriors joined together here April 7 to celebrate the opening ceremonies of the first Air Force trials competition at the Warrior Fitness Center.The trials are an adaptive sports camp used to identify which athletes will be selected as members of the 2014 Air Force Warrior Games team and

  • Wounded Warrior Air Force trials begin at Nellis

    The 2014 Warrior Games Selection Camp is underway here, beginning April 7.The trials will last until April 11, and wounded warriors will compete in various events to see if they can make the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior team competing in the upcoming Warrior Games."We have close to 100 athletes

  • Exchange warns shoppers about used-vehicle scams

    The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is warning military shoppers about scammers posing as service members offering to broker the sale of used boats, cars and motorcycles through the Exchange. In one recent case, a scammer, who posed as a Soldier, tried to defraud a man in Tennessee out of $2,500

  • VA disability claims backlog drops by 44 percent

    One year after the backlog of pending disability compensation claims peaked at more than 611,000 in March 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs has reduced that number by approximately 44 percent to 344,000 claims -- a reduction of more than 267,000 -- while at the same time improving the

  • Tips for improving your memory after a concussion

    Imagine suddenly having trouble with your memory, such as remembering to do simple things. Memory is one of the most important human functions and unfortunately, one that's often damaged after a concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury. Remembering appointments, trying to learn and retain new

  • Air Force's ‘MiCare’ now fully implemented

    The Air Force has recently completed implementation of its secure health care-messaging system, MiCare, to all 76 of its medical treatment facilities worldwide.As of March 1, more than 360,000 Air Force health care beneficiaries and 2,300 providers have signed up for this service, which allows the

  • TRICARE service centers to 'go virtual' April 1

    Walk-in service at TRICARE service centers in the United States is ending April 1.TRICARE officials said the change reflects "the always growing number of TRICARE beneficiaries who most often now turn to a laptop or cell phone when they have questions about their health care."TRICARE patients have a

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