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Submit your Month of the Military Child story by April 15

Let’s celebrate Month of the Military Child by sharing your story. Your stories don’t have to be long, but don’t feel like it has to be short, either. Just tell us what’s on your mind.
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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2021

A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Nicole Molignano
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Kunsan delivers quarantine fun to Osan

Master Sgt. David Thomas, 8th Communications Squadron first sergeant, greets other first sergeants from Kunsan and Osan Air Base, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 3, 2021.
Greg Wagner, a store associate for the Hurlburt Field Commissary, restocks blueberries in the commissary on Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 3, 2020. The commissary is one of the many facilities on the installation annually evaluated by the Health and Wellness Center for healthy food options to sustain combat-ready Air Commandos and their families (Air Force Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger, 1st Special Operations Wing).
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Proper nutrition impacts overall health & readiness

Nutrition is one the eight Total Force Fitness domains, and having safe, high-quality foods available to members of the military goes a long way toward sustaining and optimizing physical and cognitive performance, as well as health, well-being, and readiness.
Mental health issues among military women can affect how they transition in many ways, be it housing changes, deployment or leaving the military and getting acclimated to civilian life. Women veterans are more than two times as likely to commit suicide as the general population. (Photo courtesy of National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services)
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Women’s health emerging priorities series highlights mental health

Transitioning from being an active service member to veteran or beneficiary can affect the mental health of women in ways that differ from men.
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Far East District celebrates first Local National to complete DoD Financial Management certification

Kim KyongA, a Programs and Project Management Division (PPMD) program analyst for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED), was recognized by USACE Headquarters for her completion of the DoD Financial Management (FM) Level I certification program.
The Defense Health Agency is one of many healthcare entities celebrating World Hearing Day on March 3. (Courtesy of the Defense Health Agency’s Hearing Center of Excellence)
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Strategies for hearing loss prevention help service members stay ready

Nearly 466 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization.
Air National Guard service members from the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron take a baseline neuro-cognitive assessment known as an Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metric as part of their pre-deployment training at the North Dakota Air National Guard Base, Fargo North Dakota, Feb. 6, 2021. This assessment can be repeated and used by medical professionals in the event of a suspected traumatic brain injury or concussion (Photo by: Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nathanael Baardson).
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Updated tools and training improve TBI and concussion recovery

Up-to-date clinical tools help military health care providers diagnose and manage traumatic brain injury (TBI) on and off the battlefield.
Getting patients to understand and use digital health technology may be a matter of life and death until the coronavirus is under control (Photo by: Savannah Blackstock)
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Practicing cultural humility encourages patients to use digital health

Now that we finally made it to 2021, getting patients to understand and use digital health technology may be a matter of life and death until the coronavirus is under control.
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Red Devils invest in present, future Wolf Pack

The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, also known as the ‘Red Devils,’ recently completed a months-long contracted study to improve mission accomplishment and quality-of-life for the 8th Fighter Wing ‘Wolf Pack.’
U.S. Air Force graphic / Dan Hawkins
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New ‘Digital Literacy’, ‘Fosters Inclusion’ foundational competencies now in MyVector self-assessment tool

In today’s era of great power competition and ever-changing operational environments, the Department of the Air Force has moved toward developing Airmen with foundational competencies that help enable them to out-think and out-perform adversaries.
Katherine Perlberg, a physical therapist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, performs a balancing test on Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Toomer, a hospital corpsman from Naval Hospital Naples, during Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Virtual Health Presenters Course, Sept. 3. (Photo by: William Beach, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center)
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month; TBICoE’s mission lasts all year

Navy Capt. (Dr.) Scott Pyne sees March’s Brain Injury Awareness Month as an opportunity to highlight what the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence does all year long.
Ty Cobb poses for a photo in 1913.
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Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Legend Ty Cobb Served as World War I Soldier

Ty Cobb is a baseball legend: He is widely credited with setting 90 records during his career, including runs scored, runs batted in, career batting average and most bases stolen by any MLB player.
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Did you know?: Beautiful Jeju Island

The island of Jeju, South Korea, has the tallest mountain in the country, which measures in at 6,398 feet. Speaking of Jeju, it’s a beautiful island that attracts people from all around the world. If you’re stationed in South Korea, you should visit Jeju.
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Service Reflections: Army veteran recalls serving in Iraq war with son, daughter

As a young man, I had no father figure in my life. My father passed away at the early age of 37 (I was 7 at the time). As I was entering my teenage years, my mother dated a retired Air Force Colonel who got me thinking about joining the military.
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Late night pharmacies to open on a trial basis in Busan

The city of Busan will run public late-night pharmacies from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. on a trial basis.