Aug. 17, 2022 Air Force Cycling Team completes ride across Iowa representing Air Force, Space Force The Air Force Cycling Team completed a 500-mile trek across Iowa on road bicycles July 30, 2022, traveling as part of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, ending in Lansing, Iowa.
Aug. 8, 2022 Learn the most recent age requirements for COVID-19 vaccines and boosters The COVID-19 virus hasn’t gone away. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, viruses like COVID-19 constantly change through mutation. Sometimes these mutations result in a new variant of the virus, such as the Omicron variant.
July 13, 2022 Healthy weight: How diet, lifestyle and mental health impact your eating habits and fitness Think you might need to lose a little weight? You're not alone. Even in the military, where maintaining physical fitness remains a job requirement and a key component of military readiness, thousands of service members struggle with weight.
May 26, 2022 Suicide prevention and mental health resources provide help: You are not alone Life is full of ups and downs. But sometimes life events - financial strain, relationships, isolation, emotional or sexual abuse, stress, and misuse or abuse of alcohol or drugs - can lead to depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide for some. It’s important to remember that you are not alone.
March 9, 2022 Top military health leaders discuss future readiness Top military health leaders highlighted the importance of preparing for the future to ensure both a medically ready force and a ready medical force.Representatives of the surgeons general for the Army, Navy and Air Force along with the Joint Staff surgeon and the director of the Defense Health
May 19, 2021 Reducing the stigma, encouraging mental health care in the military In the military, the stigma of mental health is grounded in the cultural misperception that a service member must have "zero defects" to be mission-ready. While the Department of Defense strives to identify and eliminate barriers to care that service members face regarding mental health treatment,
Jan. 28, 2020 Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know Believed to have originated at an animal market in Wuhan City, China, novel coronavirus has sickened hundreds and killed at least four. Military health officials say that an informed, common-sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick.