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USAF, DOD Press Forward With Changes to Medical Services—But …

WebUSAF, DOD Press Forward With Changes to Medical Services—But Questions Remain. As the Department of Defense continues its massive reorganization of the military health …

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USAF Pushes for Better Health Care Access for Far-Flung Recruiters

WebJan. 29, 2024 | By David Roza. As the Air Force Recruiting Service works to increase its presence in new parts of the country to help solve its recruiting challenge, its leader …

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New Rules to Speeding Up Mental Health Care Referrals for …

WebAirman and Guardians seeking mental health care have access to a new referral system intended to accelerate accesss, the Department of the Air Force …

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Senators Introduce Bill to Give Premium-Free Health Care to …

WebThe push to secure free health care for members of the National Guard and Reserve components regardless of duty status gained momentum in the past few days, as a …

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USAF’s Project HeRO Promotes Squadron Health, Readiness

WebOptimizing sleep is one of Project HeRO's goals. Air Force illustration by SrA. Destinee Sweeney. A new Air Force initiative looks to improve squadron health and …

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Space Force Tests Health Monitoring Data to Replace PT Tests

WebThe wellness program won’t rely on annual PT tests anymore but instead monitor the troops’ health all year round. Several senior Air Force leaders also were …

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‘Lie to Fly’ Is Part of Pilot Culture. An Air Force Doctor Wants to

WebIndeed, health care avoidance can still have a significant impact—a study showed five percent of fatal aviation accidents in U.S. general aviation in 2015 were estimated to be …

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New Details on Space Force PT Plan—Plus How the ‘Digital …

WebThe Space Force plans to officially implement a new “three-part fitness program” as its replacement for conventional PT testing by 2023, preceded by a yearlong …

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CMSAF Promises New Tools to Combat Suicide, Enhance Mental …

WebKendall acknowledged that he has, at times over his career, visited mental health counselors to deal with the stresses of life and work. Highliting the importance of …

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USAF’s New ICBM Cancer Study to Examine ‘Everyone Possible’

WebThe study is expected to take 12-14 months from start to finish, according to Woodard. The time is largely due to the amount of data that needs to be collected and …

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Cannon Program Brings Medical Specialists To Rural Base

WebThe idea for Circuit Rider grew out of a medical support summit held at Cannon in September meant to identify barriers to health care at the 27th SOW. Lack of …

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Air Force to Announce Working Group to Study Resilience, Mental …

WebThe Air Force is set to announce a new team in the coming weeks to study barriers to resilience and mental health, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. …

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Air Force Surgeon General: Better Access to Health

WebLt. Gen. Robert Miller, Surgeon General for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, highlighted the need for a more unified care system across all major commands to help Airmen, …

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Sweeping New Study Shows High Aviator Cancer Rates

WebLawmakers pledged more study and action now that a Pentagon study has shown elevated cancer risks for military aviators and aviation ground personnel. …

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No More Tape Test: Air Force Announces New Body Composition …

WebGoodbye tape test, hello waist-height ratio. The Department of the Air Force unveiled its new body composition program Jan. 9, more than two years after dropping the unpopular …

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Rethinking Medical DQ’s Air & Space Forces Magazine

WebThe ramped-up pace is due to the Air Force’s recent recruiting challenges. After taking the helm of AFRS in 2023, Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein identified long …

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Air Force Missile Cancer Study Plans to Expand Testing to …

WebThe Air Force is broadening the scope of its study on environmental cancers at its intercontinental ballistic missile bases to include more facilities, service officials …

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Here Are the Scoring Charts for the Air Force’s

WebThe traditional 1.5-mile run, pushups, and sit-ups are still available as well, and their scoring charts remain unchanged from the update released in May, when the Air Force shifted …

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Air Force Publishes Sweeping Analysis of Suicide Deaths in 2020

WebIn 2020, most of the 117 members of the Air Force and Space Force who died by suicide were Active duty, with 81 deaths (69.2 percent of the total), 17 were Air …

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