APRIL 12, 2017, JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) - Leadership from medical treatment facilities across Air Combat Command met at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to share their patient access to care success stories April 5-6, 2017. Lt. Col. Jennifer Garrison, the 355th Medical Support Squadron administrator, was among those briefing at the ACC conference. Her … [Read more...]
Army Modernizes Portable Battlefield Radiography System
APRIL 12, 2017, FORT DETRICK, Maryland - Soldiers on the battlefield will soon use a new portable digital radiography system (PDRS) that is smaller, lighter, less expensive and more cyber-secure than previously fielded systems. The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency will soon field the PDRS to the Army to replace two aging devices, including an X-ray generator and an … [Read more...]
3 Great Degrees to Consider after Military Service
April 12, 2017, by Dixie Somers - Thousands of veterans come off of deployment every year and find that they struggle to be useful in their new civilian lives. Not only must they reestablish lost connections with loved ones and learn how to live in the everyday world but also they must find jobs that use the skills they have. If you are a veteran struggling to find a job, … [Read more...]
Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Program Receives Online Portal
APRIL 11, 2017, WASHINGTON - The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments are introducing to service members who have Servicemembers Group Life Insurance an online enrollment system called the SGLI On-line Enrollment System that enables active duty and eligible reserve and National Guard members to manage their group and family coverage online. SGLI provides $400,000 in … [Read more...]
Cadets Learn About Air Force Through Pathways to Blue
APRIL 11, 2017, KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) - The third annual Pathways to Blue event, designed to help ROTC cadets make their Air Force career choices, was April 7-8, 2017. The diversity and inclusion event, attended by more than 175 ROTC cadets from seven universities, is a 2nd Air Force initiative aimed to help build future leaders in the Air Force. “I'm … [Read more...]