Get hip to HIPAA

Whether you access your health care through TRICARE or a private health insurance plan, you've probably had to sign a HIPAA form every time you filled out paperwork at your doctor's office. Do you know why? What exactly is HIPAA, and what does it mean for you? HIPAA is shorthand for the Health

Deployed Peterson lieutenant provides air base defense

Protecting thousands of lives and an estimated $3.2 billion in U.S. military resources is not a job to be taken lightly, especially when those personnel operate the primary aerial hub for Operation Iraqi Freedom and provide vital airlift support throughout the U.S. Central Command area of

Iron Mike slices competition

21st SW, 67th NWW: Paired for success

The 2010 Guardian Challenge competition, America's premier space and cyberspace competition, marks another milestone since its beginning in 1967, with the integration of the cyberspace mission into the competition. The 24th Air Force, Air Force Space Command's cyber Numbered Air Force, participation

Chairman tells servicemembers it's OK to get help

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wants servicemembers to know it is OK to get help for behavioral health-related conditions. In a new video spotlighting Tricare's behavioral health care benefits, Adm. Mike Mullen sends a strong message to servicemembers struggling with feelings of stress,

Peterson instructor shapes Iraqi Air Force PME

Sitting at a picnic table cooling down from working out at one of the camp's fitness centers, Master Sgt. Javier Lorenzo, 821st Expeditionary Training Squadron NCOIC, Professional Military Training, talks openly about deployments, opportunity and family."I was security forces before I became an

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' online inbox goes live

A new online inbox that enables servicemembers and their families to comment anonymously about the impact of a possible repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law has gone live. The inbox will enable servicemembers and families to offer their thoughts about how a repeal of the law that prohibits gays

Air Force opens door to social media sites

There is something new on government computers: social media Web sites.These sites, such as Facebook, Linkedin, Hi5, Twitter and MySpace, had been banned from access on government computers. But, starting in April, Air Force officials began to phase in access to social media sites on its

21st LRS supply flight named Golden Knight for March

The March Golden Knight award winner is the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron supply flight.The flight established the first equipment accountability office in Air Force Space Command, setting the standard for the command. It is responsible for 390 equipment accounts encompassing 22 locations valued

21st OSS Airman helps with Haiti relief efforts

A four-member Canadian Forces air traffic control team arrived in Jacmel, Haiti, the evening of Jan. 20 and by first light they were directing aircraft into the small, almost make-shift, airport, a week after a devastating 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of the city."Our ATC tower, that first day, was