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Lt. Col. Jennifer Garrison, the 355th Medical Support Squadron administrator, briefs the members of her Institute of Health Improvement collaboration team on related plan, do, study, act measures geared toward improving patient access to care at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Medical Center, Ariz., April 11, 2017. The 355th Medical Group has increased access to care by 21 percent in primary care manager continuity, which puts the group at 86 percent and on track to meet their 90 percent goal. (Courtesy photo)

355th Medical Group increases patient access through collaboration
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.

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Airman 1st Class Celeste Black, a crew chief with the 69th Maintenance Squadron, demonstrates the strength of the wings of the RQ-4 Global Hawk by sitting on one at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., March 28, 2017. Black said she has yet to deploy to work on the Global Hawk overseas because of her fight with cancer, but hopes to be able to soon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Elora J. McCutcheon)

Airman, leaders battle cancer together
In February of 2016, Black was almost finished with her technical training at Beale Air Force Base, California, when she said she began to experience abdominal cramps and unusual bloating. When her symptoms worsened, Black decided to visit a doctor to figure out if something was wrong.

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Airman 1st Class Seth Elich, 14th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party, listens to communications during exercise Razor Talon, April 7, 2017, at Atlantic Field Marine Corps Outlying Field, North Carolina. Razor Talon was created by the 4th Fighter Wing in March 2011 to prepare and sharpen the skills of aircrew for real-world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Boyton)

Razor Talon provides joint training for air, ground components
The opposing force scurried around the arid airfield to prepare for an oncoming attack. Without warning, a pair of A-10C Thunderbolt IIs screamed toward the airfield and simulated multiple strafing runs decimating a radar jammer. A Tactical Air Control Party specialist embedded with the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, confirmed the target was destroyed from a hideout in the woods nearby.

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Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, talks with Airmen from a 386th Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft maintenance unit at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 9, 2017. After their all call, Wilson and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited several units around base to interact with Airmen in their workplace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Park)

Vice Chief, CMSAF visit 386th AEW
The Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, April 9, 2017.

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Brig. Gen. Sean Murphy, the Command Surgeon for Air Combat Command, addresses military treatment facility leadership from across ACC on the importance of Trusted Care during the 2nd Annual Military Treatment Facility Leadership Conference at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 5, 2017. Trusted Care is a patient-centered, safety-first concept which charges MTFs to become high reliability organizations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Spradlin)

Military Treatment Facility leadership conference stresses Trusted Care
If medical error could be classified as a disease, it would rank as the third deadliest disease in America. A medical error is a mistake by a medical provider which results in harm to a patient. For example, misdiagnosis of a condition or administering the improper dosage of a medicine.

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Tech. Sgt. Timothy, a 352nd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron instructor supervisor, spots Cadet Madeline Kirkpatrick, a Troy University student, as she climbs a caving ladder at Matero Hall during Pathways to Blue April 7, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Pathways to Blue, a diversity outreach event hosted by 2nd Air Force, provides cadets briefings on technical and flying operations and an orientation flight in support of the Air Force's Diversity Strategic Roadmap program. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Kemberly Groue)

Cadets learn about AF through Pathways to Blue
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.

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Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents Tech. Sgt. Brian Claughsey, a combat controller with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, a Silver Star April 7, 2017, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Following a 96-hour battle with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, Claughsey was credited with coordinating 17 close air engagements, resulting in 47 enemy killed in action without a single civilian or friendly casualty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

Special tactics Airman honored for role in liberating Afghan city
It was a 96-hour battle: four ambushes, 17 airstrike missions and the eventual safety of a 150-person team that led to one special tactics combat controller receiving the Silver Star April 7, 2017, at Pope Army Airfield.

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CSAF Prestigious Captains Ph.D. Program application window open
The application window is open for active-duty Air Force captains interested in applying for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious Ph.D. Program which exposes rising officers to a unique learning experience at a top-tier university.

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Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron at Fort Meade, Maryland, recently received notification that two of patents from his previous assignment at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, have been processed and approved: the “Actuated Pin Antenna Reflector” and the “Radio Frequency Emissive Display Antenna and System for Controlling.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

Air Force officer’s inventions inspired by Pin Art, E Ink
When Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron, left his assignment at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, he left several patents pending. To his surprise, he recently received notification that two of his patents have been approved.

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Airmen from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing perform their jobs at the 480th ISRW at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 12, 2016. The analytic foundations program requires new analysts to become familiar with the intelligence needs, sources, methods and priorities of the mission prior to entering formal OJT. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Byers)

480th ISRG fills training gap
The transition from technical school to duty station created issues within the intelligence community that couldn’t be addressed with on-the-job training alone.

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	355th Medical Group increases patient access through collaboration 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.	4 hours ago
	Airman, leaders battle cancer together In February of 2016, Black was almost finished with her technical training at Beale Air Force Base, California, when she said she began to experience abdominal cramps and unusual bloating. When her symptoms worsened, Black decided to visit a doctor to figure out if something was wrong.	4 hours ago
	Razor Talon provides joint training for air, ground components The opposing force scurried around the arid airfield to prepare for an oncoming attack. Without warning, a pair of A-10C Thunderbolt IIs screamed toward the airfield and simulated multiple strafing runs decimating a radar jammer. A Tactical Air Control Party specialist embedded with the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, confirmed the target was destroyed from a hideout in the woods nearby.	6 hours ago
	Vice Chief, CMSAF visit 386th AEW The Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, April 9, 2017.	8 hours ago
	Military Treatment Facility leadership conference stresses Trusted Care If medical error could be classified as a disease, it would rank as the third deadliest disease in America. A medical error is a mistake by a medical provider which results in harm to a patient. For example, misdiagnosis of a condition or administering the improper dosage of a medicine.	yesterday
	Cadets learn about AF through Pathways to Blue 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.	yesterday
	Special tactics Airman honored for role in liberating Afghan city It was a 96-hour battle: four ambushes, 17 airstrike missions and the eventual safety of a 150-person team that led to one special tactics combat controller receiving the Silver Star April 7, 2017, at Pope Army Airfield.	yesterday
	CSAF Prestigious Captains Ph.D. Program application window open The application window is open for active-duty Air Force captains interested in applying for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious Ph.D. Program which exposes rising officers to a unique learning experience at a top-tier university.	yesterday
	Air Force officer’s inventions inspired by Pin Art, E Ink When Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron, left his assignment at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, he left several patents pending. To his surprise, he recently received notification that two of his patents have been approved.	2 days ago
	480th ISRG fills training gap The transition from technical school to duty station created issues within the intelligence community that couldn’t be addressed with on-the-job training alone.	4 days ago
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