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Army Sgt. Claude Richardson, an Army Reservist and suicide prevention instructor with the 358th Military Police Company, talks about his experience as an instructor during a 2018 video project hosted and organized by the 200th Military Police Command’s Suicide Prevention Program. (Photo by Army Master Sgt. Michel Sauret.)
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Mental Health: What you can expect at a therapy appointment

Typically, these are signs that it’s time to visit your doctor, and you usually know what to expect. The nurse might weigh you, check your blood pressure, and take your temperature.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Geoffrey P. Barham
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CFAS MWD Alma returns to duty with prosthetic

“Sit!” yells Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Michael Angelow, a military working dog (MWD) handler, to his dog Alma, a patrol explosive detector dog onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo.
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U.S. Military and Japan Self-Defense Forces kick off Keen Sword

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces and units from the Japan Self-Defense Force began exercise Keen Sword 21 (KS21), Oct. 26, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and their surrounding territorial waters.
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Yokota Exchange celebrates Veterans Day with special MILITARY STAR offers

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) and MILITARY STAR® card are honoring those who serve and have served this Veterans Day with a slate of special offers at Yokota and installations worldwide.
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Did you know?: Japan at the intersection of several tectonic plates

Japan is situated at the intersection of three tectonic plates, making it highly prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
A young Capt. Glen Fitzpatrick (center) poses with colleagues early in his blood program career. (Courtesy Photo.)
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ASBP bestows Lifetime Achievement Award on Dr. Glen Fitzpatrick

The Defense Health Agency’s Armed Services Blood Program recently announced retired Army Col. Glen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. as the recipient of their annual Lifetime Achievement Award.
Photo by Air Force Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB
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FEHRM expands joint HIE expanding MHS GENESIS’s reach

Earlier this month, the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office, along with the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), expanded their joint health information exchange (HIE) network to include the CommonWell Health Alliance.
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AFN airing continuous live election results

The American Forces Network (AFN) is providing 10 hours of simultaneous, continuous, live election coverage from three different news services.
Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi
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VIDEO| Japan’s Shichi-Go-San rite of passage celebrates country’s children

In the month of November, Japanese shrines and temples are busy with children in beautiful traditional attire visiting with their proud parents who you’ll see snapping plenty of photos.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelo Sagum
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Defense Minister of Japan, Nobuo Kishi visits MCAS Iwakuni

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, and Nobuo Kishi, defense minister of Japan, observe the air station from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 24, 2020.
Army Sgt. Tyson Boothe filling a patient’s prescription at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s new Prescription Drive-Thru Pick-up located in in the parking lot of building 85T near Gate 1 (North gate). (Photo by Sean Patten, WRNMMC.)
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WRNMMC expands innovation and opens new, permanent drive-thru pharmacy

On Sept. 22, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of a new Prescription Drive-Thru Pick-Up near Naval Support Activity Bethesda’s Gate 1 (North gate).
Photo by Maria Yager, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
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Special care given to families experiencing stillbirth or infant loss

For many, pregnancy is a special time culminating in the birth of a healthy baby to hold, cuddle and bond with for years to come. Those first days of life are usually spent at the hospital with mom and baby recovering from the rigors of labor and delivery.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen
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2020 Camp Fuji Fire Memorial

Members from Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji and Takigahara Garrison participate and attend the Annual Fire Memorial at Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 16, 2020.
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NAF Atsugi's Great Pumpkin Patch 2020

Naval Air Facility Atusgi's Morale, Welfare & Recreation (MWR) department hosted a pumpkin patch for the families of the base.
Two B-1B Lancer aircraft prepare to land during a Bomber Task Force deployment at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 21, 2020. Airmen with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron will conduct missions during the deployment that will showcase Air Force Global Strike Command’s abilities to deliver lethal, ready, long-range strike options to geographic combatant commanders anytime, anywhere.
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Dyess Airmen arrive in Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force, integrate with Koku-Jieitai, U.S. Navy

Approximately 200 Airmen and four B-1B Lancer aircraft with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS) from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam, to conduct Bomber Task Force missions in support of Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces, Oct. 20, 2020.
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Strengthening Partners, Allies Key to Stability in Indo-Pacific

Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite traveled to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility Oct. 13-20 reinforcing existing bilateral and multilateral security relationships between the U.S. Navy, and partner and allied countries in the region.