Cmdr. Mary Piliwale, associate director for public health, and Lt. Cmdr. Asa Schaefer, chief information officer at United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, won the Other Process Improvement category in the 2025 Naval Medical Forces Pacific Continuous Process Improvement Project Competition.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristin Terry, 35th Medical Group behavioral health technician, discusses the signs, effects and resources available to those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
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Hida Furukawa has a long-standing reputation as a hub for medicinal herbs. Perhaps it’s the fact that the Hida area is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is deeply connected to the environment that this fascination with medicinal herbs exists and continues with great enthusiasm today.
I first visited Japan when I was sixteen years old. A friend from Tokyo had invited me.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Remington Shafer, right, 35th Dental Squadron dental assistant, supports a stretcher transfer during a home station medical response training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 8, 2025.
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