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Air Force Surgeon General briefs Senate on future of Air Force medicine
March 29, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense at a hearing on the Defense Health Program March 29... MORE

This is the official portrait of Lt. Gen. Robert Miller.

Army FY2020 budget will fund childcare, family initiatives
March 28, 2019 — Despite budget cuts to almost 200 legacy programs to fund modernization, Army senior leaders told lawmakers their fiscal year 2020 request will not cut any programs supporting military families... MORE

Nelia McKeown, a Sitka Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, holds a child during playtime at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 14, 2018. Childcare will not be cut in the Army's FY20 budget request, senior leaders testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense subcommittee, March 27, 2019. In fact, they said a number of initiatives to boost childcare are planned.

Military Surgeons General testify on medical readiness at Senate hearing
April 30, 2018 — The services’ surgeons general updated senators on Capitol Hill April 26 on the needs and priorities of military health programs... MORE

Medical personnel from William Beaumont Army Medical Center on Fort Bliss, Texas, prepare for treatment of a simulated postpartum hemorrhage using the center’s new simulation system, which provides cutting-edge scenarios for training to medical staff, March 29, 2018. The new simulation system aims to increase communication and improve interdisciplinary and clinical performance of staff when treating obstetrics emergencies.