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This HIV screening starts in the privacy of your own home
July 5, 2018 — The Air Force has developed a self-collection blood kit to encourage its active-duty members with a higher risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus to test for infection more frequently than what’s mandated by the military. The kits enable users to be proactive about their own health and potentially prevent the spread of HIV, which can lead to many health complications, including AIDS... MORE

The Air Force offers self-collection kits that include instructions, supplies to obtain a finger-prick blood sample, and a prepaid envelope to mail the sample to a lab for HIV testing.

Leadership course focuses on strengthening HIV prevention
December 11, 2017 — Foreign leaders from their country’s military and ministry of health met at the 17th Annual Leadership Course in HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning and Policy Development in San Antonio Dec. 4-8 to discuss ways to strengthen HIV prevention around the globe... MORE