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Alcohol Awareness Month 5K: ADAPT raises awareness on alcohol misuse
April 29, 2024 — To acknowledge Alcohol Awareness Month, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program organized a 5K at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. More than 20 service members and their families participated in the race, which featured an interactive activity where they could wear drunk goggles and ride quadcycles simulating the effects of inebriation while driving to promote awareness and understanding of alcohol misuse... MORE

1st Lt. Zizi Zemeheret, 59th Medical Operations Squadron social work fellow, assists a participant in registering for an Alcohol Awareness Month 5K at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 27, 2024. The event, organized by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program, featured an interactive activity where they could wear drunk goggles and ride quadcycles simulating the effects of inebriation while driving to promote awareness and understanding of alcohol misuse. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

New mental health care initiative improves access to care and readiness
May 8, 2023 — Air Force mental health leaders implemented a new initiative to nearly all Air Force bases to improve access to mental health, increase access to support resources, and mitigate the impact on readiness... MORE

A room plaque for the 341st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health flight is pictured inside the base clinic June 23, 2021, at Malmstrom Air Force Base Mont.

Maintaining strong relationships: Virtual resources available to military couples
August 5, 2020 — The stress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic presents challenges for everyone and may affect relationships. This can be especially true of intimate partner relationships... MORE

Air Force Employee Assistance Program: New phone number, new website goes live Nov. 10
November 8, 2019 — The Air Force Employee Assistance Program will relaunch at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 10 with a new phone number and new website... MORE

The Air Force Employee Assistance Program will relaunch at 12:01 a.m. Nov. 10, 2019, with a new phone number, 866-580-9078, and new website, www.AFPC.af.mil/EAP. The program will provide the same services and same access to care provided in the past with continued access 24/7 via telephone, website or in-person. (Courtesy graphic)

Troops to Teachers program helps veterans become educators
February 6, 2019 — If you’ve ever considered becoming a teacher after your military career, then the Airman and Family Readiness Center has a program they can get you connected with... MORE

MFLCs provide support and build resiliency
October 25, 2018 — In our professional military careers, it is easy to get caught up in presenting a perfectly manicured image to our peers and superiors. Nobody sounds “average” in a performance report or a quarterly awards package, and there is a pressure to maintain the perception that everything is in its place... MORE