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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 18th Medical Group transfer a simulated patient onto a stretcher during a mass casualty scenario during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 14, 2025.

Jan. 14, 2025

BH 25-1: Airmen test emergency response

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 18th Medical Group and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron delivered life-saving care during a large-scale mass casualty exercise in support of a routine readiness exercise, Jan. 14, 2025.

Official DOD Seal on white background

Oct. 7, 2024

DOD Announces Health Care Supplement Program Pilot for DOD Civilian Employees in Japan

PENTAGON — The Department of Defense (DOD) today announced a one-year pilot program to provide no-cost supplemental health support services to DOD civilian employees serving in Japan after a yearlong effort to identify and address concerns regarding access to medical care.

Guardian Wingman, a suicide prevention training program designed by a team at the Kadena Mental Health Clinic, aims to improve mental health management by building a community of Airmen equipped with the tools to support their fellow wingmen.

Aug. 20, 2021

Mental Health: It Takes a Village

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Guardian Wingman, a suicide prevention training program designed by the Mental Health clinic at Kadena Air Base, Japan, aims to improve mental health management by building a community of Airmen equipped with the tools to support their fellow wingmen.

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