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  • Turbocharge TRICARE referrals

    Your primary care manager has referred you to a specialist. Once your authorization is approved and arrives in the mail (in about a week), you'll be able to make your appointment.But what if your authorization could arrive in hours instead of days?One option is registering for a secure

  • Save cash: know emergency, urgent care

    When sickness or injury strikes, service members and their families may save money by knowing the difference between emergency and urgent care.Understanding when something constitutes an emergency, or what to do if you need urgent care after-hours, could help you avoid longer waits and out-of-pocket

  • Sexual coercion

    We are all familiar with the terms rape and sexual assault. We've been trained on what constitutes rape and the damaging effects it has on the victim and the Air Force mission. The Air Force is currently being trained on Bystander Intervention to learn how to identify and act on situations that are

  • Don’t take a chance, get a flu shot

    If nine out of 10 people who played the lottery actually won, who wouldn't want to try their chances?When it comes to flu shots, it's the same odds. Nine out of 10 healthy people who get a seasonal flu shot, don't get the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.With flu

  • Whooping cough outbreak in California: vaccinate to protect

    An outbreak of whooping cough has swept across California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Whooping cough, also known as "Pertussis," is an upper-respiratory infection. It's extremely contagious and can be deadly to infants, according to the CDC. It can also cause adults

  • Healthcare for Reserve retirees

    Members of the Retired Reserves and their families have a new TRICARE healthcare option. TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) is a new, premium-based healthcare plan available to eligible retired members of the Guard and Reserve, their families and qualified survivors. TRR offers coverage similar to

  • Managing TRICARE coverage with OHI

    OHI: If you don't know what that means, and you have a private health insurer, you could end up with a claims mess.OHI stands for Other Health Insurance. This is any health insurance you receive, beyond TRICARE, through an employer or individual plan. Exceptions to this rule are Medicaid, Indian

  • Employee emergency, fire prevention plans

    Emergency Evacuation PlansCompanies that fall under various OSHA standards such as 1910.120(L)(1)(ii), Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response; 1910.119(n), Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals; etc., are required to have emergency evacuation plans that comply with

  • Break room kitchen safety

    Many facilities throughout Vandenberg have break rooms that are becoming small kitchens with cooking ranges to provide employees a place to prepare their lunches or to support squadron functions. Because these kitchens are becoming such a common place, it is important for all of us to apply the

  • It pays to shop at Vandenberg's Base Exchange

    The Exchange benefit at Vandenberg is paying dividends in more ways than one. Airmen shopping at the Base Exchange, dining at Burger King and using other AAFES activities last year generated a dividend of $424,821. These funds are critical to Air Force Service's ability to enhance local programs and

 

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