• Kunsan SAPR looks to educate during SAAPM

    To begin Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, members of the Sexual Assault Prevention Response team spoke on American Forces Network on events and resources provided at Kunsan AB.

  • Pride of the Pack: SSgt Tommia Miller

    Congratulations to Staff Sgt. Tommia Miller, 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health technician, for her selection as this week’s Pride of the Pack!

  • Mental Health: Keeping Kunsan healthy through the holidays

    An assignment to Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, can be difficult – especially being away from family over the holidays. The 8th Medical Group Mental Health flight is ready and equipped to keep Kunsan mentally fit as each Airman progresses through their time on the peninsula. Maj. McNabb, 8th

  • Twin Wolves, One Pack

    It’s not unheard of for identical twins to join the military, or even the same branch; but it’s not every day that twins get assigned to the same base at the same time. After almost seven years of living apart, Staff Sgt. Jacquelyn Stavlo and Senior Airman Kat Stavlo are serving concurrent

  • Deploying mental health care downrange

    Deployed mental health providers play a vital role in delivering medical care downrange, ensuring the health of the warfighter and the mission.Even though service members who deploy are medically ready, both physically and mentally, the rigors of deployment can take a toll.

  • Resilient kids, ready Airmen

    One thing Airmen worry about when they deploy is the well-being of their family, especially children who may have a hard time coping with the challenges that come with a parent’s deployment.The impact of deployment on children is a key component of Airmen readiness. Knowing their family is well

  • A peek behind the curtain: Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD

    Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, but there are therapies that can reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and help Airmen return to duty.One of the most effective therapies, practiced by many Air Force mental health professionals, is prolonged exposure therapy.

  • A peek behind the curtain: The first step of PTSD care

    Perhaps the most difficult part of seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder is making that first appointment, since Airmen are often unsure of what to expect. Not knowing what to expect from mental health providers can get in the way of effective PTSD treatment.

  • A peak behind the curtain: PTSD barriers and stigmas

    Effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder is possible, but many Airmen falsely think seeking medical help for PTSD will hurt their career and will not help them get better. These stigmas and misconceptions create perceived barriers, preventing Airmen from seeking care. Delaying treatment

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one