The Air Force Surgeon General who preceded you, Travis, in 2015, issued a report that the cost of tobacco to the military is $4.5 billion or more each year in preventable healthcare costs, not to mention the fact that many of these airmen, soldiers, sailors, and marines end up compromising their own personal health in missing their assignments because of their dependence on tobacco.
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