The AF Regent provides services to Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard healthcare executives and managers serving throughout the world who are responsible for managing home station and expeditionary theater medical service operations, planning, force readiness, and global patient movement. These services augment the United States’ military and diplomatic missions by supporting urban centers and rural landscapes where the healthcare industry constitutes a major economic force. ACHE is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management, and its educational programs including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year. ACHE's established network of more than 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE offers professional development through its trade magazines and journals, Healthcare Executive and the Journal of Healthcare Management/Frontiers of Health Services Management, as well as groundbreaking research and public policy programs. ACHE's publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on all aspects of health services management including textbooks for use in college and university courses. Please visit www.ache.org for additional information.