By David Vergun, ARNEWS WASHINGTON -- The Army, along with the other military services and the Department of Veterans Affairs, is standardizing the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. "No matter where Soldiers are getting care or seeking help for PTSD or any other medical issue, we want to ensure we are doing it the same way," said Lt. Col. Christopher … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
Eighth Army Competes in Combatives Tournament
August 8, 2012 By Walter T. Ham IV, Eighth Army Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas -- The top U.S. Army Combatives fighters from South Korea took on fighters from around the world at the All Army Combatives Championship here. The Eighth Army team joined more than 25 teams in the tournament that included former Olympic wrestlers, martial arts experts and professional … [Read more...]
Marines Announce 2nd Annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Details
8/6/2012 By Official Marine Corps Press Release, Marine Corps Recruiting Command MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.- The Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) is pleased to announce the date and location of the 2013 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. This nationally televised bowl, featuring the nation’s best and brightest high school football players, will take place … [Read more...]
‘Air Force 101’ Gives Spouses a Toolbox for Life in Air Force
8/7/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Taking care of Air Force families has been a passion of Suzie Schwartz, wife of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, and Paula Roy, wife of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy. They have tackled issues that have ranged from spouse employment to issues affecting the families of deployed Airmen and the exceptional family … [Read more...]
Marine Declines College Scholarship to Serve
By Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Buckwalter Regimental Combat Team 6 COMBAT OUTPOST JAKER, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2012 – For some people, history is just another subject in school. For Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Taylor, being a part of history was a calling. To follow that calling, Taylor, 21, from Troy, Ala., left behind a full-ride scholarship to college to join the … [Read more...]