3/15/2013 - FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- As a young child, Eileen Collins loved to sit with her dad in the family car and watch airplanes take off and land. The roar of the powerful engines and the grace of the aircraft as they seemed to float in the air always held excitement and enchantment for the young daughter of Irish immigrants. That love of flying would lead the Air Force … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2013
Furloughs Could Affect Army’s Behavioral Health Care
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2013 – Upcoming furloughs for Army civilians, along with budget cuts, will affect the Army's ability to provide behavioral health care to soldiers, the service’s chief of behavioral health care said here this week. More than half of the Army's behavioral health providers are either government civilians or contractors, Col. Rebecca Porter said … [Read more...]
Flight Nurses Revolutionize Military Medical Care
3/14/2013 - FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Before World War II, the U.S. military showed little interest in using aircraft and flight nurses to evacuate wounded soldiers to rear areas. The global war, however, forced the U.S. Army Air Forces to revolutionize military medical care through the development of air evacuation (later known as aeromedical evacuation) and flight … [Read more...]
First Lady Urges Businesses to Hire Veterans and Spouses
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 – Veterans and military spouses make good employees because they know how to develop and execute complex plans, and they’re at their best when faced with high-pressure situations, First Lady Michelle Obama told attendees at the Business Roundtable Conference Center here today. In her remarks, Obama continued her call on the private sector … [Read more...]
Army’s ‘Ready and Resilient Campaign’ kicks off
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 13, 2013) -- The Army has made available to Soldiers a new online resource to complement the Ready and Resilient Campaign that launched March 12. The campaign's website is available now at www.army.mil/readyandresilient, and is designed as a "one-stop shop" for resources related to Soldier resilience and readiness. The new site includes … [Read more...]