Little can prepare you for the physical, mental and emotional toll of active service, and even less can prepare you to resume life back home. The joy of being reunited with friends and family, memories of stressful service and strong relationship, and anxiety about what's next blends together to create a unique cocktail of confusion, relief and frustration. One thing is for … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Twilight Tattoo Marks 238 Years of Army History
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 13, 2013) -- At a reception before launching the pageantry of the Army's 238th birthday, Twilight Tattoo, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John Campbell asked the audience to continue supporting and remembering Soldiers going into harm's way. "Remember their families, remember our wounded warriors, and remember those who have given the … [Read more...]
Army Harnesses Sun to Reduce Casualties from Sniper Attacks
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 14, 2013) -- The U.S. Army is harnessing the elements to help reduce casualties from sniper attacks on forward operating bases. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's research laboratory and aviation missile and communications-electronics RD&E centers -- the Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, the Aviation and Missile … [Read more...]
Air Force Removes Six Career Fields From Constrained List
6/14/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Six enlisted career fields will be removed from the career job reservation constrained list, while 17 others will see lower quotas, beginning June 15, Air Force Personnel Center officials said June 13. The career job reservation program enables the Air Force to manage the number of first-term Airmen who reenlist in … [Read more...]
DOD Establishes Tissue Bank to Study Brain Injuries
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 – The Defense Department has established the world's first brain tissue repository to help researchers understand the underlying mechanisms of traumatic brain injury in service members, Pentagon officials announced yesterday. The announcement follows a symposium that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel convened, in which a group of senior defense … [Read more...]