WASHINGTON – In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign. “Every day of the year, we should focus on assisting those who have served our Nation,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Army Initiating Collaborative Effort to Address TBI, PTSD
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 24, 2013) -- Over the last 12 years, many Soldiers have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with wounds, some visible and some not, said a leader in Army Medicine. "The invisible wounds -- post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury -- are just as damaging as the visible ones. They impact the families as well as the Soldiers," … [Read more...]
Army Medicine Continues its Wartime Advances
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 24, 2013) -- This week, the military medical community was notified that a new antibiotic drug is now available to treat Soldiers who have life-threatening, multidrug resistant bacterial infections. Arbekacin is a new antibiotic treatment for multidrug resistant, or MDR, infections. Those types of infections may complicate wounds sustained … [Read more...]
Military Language School Switches to ‘.edu’ Network by September
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 24, 2013) -- By September, the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, Calif., will have switched its computer network from the ".mil" top-level-domain to the ".edu" top-level-domain. The effort, ongoing now since 2011, is expected to help improve the efficiency of the language learning process at the school house. A … [Read more...]
Air Force Seeks Scholarship and Fellowship Candidates
6/21/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Eligible Airmen interested in unique scholarships and fellowships must submit completed, endorsed applications by July 31, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. Opportunities offered annually include the Olmsted Scholar Program, the White House Fellowship Program, the Mansfield Fellowship Exchange Program and … [Read more...]