WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2013 - A recent study by military researchers showed that the risk factors associated with suicides in the military are the same as those among civilians. Included in these factors, researchers said, are financial and relationship problems. “There is almost always a relationship problem or financial problem,” Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Carter Details Security Reviews in Navy Yard Aftermath
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Pentagon and the Navy are reviewing security procedures worldwide in the wake of last week's tragic shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today, with the aim of enhancing prevention of and response to any future such incidents. Carter offered his sympathies to everyone affected "by this deplorable act of … [Read more...]
Matching Tradition: ‘Dustoff’ Lifts Patient Care to Higher Level
NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Sept. 26, 2013) -- When the Vietnam War was well underway, and U.S. combat involvement was still in early stages, helicopter pilots ferried the wounded from the battlefield. In 1963, the U.S. Army 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) commander started using the radio call sign "Dustoff" for his medical evacuation chopper. The name … [Read more...]
Sunday to Honor Gold Star Mothers
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 26, 2013) -- This Sunday, the Army and the nation will, for the 77th time, turn their attention to mothers who have lost sons or daughters while fighting America's wars. The Congress first created "Gold Star Mother's Day" in 1936 to honor those women whose children were taken from them as a result of war. "The Gold Star Mothers, as well as … [Read more...]
Obama Urges UN to Confront Syrian Violence and Chemical Weapons
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2013 - While the world has made strides toward stability, the situation in Syria illustrates the dangers of current trends to the Middle East and the rest of the globe, President Barack Obama told world leaders at the United Nations today. Obama spoke to the General Assembly meeting in New York this morning, giving a synopsis of the situation in Syria … [Read more...]