WASHINGTON, July 22, 2014 - Vice President Joe Biden paid special tribute to the 9/11 generation during his address to more than 12,000 members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the organization’s national convention in St. Louis yesterday. Biden singled out former Army Sgt. Ryan Pitts, who received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony later in the day for his … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
Medical Training in Hyperreality
July 22, 2014, BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Have you ever wondered what it would be like if film makers added smell and other senses to your explosive, action-packed movie watching experience? This idea is probably not far from reality and most likely will make motion pictures even more dynamic. The Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation Training, or AFMMAST, … [Read more...]
Increased SHARP Training Furthers Efforts to Combat Sexual Abuse
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 22, 2014) - The Army is "breaking new ground" in efforts to combat sexual harassment and sexual assault in the ranks, according to a top Army official. "We like to lead from the front and that is part of our campaign efforts," said Carolyn Collins, the deputy director of the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, or … [Read more...]
TRICARE Nurse Advice Line Offers Health Care Guidance
BETHESDA, Md., July 22, 2014 - TRICARE beneficiaries in the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii can now access the Nurse Advice Line to receive health care guidance and advice. The service, launched in April, offers professional help by phone at a moment’s notice, officials said. “Our mission at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is to provide … [Read more...]
New CT Scanner Finds Diverse and Important Uses for Researchers
ADELPHI, Md. (July 21, 2014) - Turning a now-standard tool for medical diagnostics and therapeutics to a host of new applications, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate recently acquired a turn-key computed tomography scanner system, known as a CT scanner. As a mobile system, the system permits imaging at the Survivability/Lethality … [Read more...]