WASHINGTON (April 17, 2015) - Sequestration would force "devastating reductions" on Army Medicine personnel and have dramatic impacts on medical readiness and capabilities, the Army's surgeon general told Congress, April 14. The funding caps imposed by the 2011 Budget Control Act, also known as sequestration, would have a "significant, detrimental impact on our patients, our … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
First Command Reports: Career Servicemembers Divided Over Retirement Reform
APRIL 16, 2015, FORT WORTH, Texas - America’s career servicemembers are responding positively to a new recommendation for overhauling military retirement. Just don’t ask them to give up their current benefit. The latest results of the First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveal that 69 percent of middle-class military families (commissioned officers and … [Read more...]
NRD San Diego Sailors Inspire Women to Join STEM Career Fields
APRIL 16, 2015, SAN BERNARDINO (NNS) - A team of female Sailors from Navy Recruiting District San Diego encouraged more than 200 female high school and college students to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics April 10. Recruiters and command support personnel participated in San Bernardino Valley College's 10th annual female STEM event. The … [Read more...]
US Cyber Command Chief Discusses Importance of Operations
APRIL 16, 2015, NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) - Cyber is an operational domain, and military leaders are going to have to understand its importance and the opportunities and challenges of operating in the domain, said Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers during the Navy League’s 50th annual Sea-Air-Space Exposition here April 14. Rogers, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command, … [Read more...]
Medical Team Leverages Wi-Fi, Mobile Health in Combat Operations Settings
FORT A.P. HILL, Va. (April 16, 2015) - Imagine arriving at a major medical center with a life-threatening medical condition. Imagine now, this facility has no paging or cell phone capability. How will the right doctor be alerted that you need treatment to save your life? The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center's Mobile Health Innovation Center, or TATCR … [Read more...]