March 2, 2016, by Brooke Chaplan - The brain is one of the body’s most vital organs and just like other parts of our bodies, the brain is prone to disease and illness. Mental health deals not only with emotions but also the physical brain. Today, advances in mental health research are making conditions like depression, PTSD, and psychiatric disorders easier to … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Integration of Cyberspace Capabilities Into Tactical Units
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (March 1, 2016) - The Army's efforts to integrate operational cyberspace capabilities into its tactical units took another big step forward during a recent training rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. Cyber forces provided support to offensive and defensive cyberspace operations, intelligence, information operations and … [Read more...]
Navy Celebrates 2016 Women’s History Month
MARCH 1, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy joins the nation in celebrating Women's History Month throughout March. This year, Navy commands are encouraged to celebrate and reflect on the theme "Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government." Through service and leadership, women have been an integral part of both the Navy's history … [Read more...]
Becoming a Boom
MARCH 1, 2016, MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. (AFNS) - From an early age, Airman 1st Class Shelby Bowling, a 350th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, had an idea of what she wanted to do when she grew up. "My dad is former Air Force, and I always wanted to be in the military at some point," Bowling said. It wasn't until midway through her time in college that life … [Read more...]
Four Reasons the Upcoming NCO Town Hall Matters to Soldiers
FORT EUSTIS, Va. (March 1, 2016) - The command sergeant major who oversees the training and education for the backbone of America's Army will conduct the service's first live-streamed town hall focusing on noncommissioned officer development, March 3, from 5-7 p.m. EST. The State of NCO Development Town Hall, which will cover recent and upcoming changes in NCO professional … [Read more...]