JUNE 28, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, trained in a simulated African village where they conducted patrols and defended the village from insurgents operating nearby during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 23, 2016. Cpl. Tyler N. Thomas, a squad leader with Bravo … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Army Guard’s Best-of-the-Best Tested in Army Guard Best Warrior Competition
JUNE 28, 2016, JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. - Among the windswept pine trees of Joint Base Cape Cod, 14 Soldiers battled it out in the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition to earn the title of Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. At the end of the competition, Army Sgt. Calvin Koziol, an infantryman with the Nebraska Army National Guard's C … [Read more...]
PTSD Awareness Leads to Positive Treatment
JUNE 27, 2016, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) - Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time. Maj. Joel Foster, the chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved dramatically in the last 20 … [Read more...]
The Great Green Fleet Explained
JUNE 27, 2016, PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) - Named to honor President Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, the Navy's Great Green Fleet is ushering in a new era of energy innovation. A centerpiece of this yearlong initiative is John C. Stennis Strike Group (JCSSG), which departed on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment in January and is scheduled to join the Rim of … [Read more...]
Veteran with Post-Traumatic Stress Finds Coping Skills Through ‘Dot’ Art
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2016 - When Army veteran Greg Mullen developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder while stationed in the Middle East during the first Gulf War, his symptoms from nonstop anti-missile blasts were severe enough after a six-month deployment for him to transition out of his 12-year military career. The disorder later would later become commonly known … [Read more...]