October 13, 2016, by Dixie Somers - According to a study referenced in a recent US News article, 77 percent of 500 veterans who wound up using heroin transitioned to it after taking prescription painkillers. None of the participants had a history of substance abuse before the study. This dependence on painkillers after military service is not unusual among VA centers today. If … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Here are the Details on the New Combat Application Tourniquet
OCTOBER 12, 2016, FORT DETRICK, MD - Makers of the Combat Application Tourniquet™ have updated the design of the widely used tourniquet. The update has resulted in two different versions of the tourniquet currently in use in the field, though both have the same national stock number (NSN 6515-01-521-7976). Deployed Soldiers may soon receive the updated version and wonder how … [Read more...]
Air Force Agreement Enables Collaboration on Aircraft Anti-Icing Technology
OCTOBER 12, 2016 - The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Battelle Memorial Institute established a cooperative research and development agreement to develop affordable, lightweight, easily adaptable aircraft anti-icing technology. In order to achieve maximum operational performance, unmanned aircraft systems must be able to complete missions in adverse weather … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Cyber Acquisition Just Got Faster
OCTOBER 12, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. - This summer Marine Corps Systems Command’s Cyber Advisory Team completed its first emergency cyber acquisition as part of a new process designed to more quickly respond to the cyber warfighting needs of the force. Acquisition experts from the CAT and other program management personnel developed the process to meet the … [Read more...]
Security Rises to Challenge of Getting Shipboard Qualifications
OCTOBER 12, 2016, Arabian Gulf (NNS) - One of the first challenges any junior Sailor or newly reported veteran faces when they begin a sea billet is getting their shipboard qualifications. The challenge often exists because of the time a Sailor can devote to the cause. Fortunately, for Sailors assigned to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), the demanding underway schedule … [Read more...]