SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - The Close Combat Lethality Task Force is gathering information from the services, industry and allies before making recommendations to Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, the senior Army enlisted representative to the task force said here today. Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, Army Sgt. Maj. Jason Wilson explained the process for the task force, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2018
Pain Awareness Month – Communicating About Pain
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - September is Pain Awareness Month, which enables people to contemplate pain, their pain, and how they may communicate their pain. Patients are used to answering a health care provider's question, "On a scale of one to 10, where does your pain rate?" What exactly do those numbers mean? Dr. Diane Flynn, a primary care pain management advisor at the … [Read more...]
Army Scientists Discover Mathematics Of Brain Waves That Could Help PTSD
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018, Adelphi, MD - A U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientist has collaborated with a team of researchers from the University of North Texas to develop a new data processing technique that uses electroencephalogram, or EEG, time series variability as a measure of the state of the brain. The researchers say such a technique has the potential to provide measures … [Read more...]
The Force We Present: Future of AF Operations
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018, National Harbor, MD - As the Air Force highlights revitalizing squadrons and the need to improve readiness to contend with near peer adversaries, the Air Force deputy chief of staff of operations spoke to an audience about “The Force We Present” and the necessity for coming changes in military operations during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, U.S. Air Force! Celebrating 71 Years of Heritage
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 - This week, the 28th Bomb Wing celebrates the birthday of the United States Air Force. We honor 71 years of Air Force heritage and 71 years of our Air Force - military, civilians and contractors - defining American history. Our Air Force has been there for our nation through our roots in the Army Air Service formed in 1918, to the Army Air Corps in 1926, … [Read more...]