SEPTEMBER 6, 2018, New London, CT - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC), launched the U.S. Coast Guard Ready for Rescue Challenge, a $255,000 prize competition that seeks boater safety solutions that will help make it easier to find people … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2018
First Invisible Wounds Center Opens at Eglin Air Force Base
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018, Eglin Air Force Base, FL - The 96th Medical Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Air Force’s first Invisible Wounds Center here Aug. 30. More than 120 people attended the event and toured the new facility, including Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, Air Force Brig. Gen. Evan C. Dertien, the 96th Test Wing … [Read more...]
General Dunford Gets Greek View of Regional Challenges
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018, Athens, Greece - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he very much welcomed seeing the Eastern Mediterranean region “through a Greek lens” as he finished consultations with his counterpart, Greek navy Adm. Evangelos Apostolakis, the chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford told reporters traveling with … [Read more...]
Miller Takes Over NATO, U.S. Commands in Afghanistan
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 - Army Gen. John M. Nicholson passed command of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces Afghanistan to Army Gen. Austin S. Miller during a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, today. Nicholson has been commander in Afghanistan since March 2016 and is the longest-serving NATO commander in the country. Miller comes to Afghanistan after serving as the … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Sets Its Sights On Chronic Pain
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018, Joint Base San Antonio - Pain Awareness Month in September allows medical professionals to increase awareness about the effects of pain and the treatment options available to alleviate pain. According to the Department of the Army 2017 Health of the Force report, military musculoskeletal injuries result in over one million medical encounters and almost 10 … [Read more...]