JANUARY 23, 2024 - The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is targeting the unique stressors faced by military healthcare workers during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 (PP24-1) The Resiliency Room aboard Mercy gives Sailors access to a massage chair, yoga mat, calming music, scent sticks, and coloring books as ways to decompress and relax while aboard the ship. Sailors sign up … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Access to Mental Health Care Streamlined Under Brandon Act
JANUARY 23, 2024 - Last year, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness signed policy implementing within the Defense Department and across the military services the requirements laid out under the Brandon Act. Within the DOD and military services, the Brandon Act allows service members to request a mental health evaluation just by making the request to … [Read more...]
Navy Releases Names of Lost Teammates at Sea
JANUARY 23, 2024 - The search and rescue efforts to locate Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers, 37, and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram, 27, concluded Jan. 21. On the evening of Jan. 11, Chambers and Ingram, both assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, were reported missing at sea while they were … [Read more...]
How Common is PTSD Among Veterans – and What Can Be Done About It?
JANUARY 24, 2024 - There has never been a time in the recent past when America’s military has never been on a combat mission. To the deployed soldiers, these combat situations expose them to traumatic experiences that often manifest as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) upon leaving service or while still on active duty. PTSD among veterans has always been a topic … [Read more...]
U.S. Continues Protection Mission in Middle East
JANUARY 23, 2024 - As part of an international effort, the United States continues to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, and continues to defend against attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria, by Iranian supported groups, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said yesterday. Singh also said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Air Force … [Read more...]