7/31/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have released a free Apple and Android smartphone mobile application for use with post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. The app is called PE Coach; PE stands for "prolonged exposure." Psychologists at the Defense Department's National Center for Telehealth and Technology, known as T2, and the VA … [Read more...]
AF Partners with Schools, Universities to Promote STEM
by 1st Lt. Ashleigh Peck Air Force District of Washington 7/27/2012 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) -- Teachers from across the U.S. became students for a week during an Air Force-sponsored ASM International Materials Camp July 13 at Howard University, Washington, D.C. ASM started the camps for students in 2000 to make science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fun. After … [Read more...]
All Options Open to Stop Iran’s Nuke Program
July 30, 2012 By Jim Garamone CARTHAGE, Tunisia (American Forces Press Service) – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta reiterated here today that the United States “is prepared to exercise all options” to prevent Iran from developing atomic weapons. Panetta spoke during a news conference at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial. Panetta would not go … [Read more...]
Military Career Pathways 101 Three-peat
July 30, 2012 By Vernetta Garcia, Columbia Recruiting Battalion The third time was a charm for Columbia Recruiting Battaionp; its third annual Military Career Pathways (MCP) 101 Course in June earned rave reviews from South Carolina educators and national observers. "MCP 2012 was the highest rated since MCP began." said Martha Daniels, Columbia Battalion education services … [Read more...]
Strengthening Our Core
Commentary by Col. Jim Dryjanski National War College 7/19/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The greatest threat to the United States Air Force right now is not external. It is from within. The allegations of sexual misconduct at Lackland Air Force Base splashed across the news will undoubtedly be fully investigated and criminal behavior will be prosecuted appropriately. The … [Read more...]