JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (March 12, 2015) - More than 9,500 of the Service members stationed on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, or JBLM, are projected to transition from military service to seek civilian employment or further their education in 2016. During a recent installation visit, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey met with senior leadership, educational advisers, … [Read more...]
Army Warfighter Experiment Highlights New Technologies
FORT BENNING, Ga. (March 10, 2015) - Three Army technologies were in play at the recently conducted Army Expeditionary Warfighter Experiment, or AEWE, on Fort Benning, Georgia. "AEWE is [Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC] live, prototype experimentation campaign," said Harry J. Lubin, chief of the experimentation branch, Maneuver Center of Excellence. This year, 66 … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Helps Resolve PTSD
LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Germany (March 10, 2015) - If you think you are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, a new form of help is available at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, or LRMC, where they can recreate the look, sounds and smell of a deployed environment to help you revisit and cope with events that have affected you so profoundly. … [Read more...]
Nutrition Remains Important for Brain Health
FORT LEE, Va. (March 10, 2015) - In recognition of National Nutritional Awareness Month and Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Fort Lee Army Wellness Center, or AWC, is offering nutritional information for that grey matter between everyone's ears. The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe with countless neurons. The brain has the ability to hold more … [Read more...]
Hammack Tells Congress BRAC Round Needed
WASHINGTON (March 9, 2015) - The assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment was on Capitol Hill March 3 to discuss the Army's 2016 military construction budget and explain the need for base realignment and closure. "We need a round of base closure and realignment [BRAC] in 2017," said Katherine Hammack in testimony before the House Armed … [Read more...]




