WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 24, 2014) - "I'm going to talk about subjects that make men squirm," warned Retired Army Col. (Dr.) Elspeth Ritchie, before discussing sanitary conditions in the field, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault and other topics focused on military women. She spoke at a health summit event in Falls Church, Virginia, Friday, hosted by … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2014) - This month, the Army and Air Force achieved major network security and capacity upgrades at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, in partnership with the Defense Information Systems Agency. This is the first Department of Defense location to achieve the pairing of new switching technologies and security stacks. Online traffic for both Fort Sam Houston … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 23, 2014) - Should sequestration resume in fiscal year 2016, "it will be very difficult for us to lead around the world. Fiscal year 2016 is a breaking point," said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, adding, "I'm not seeing peace breaking out around the world in [2016]." Odierno delivered his remarks Friday, at a Defense Writers Group, … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 23, 2014) - The most effective way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder is to stay in treatment and, if possible, attend therapy with a friend or loved one, said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Gary Wynn. Wynn, who is assistant chair, Department of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and a scientist at the Center for … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 22, 2014) - On Aug. 1, the secretary of the Army approved the new Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report. Implementation will be in September 2015. "The new NCOER will come out in five phases: inform, educate, train, roll-out and after-action review. Human Resources Command is beginning to build the NCOER into the Evaluation System … [Read more...]