July 26, 2017, by Amanda Wilks – According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 people in the general population of the USA suffer from a mental illness in a given year. In the military community, that statistic jumps up to 1 in 4. Coping mechanisms are a way to provide psychological comfort when faced with an environmental stressor. There are healthy and … [Read more...]
VA eBenefits: A Valuable Source of Information
JULY 25, 2017, NORFOLK (NNS) - Service members, dependents, veterans and their caregivers can save time by going online to get their Veterans Affairs (VA) process started electronically with the self-service VA eBenefits web portal. In 2007, The President's Commission on Care for Returning Wounded Warriors announced that it was going to create a one-stop portal that offered … [Read more...]
Student Loan Forgiveness Takes Effect in October
JULY 25, 2017, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The first student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program goes into effect for government employees this October. The program offers forgiveness for remaining balances due on William D. Ford federal direct loans after employees have made at least 120 loan payments after Oct. 1, 2007, … [Read more...]
Army Discovery May Offer New Energy Source
JULY 25, 2017, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Army scientists and engineers recently made a groundbreaking discovery that may turn out to be a new energy source -- an aluminum nanomaterial of their design produces high amounts of energy when it comes in contact with water, or with any liquid containing water. During routine materials experimentation at the U.S. Army Research … [Read more...]
QLLEX 2017 Conducted at Manchester Fuel Depot
JULY 25, 2017, MANCHESTER, Wash. (NNS) - NAVSUP FLC Puget Sound, U. S. Army 475th Quartermaster Group and the Defense Logistics Agency conducted QLLEX 2017 at the Manchester Fuel Depot July 17-24. QLLEX is an annual exercise for Army Reserve units to train for their wartime mission of providing petroleum and water to units worldwide. This year's exercise had convoys of Army … [Read more...]