MARCH 30, 2017, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with 2nd Marine Division spent the day “catching and releasing” two Raven small unmanned aircraft systems as part of a Division Fly Day at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 27, 2017. The Marines were showing the capabilities and building familiarization with the Raven, a small unmanned … [Read more...]
Navy Surgeon General: Navy Medicine Focused on Readiness for Next Conflict
MARCH 30, 2017, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (NNS) - The Navy's top doctor testified before Congress, March 29. Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to discuss the current status of Navy Medicine, alongside his Army and Air Force counterparts. His testimony emphasized … [Read more...]
Rebuilding a Sense of Community After Military Service
March 30, 2017, by David McCauley – A hallmark of service in the U.S. military is a united sense of purpose and community. It’s a tight-knit group despite being comprised of a wide variety of backgrounds and nationalities. You build lifelong connections and receive membership to a family and cause. For former U.S. military members, it can be difficult to find that same sense … [Read more...]
How to Invest Under the New Military Retirement System
March 29, 2017, by Rachael Murphey - A significant portion of military service members do not make a lifetime career out of their service and do not qualify for the traditional pension under the legacy system. For that reason, the DOD has created a new military retirement system called the “Blended Retirement System,” which will provide some benefit to shorter-term active duty … [Read more...]
DoD-VA Research Partnership to Improve Understanding of Active Duty and Veteran Health
MARCH 29, 2017, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - A new partnership between DoD and VA medical researchers achieve a milestone with its first joint publication, which examines post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in veteran and active duty populations. The study will be published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, June 2017. A new study, the first to compare PTSD symptom … [Read more...]