January 19, 2012 From a National Center for Telehealth and Technology News Release JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash.– The Defense Department launched a new website today for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments. The highly interactive website, MilitaryKidsConnect.org, was created by psychologists at DOD's National Center for Telehealth and Technology … [Read more...]
If You Use Spice; You Will Pay the Price
1/13/2012 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- Spice use is on the rise, and Air Force officials are using methods such as drug testing, education and the Uniformed Code of Military Justice to put a stop to substance abuse. While the Air Force has always had a zero-tolerance policy, as of Jan. 4, Guam officials have banned the substance as well under Public Law 31-164, … [Read more...]
New Military Study Aims to Help Aid Troops with Mild TBI
By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 12, 2012 – A team of experts at San Antonio Military Medical Center here has launched a military study aimed at improving outcomes for service members suffering from a signature wound of today’s wars: traumatic brain injury. The Study of Cognitive Rehabilitation Effectiveness, dubbed the SCORE trial, is … [Read more...]
Airman Wins Big on ‘The Price Is Right’
1/10/2012 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- "Come on down!" This simple request ended with a big pay-off in a showcase showdown for a Vandenberg Fire Department member and his family. Tech. Sgt. Armando Galaviz II, the VFD North battalion chief, attended a showing of "The Price is Right" in August and won the grand prize worth more than $33,000. The episode, … [Read more...]
“A day in the Life…”
January 5, 2012 By Maj. Bradley Gordon, 2nd Marine Division HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- The division chaplain makes his way around Task Force Leatherneck, one FOB at a time. "This is what it’s all about," said Cmdr. Christopher Fronk, chaplain for 2nd Marine Division (Forward). "There’s nothing better than getting out to the Marines, to share their time and their … [Read more...]