July 6, 2012 By Carey Phillips, USAMMDA Public Affairs FORT DETRICK, Md. (July 5, 2012) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder is a common anxiety disorder that can stem from any traumatic event experienced by an individual. While there are medications currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat it, they are not sufficiently effective in treating … [Read more...]
New Options Arise For Many Military Homeowners
By Scott Prater Schriever Sentinel 7/7/2012 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently announced changes to its short-sale policies that should make it easier for military homeowners with Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-backed mortgage loans to honor their financial commitments when they are required to move as part of their duty. Under … [Read more...]
Commentary: Pride in Uniform Gets ‘New’ Meaning
Commentary by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs (AFNS) -- Perhaps the phrase, "Have pride in your uniform," evokes flashbacks of basic training or a particularly exacting first sergeant, but in the spirit of National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, I think we can look at this phrase in a new light. I'm proud of my nation, my … [Read more...]
ANG Announces C-130 Crash Victims
By Lt. Col. Robert Carver North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs 7/3/2012 - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Four Airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules crashed July 1 while fighting a woodland fire in southwestern South Dakota. Dead are Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal, 42, of Mooresville, N.C.; Maj. … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Fort Bragg Shooting Suspect Dies
Fort Bragg Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C., July 1, 2012 – Army Spc. Ricky G. Elder, the subject of a criminal investigation surrounding the June 28 shooting here of two soldiers with the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, has died. Elder, an infantryman from Hutchinson, Kan., died of self-inflicted injuries on June 29 after receiving treatment at Cape Fear Valley … [Read more...]