Chief discusses PTSD issues

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen works as the senior enlisted leader at Joint Base Anacostia- Bolling in Washington D.C. Simonsen speaks to Airmen about his daily struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how to seek help. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)

Chief discusses PTSD issues

Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen engages in physical activity at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling fitness center while his service dog, Yoko, lies next to him. Simonsen lives with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition he endured on a deployment to Afghanistan last year and Yoko helps him with his daily activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)

Wounded Warrior

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Mullikin grabs the hoist of an HH-60 Pavehawk, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 23. Sergeant Mullikin is a flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stephanie Rubi / Released)

Wounded Warrior

Staff Sgt. David Mullikin conducts a pre-operations check on a 50-caliber machine gun attached to an HH-60 Pave Hawk June 23, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Sergeant Mullikin is a flight engineer assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron. He returned from a tour in Iraq suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and got help through the Air Force Wounded Warrior program. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephanie Rubi)

Transporting the wounded

Members of the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load a wounded Marine onto a C-130 Hercules May 21, 2011, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

Transporting the wounded

Senior Airman Hoang Nguyen looks after a wounded Marine on an ambulance bus May 23, 2011, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Airman Nguyen is an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)