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  • The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have released a free Apple and Android smartphone mobile application for use with post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. The app is called PE Coach; PE stands for "prolonged exposure." (Courtesy graphic)

    DOD, VA release mobile app targeting post-traumatic stress

    The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have released a free Apple and Android smartphone mobile application for use with post-traumatic stress disorder treatment.The app is called PE Coach; PE stands for "prolonged exposure."Psychologists at the Defense Department's National Center for Telehealth and Technology, known as T2, and the VA

  • AF officials poll members on food service needs, expectations

    Air Force officials over the next eight weeks are distributing an online food services assessment survey to more than 260,000 active-duty Airmen and civilians to gather information about customers' food service needs and expectations. Air Force senior leaders chartered the survey to proactively identify and meet customer needs and mission feeding
  • Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility personnel and volunteers move a patient to an awaiting C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 23, 2012. Bagram’s CASF staff relies on a dedicated team of volunteers to safely transport wounded warriors off the battlefield. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

    CASF: Staff, volunteers send heroes home

    The state-of-the-art Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield is widely recognized as the premier medical facility in Afghanistan. CJTH treats about 4,000 patients each month - as many as 130 war-related injuries each day - yet more than 95 percent of their patients survive. The hospital has the most current equipment, expert staff, and
  • JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tom McNurlin from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz., helps U.S. Air Force Col. John Breazeale, 917th Fighter Group commander, adjust his helmet with the Scorpion helmet-mounted system prior to a flight during Rim of the Pacific exercise July 17,2012. The Scorpion system, along with the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System, known as LARS, was for the first time maritime operationally tested during the exercise. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson)

    Reserve A-10 pilots debut new technology at RIMPAC

    In its first operational test with maritime operations, nine 47th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots are debuting new helmet and survival radio technologies during the Rim of the Pacific exercise here June 29 through Aug. 3.One of the new technologies is the Scorpion system, which is integrated into the pilot's current helmet, said Lt.
  • Master Warrant Officer Martin Chromec of the Czech Republic Air Force leads a group discussion on the importance of partnerships at the 2012 Partner Nations Summit at Canadian Forces Base Borden, Ontario, Canada, June 26, 2012. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

    International summit focuses on enlisted issues

    Representatives of air forces from seventeen nations participated in the 2012 Partner Nations Summit here this week. The three-day event was co-hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force, and focused on building relationships through discussion of common topical issues."We are happy to co-host this year's summit here at Canadian
  • Master Sgt. H. Mylo Gibson, II, 51st Combat Communications Squadron, is this year's Air Force First Sergeant of the Year. (U. S. Air Force photo)

    Robins NCO named AF top 'first shirt'

    Master Sgt. H. Mylo Gibson II, 51st Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is this year's Air Force First Sergeant of the Year. Gibson has been serving in the Air Force for more than 20 years, and has been a first sergeant for the past two. "I became a first sergeant to take care of people and to continue a motto taken from
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    Warrior Wellness equine assistance important part of healing process

    The relationship between man and his horse is a storied one. Winston Churchill once said, "There's something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." The 19th century novelist Robert Smith Surtees said, "There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse." And the 20th century American novelist John
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    Injured Airman reunites with family just four days after IED attack

    Staff Sgt. Brian Williams, who is deployed from the 87th Security Forces Squadron here, suffered serious injuries after an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on a mission April 25 outside Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan.That same day, Williams, who is a military working dog handler, was transported to the KAF trauma center

  • 'Care Beyond Duty' - The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program

    Since Oct. 1, Air Force Wounded Warrior Program nonmedical care managers have assisted Airmen with garnering more than $700,000 worth of benefits and entitlements. This is just one example of how the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program works with, and advocates for, wounded warriors and their families. "The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program motto --
  • Master Sgt. Christopher Aguilera and 1st Lt. Ryan McGuire were the only two Air Force members out of five Department of Defense service members selected to meet Prince Harry of Wales in Washington, D.C., May 7. The prince visited the U.S. to meet injured service members, as well as, accept a humanitarian prize for his charity work with service members. (Courtesy photo)

    AF pilot wins at Warrior Games, meets Prince Harry

    First Lt. Ryan McGuire, 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, recently won five medals at the 2012 Warrior Games and is also the Air Mobility Command nominee for the 2012 Department of Defense Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award. On top of these accomplishments, McGuire was also one of five DoD service members selected to meet Prince Harry
  • Gen. William L. Shelton, Commander, Air Force Space Command, spends time with Warrior Game competitors Senior Master Sgt. Mike Sanders and retired Staff Sgt. Elmer Sanders at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. April 25. The Air Force encourages wounded warriors to reach for and achieve a rich and productive future, to defeat their illness or injury to maximize their abilities and know that they can have a rich and fulfilling life beyond what has happened to them in service to their nation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)

    Warrior Games set to start

    The 3rd Annual Warrior Games begins Monday, April 30 - May 5 at the Air Force Academy and Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wounded, ill and injured servicemen and women from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard will participate in the Warrior Games, which is hosted by the U.S. Olympic Committee's Paralympic Military
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    Air Force guitar made to honor fallen Airmen

    An Air Force guitar is making its rounds across the U.S. with rock band Lillian Axe after an Airman and the band's lead guitarist collaborated on a way to honor nine Airmen who were killed April 27, 2011, at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. Maj. Henry Cecil, an Air Force representative to the Federal Aviation Administration in Fort
  • RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Attendees of the International Health Symposium pose for a photo April 18, 2012. Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field. (courtesy photo)

    11 nations share lessons learned at medical symposium

    Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field here April 18 - 20.The three-day International Health Symposium addressed the topics of medical logistics, enlisted force development and senior leader challenges.The countries in
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    Warrior Games selection camp concludes for AF

    More than 25 active-duty, retired and separated Airmen competed for a spot on the Air Force team in the 2012 Warrior Games during a selection camp March 25-30 here.The Warrior Games, now in its third year, was designed to introduce disabled veterans to Paralympic sports. The Airmen selected for the team will compete in seven sports - wheelchair
  • Robi Powers, founder of the American300 Warrior Tours (bottom left), and Tom Whittaker, first disabled person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, listen to Airman 1st Class Lester Brewer, 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle mechanic (right), discuss life in Malmstrom’s dormitory complex March 21. Airman 1st Class Amanda Everington, 341st Force Support Squadron food service apprentice, and Senior Airman Andrae Goode, 341st Communications Squadron visual imagery intrusion detection systems technician, standby to help answer questions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina Heikkinen)

    American300 Tour aims to inspire Malmstrom AFB Airmen

    Two visitors came to inspire change through determination to Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen stationed here March 21 and 22 . Robi Powers, the founder of the American300 Warrior Tours, was accompanied by Tom Whittaker, who shared his journey in becoming the first disabled person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. Whittaker's story is

  • AFGSC officials kick off Never Quit rowing challenge April 5

    Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen will learn how much pull it takes to get to the Olympics when the month-long Never Quit rowing challenge begins here April 5. The American300 rowing challenge, part of a command-wide initiative to strengthen and encourage Airmen, will begin with Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski, the AFGSC commander, rowing the first 500
  • Retired Air Force Col. Lee Ellis shares his tips for reintegration with Air Force reservists and their family members at the Air Force Reserve Command Yellow Ribbon event in San Diego on Feb. 25, 2012. Ellis spent more than five years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bo Joyner)

    Former POW shares reintegration tips with reservists, families

    Having spent more than five years in prisoner-of-war camps during the Vietnam War, Lee Ellis knows how difficult it is to reconnect with family and friends after a long military separation. Ellis shared his experiences and tips for reintegration with about 450 Air Force reservists and their family members during a Yellow Ribbon event Feb. 25-26
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    White House honors Iraq veterans during dinner

    President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House tribute to Iraq War veterans and their families last night to honor them for their service, sacrifice and commitment to the nation.Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint
  • German Undersecretary Rainer Bomba, German Federal Ministry for Traffic and Construction, and Major Gen. James Boozer, and U.S. Army Europe deputy commanding general, share some thoughts during a meeting about the proposed new KMC Medical Facility at the Armstrong Club, Vogelweh Air Base, Germany Feb. 27, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Markus M. Maier)(Released)

    German, U.S. officials meet to discuss proposed new KMC Medical Center

    U.S. senior military leaders hosted German federal, state and local government representatives here Feb. 27 to talk about the proposed new Kaiserslautern Military Community Medical Center.The purpose of the meeting, according to officials, was to familiarize the German leaders with the current status of the project, the proposed way ahead and talk

  • AFAF names winners of video contest

    Air Force Assistance Fund officials named the AFAF 2012 fundraising campaign online video contest winners Feb. 15.The video contest was designed to motivate Airmen and their families to learn more about the annual AFAF campaign and the four AFAF affiliate charities -- Air Force Villages, Air Force Aid Society, General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay
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