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  • No experience, visual injuries required for Warrior Games participation

    As the application deadline for the 2011 Warrior Games draws near, some Airmen are wondering if they are even qualified to participate based on their medical conditions and combat experience. They will be surprised to learn the field of qualified applicants is much broader than they think.The

  • Families invited to dial into helping webinars

    Officials at the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury have released their monthly webinar series schedule for 2011, and they hope the topics will interest everyone from service members and their families to medical professionals.The webinar series

  • VA program helps families help their veterans

    "Families at Ease" is a new program that works with family members and friends of veterans of any era to help them help their veteran get care. Many veterans are reluctant to get help for the symptoms or difficulties they are having, or may not recognize their need for help, according to VA

  • VA seeks to eliminate claims processing backlog, official says

    The Veterans Affairs Department is on its way to eliminating its claims-processing backlog within four years, a senior VA official said Dec. 17. Under the guidance of VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, VA will deem claims as "backlogged" if they take longer than 125 days to process, John Gingrich, the

  • New program connects wounded warriors with loved ones

    Members of the 455th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility staff teamed up with Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Communication Squadron to offer wounded warriors a way to communicate with loved ones as the wounded warriors make their journey home.The 455th ECS completed the installation of a

  • Application deadline approaching for Warrior Games

    The application deadline for the 2011 Warrior Games is Jan. 11. With the holidays approaching, Air Force officials encourage qualifying Airmen to submit applications as soon as possible.Warrior Games is an Olympic-style competition open to wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans "The

  • Intrepid center provides new level of warfighter care

    When it officially opened its doors in June, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at the National Naval Medical Center here set out to provide a new level of care for warfighters suffering traumatic brain injuries and psychological disorders. Six months later, as it continues to build staff to

  • Partners build high-tech hands for wounded warriors

    Scientists and technologists are working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to give arms and hands back to warriors who lose them in battle.Army Col. (Dr.) Geoffrey Ling, the DARPA program manager, talked about the program Nov. 19 to a TEDx Pentagon audience. TEDx Pentagon is a

  • Air Force leaders issue holiday message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following holiday message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:As we celebrate the holidays, please take the opportunity to reflect on our many blessings

  • New approach to smoking cessation boosts quit rates for veterans with PTSD

    Smoking cessation treatment that is made part of mental health care for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder improves quit rates, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs study published in the Dec. 8 Journal of the American Medical Association. "The smoking cessation techniques used in

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