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  • Wounded warrior becomes senior enlisted leader

    Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen, joined by his service dog, Yoko, recently became JBAB's new senior enlisted leader. Simonsen is the primary adviser to the joint base commander and the Air Force element commander on matters affecting quality of life, welfare, morale, management and leadership of

  • Website highlights Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month

    June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. This month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD website will be featuring veterans talking about their personal experiences, tips and resources to educate and help those dealing with trauma.Each week, visit

  • Partnership helps military spouses find employment

    As the wife of the Air Force chief of staff, Suzie Schwartz has the opportunity to meet with Air Force families stationed all across the country and around the world. And when she does, one issue that comes up time and again is spouse employment. During a recent interview, Schwartz said a relatively

  • Obama announces military-to-civilian skills certification program

    President Barack Obama on June 1 announced a new presidential initiative aimed at preparing service members for civilian employment.Obama provided details about the military-to-civilian certification program during his visit to a Honeywell International Inc. plant in Golden Valley, Minn. Defense

  • Dempsey: Military must persevere to solve suicide issue

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he disagrees "in the strongest possible terms" with an Army major general's characterization of suicide as a selfish act."I've been in contact with Army senior leadership and know they share my concern," Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said, regarding

  • Programs assist veterans with jobs, education, homes

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wants veterans to know about their benefits, from job and education opportunities to home loans and programs for those who are disabled, a VA official said May 29.Veterans caught in today's high rate of unemployment likely can find a job in one of the more

  • DOD, VA to launch joint electronic health record system

    The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have joined in a unique effort to combine their health records in what will become the world's largest electronic system by 2017, the secretaries of both departments announced here May 21.Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki

  • 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

  • Program offers paid training for unemployed veterans

    Unemployed veterans ages 35 to 60 can apply for up to 12 months of paid training through a new program sponsored by the Departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs.VA officials said the population the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program will serve is particularly in need. Of about 900,000 U.S.

  • Mobile application helps prevent post-deployment 'blues'

    A new mobile application developed by mental health experts combines behavioral therapy with satellite navigation technology to offer returning service members options for adjusting to the slower pace of life at home.Developed by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology at Joint Base

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