Wounded Warriors

DOD: Good care, long delays for wounded Marines

A Defense Department inspector general’s report has determined that Marines and sailors received good care and support at Wounded Warrior Battalion-West but faced long delays for medical board reviews and insufficient support for family members.

For wounded servicemembers, a gift of mobility from Segs4Vets

Army Staff Sgt. Alejandro Jauregui lost both legs to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Easter Sunday. He faces a long rehabilitation, a path he will eventually walk on prosthetic legs, but he regained a bit of mobility on Wednesday when he and 25 other wounded warriors received Segways through the Segs4Vets program.
Review: Care for PTSD sufferers same for active duty or those leaving service

A review of access to behavioral health care for U.S. troops in Europe found that troops with post-traumatic stress disorder were offered equivalent services, whether they were being discharged or returning to duty, according to the Europe Regional Medical Command.
08:16 May 6, 2012
Medical officials investigate Europe facilities after PTSD complaint

Officials with European Regional Medical Command are investigating whether some troops diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder got better care than others.
16:49 March 6, 2012
War-torn marriage: Family shattered by TBI, PTSD picks up pieces

The breaking point came when Sandra Rivera found their 9-year-old son backed against a wall with his arms over his face, shielding himself from her husband’s screaming.
14:55 November 20, 2011
Military's effort to cut red tape for wounded warriors backfires

Reforms meant to streamline military health care for severely wounded service members have in many cases worsened the bureaucracy, causing duplication, confusion and turf battles, according to families, congressional overseers and advocates for veterans.
23:16 November 18, 2011
Sports paralympics style aids wounded warriors’ rehab
Rigors of war leave troops battling arthritis at a young age
Device might offer some troops an alternative to amputation
Disability system leaves troops in 'vast unknown'
Landstuhl is Level I trauma center, 1st outside U.S.
Despite new efforts, blasts still damage hearing of thousands
Shortcomings in care of wounded vets draws ire of senators
Wounded warriors get a chance to horse around
New Landstuhl clinic to help treat war’s worn-out bodies
Calif. program helps 'new warriors' cope with trauma of battle
At Role 3 hospital, ‘There’s essentially nothing that can come in here that we can’t handle’
Germany again shoots down U.S. Army Europe's live-tissue training
VIDEO: Capt. Ivan Castro talks about the Army Ten-Miler
A breath of life: U.S. medical team uses new method to save soldier's life
Fifty-one more wounded warriors are given Segways
Families of wounded warriors eligible for mortgage break
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program aims to boost soldiers’ psychological resiliency
Fight and Flight: A nervous night, then a brutal battle in unrelenting summer heat
Service teams already training for 2011 Warrior Games
Cross-country 'Gumpathon' aims to raise funds for wounded U.S., British troops
Military turns to acupuncture as alternative to prescription painkillers
X2 prosthetic leg now offered to older veterans
GPS-guided parachutes may soon drop blood, medical supplies to wounded troops in Afghanistan
Exoskeleton could benefit troops with spinal cord injuries
VA, military facing challenges of women's health care
DOD leads the way in face transplant research
Warrior Games profile: Parachute jump was staff sergeant's warmup routine
Warrior Games profile: It all came down to one arrow
Torch is lit on inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado

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Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 21: Okinawa, Sasebo, Korea at the ready

Expect accelerated TCCORs as Sanba bashes Okinawa, lashes Sasebo with east outer bands and pummels south coast of Korea.
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Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 20: Okinawa in TCCOR 1C; Sasebo in TCCOR 2

TCCOR 1 has been issued for Okinawa at 10:21 p.m. Saturday. Sasebo entered TCCOR 2 at 11:30 p.m.
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Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 19

Okinawa remains in TCCOR 1, Sasebo, Daegu in TCCOR 3; direct hit on Okinawa expected at 5 a.m. Sunday.
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Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 18; Sasebo, Daegu now in TCCOR 3

Sasebo declares TCCOR 3; Okinawa remains in TCCOR 1; Yongsan bracing for 60-mph gusts, 7 inches of rain Monday.
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Typhoon 17W (Sanba), #17: Okinawa goes to TCCOR 1

Upgraded alert level means island bracing for high-impact storm within 12 hours
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Typhoon 17W (Sanba), # 16: Sasebo on lookout as well

Sanba tracking close enough to Sasebo that TCCOR 4 was issued Saturday morning; Okinawa bracing for 155-mph gusts overnight Saturday.

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