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P.O.W. : Restoring Hope to Combat Veterans

Posted on September 23, 2014 by canderson

One Army veteran started a program that uses MMA-style fitness and yoga to help veterans reintegrate into civilian life to live healthier, happier lives.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Suicide Prevention | Tagged 9-11 veterans, active-duty military, Army, Army Veteran, camaraderie, civilian life, combat veteran, emotional well-being, fitness, mental health issues, mental well-being, military, MMA, MMA-style fitness, P.O.W., peer-to-peer support, physical well-being, positive mental attitude, post-service, post-traumatic stress disorder, program, PTSD, Pugilistic Offensive Warrior Tactics Program, re-integrate, Restoring Hope, suicide, Suicide Prevention, support, Todd Vance, Transition, U.S. Army, U.S. military, veteran, volunteer, Yoga | 4 Comments

A Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jtozer

U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back …
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Emailing Your Military Health Provider

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jtozer

By Airman First Class Shane Mitchell From AFN Landstuhl Service members who use Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as their military treatment facility may find communicating with their physicians just got a bit easier. The pilot program is only available in …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged connecting, contact, Defense, doctors, easier, email, health, healthcare, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, medical, medical center, military, physicians, program, providers, service members, staff, success, treatment, video, wellness | Leave a comment

Spouse Sponsorship Program

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jtozer

By Sgt. Jarrad Spinner From AFN Korea Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine spouses all gathered together to join in the Army Community Services (ACS) as they host their first spouse sponsorship program. IT is designed to encourage military spouses …
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Posted in DoD News, Spouse Spotlight | Tagged ACS, AFN Korea, Air Force, Army, Army Community Services, assistance, connection, husbands, life, Marines, Navy, overseas, program, resources, sponsorship, spouses, wifes | Leave a comment

Going ‘Where No African American Had Gone Before’

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jtozer

By Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek, DMA From www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – She may never have traveled aboard an actual space shuttle, but in the 1960s Nichelle Nichols inspired a generation by boldly going where no African American had …
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Posted in African American History Month, DoD News | Tagged Air Force, civil rights, Enterprise, final frontier, groundbreaking, inspiration, Lt. Uhura, military, MLK, NASA, NCC1701, Nichelle Nichols, program, SciFi, space, star fleet, Star Trek, TOS, TV, universe | Leave a comment