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Army’s Top Doctor Adresses Mental Health Awareness
Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho gives a public service announcement about the Army supporting the National Mental Health month in May.
Video provided by U.S. Army Medical Command
Medical Monday – A Tale Of Two Medics
Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Spc. Charles Dean and Spc. Heidi Olson, currently assigned to 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., are just two of the hundreds of medics currently serving in clinics and battlefields to ensure their fellow soldiers are given the medical care they need. (Photo by Sgt. Marc Loi)
Come to the tiny, crowded first-aid station here and you will see soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, get treated for the scrapes and bruises they sustained.
You will also see them get greeted with a smile courtesy of a small team of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers deployed here in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In the infantry, where injuries are sometimes hidden and concealed based on bravado and a desire to continue the fight, two medics are making it easier for the injured and wounded to seek the care they need, partly because of their friendly nature as well as their commitment to the job.
On her first deployment as a combat medic, Spc. Heidi Olson is one of two junior enlisted soldiers currently working to help her fellow soldiers get better.
Although her days are a mixture of long hours and, at times, tedium, Olson said being a medic in a combat zone is one of her dreams – something she embraces with gusto because of what the job means.
“It’s been a thrill,” said Olson. “It’s my lifeblood.”
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The Crossfit Challenge
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Raymar Bowen, 633rd Force Support Squadron manpower superintendent, performs the Crossfit exercise, “Front Squat,” during their unit physical fitness session at the Langley Air Force Base, Va., Air Combat Command gym. (Photo by Senior Airman Wesley Farnsworth)
Exercise is a way of life for those in the United States military.
Airmen with the 633rd Force Support Squadron have taken it to the next level with their use of a workout program known as “CrossFit.”
CrossFit is one of the principal strength and conditioning programs used in police academies, tactical operations teams, military special-operations units, champion martial artists, and by hundreds of professional athletes. It’s also becoming widely popular on military installations world-wide.
The program features intense exercises like plyometric jumps, and Olympic lifts that use non-traditional weights like sand-bags, suspension systems and water-filled implements to complete their exercises.
The goal is to do as many reps as possible in a set amount of time.
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Victor Delacruz, 633rd Force Support Squadron officer in charge of installation personnel and readiness, is one of two certified level-one trainers on Langley.
“When I arrived at Langley in October of 2011 there wasn’t Crossfit program currently active,” Delacruz said. “My commander came to me and asked if I would start a program along with the help of Staff Sgt. Victor Cruz.”
Together we started the Crossfit gym known as “Raptor Crossfit” at Langley and we are recognized by Crossfit.com and the entire Crossfit community.
“Our sessions run for three months,” Delacruz said. “Each workout lasts anywhere from three to 20 minutes, depending on where you’re at.”
According to Delacruz, the overall goal of the Crossfit program is to increase both physical and physiological tolerance so individuals are able to handle anything that is thrown their way.
“The thing that’s nice about Crossfit is that anyone at any age can do it,” said Cruz, Air Combat Command installation and mission support NCO in charge of knowledge operations. “We take everyday movements and scale it to accommodate everyone.”
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Worth a Thousand Words: Operational Mentor Liaison Team
German soldiers of 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 40th Mechanized Infantry Regiment pull security during an Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. OMLT XXIII and Police Operational Mentor Liaison Team VII training are designed to prepare teams for deployment to Afghanistan with the ability to train, advise, and enable the Afghan National Security Force in areas such as counter-insurgency, combat advisory, and force enabling support operations. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ian Schell (DVIDS)
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