Tag Archives: health

By: Brigadier General W. Bryan Gamble, M.D. Deputy Director, TRICARE Management Activity We all have many important and challenging choices to make about our health. Sometimes we make these choices without knowing all our options and the potential consequences. Understanding your …
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By Sgt. Tony Brazier From AFN Europe Last year, the Army started testing a new fitness program at installations in Europe. The updated exercise regime is designed to heighten the strength, power, speed and agility soldiers require to carry out …
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By Army Staff Sgt. Victor Medina From www.afps.dodlive.mil From Elaine Wilson, Family Matters Blog Editor:  I’d like to introduce guest blogger Army Staff Sgt. Victor Medina, who sustained a moderate traumatic brain injury during his third deployment in Iraq in …
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From Veterans Health Administration Today, service members are surviving at a much higher rate because of improvements in battlefield medicine and protective gear.  However, these advances have brought new challenges, including complex, compound injuries.  These injuries are being met with breakthroughs …
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Brigadier General W. Bryan Gamble, M.D. Deputy Director, TRICARE Management Activity I am a soldier, a husband, a father and, like you, a TRICARE beneficiary. As a beneficiary, and as the TRICARE Management Activity’s deputy director, the value you and my …
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