Tag Archives: Texas

Going Green: Soldiers Pay It Forward

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jtozer

Pfc. Darius Delafoisse knows there are two types of soldier: The one people see on TV and in movies, and the one that actually exists. But with rakes, brooms, pruners and tiny shovels in hand, the latter can sometimes come …
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Posted in DoD News, Go Green! | Tagged 22nd Human Resources Company, 593rd Sustainment Brigade, Army, Arts Walk, city, cleanup, downtown, earth, Earth Day, environment, going green, Houston, JBLM, Olympia, Seattle, service members, soldiers, Texas, volunteer, Washington, work | Leave a comment

Medical Monday: My Injured Brain, My Wounded Heart

Posted on May 7, 2012 by jtozer

Loss and recovery are common themes for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In my interview with Army Sgt. Mike Ortiz, he revealed his loss and his hope. This is his story. It’ll be two years this June since I …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday, Mental Health Month | Tagged anger, anger issues, awareness, belligerent, blown-up vehicles, brain, concentrating, denial, deployment, Depression, Fort Bliss, head injury, health, injury, Iraq, medical, memory loss, Mental Health Month, Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, monday, posttraumatic stress disorder, problems sleeping, short-term memory loss, signs, soldier, symptoms, TBI, testamonial, Texas, U.S.. Army, wellness, William Beaumont Army Medical Center | Leave a comment

The Doctor Is In – Medication Take Back Day

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jtozer

Prescription drug misuse is one of the leading causes of accidental death in the U.S. but that can be changed by proper disposal of unwanted, unused or expired medications. On April 28th, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is sponsoring National …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday | Tagged BG Gamble, Colorado, DEA, Defense, disposal, drugs, FDA, Fort Carson, Fort Hood, health, information, inproper disposal, intraveneous, issue, medications, meds, military, Naval Medical Center, pills, public health, safe disposal, safety, San Diego, Texas, TRICARE, wellness | Leave a comment

Family Focus Friday: First 24 Hours: Mommy’s Home

Posted on December 16, 2011 by jtozer

From www.airman.dodlive.mil A calendar above the living room desk still showed June, the month before Senior Airman Amber Boyd left her family for a six-month deployment in Iraq. But this day was going to be a special one for the Boyd …
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Spouse Spotlight | Tagged 341st Training Squadron, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, active, Afghanistan, Air Force, Air Force base, airmen, Arizona, barber, combat, core values, Davis-Monthan, dog, elite, F-16 Fighting, Falcon, Falcons, field, Fort Sam Houston, FST, Ghazni, Gulf War, handler dog, heritage, improvised explosion device, Iraq, Lackland, Marines, Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock, military working dog, night shift, Offutt, pararescueman, personnel, POW Randy Roughton, search and rescue, section, Southwest Asia staff, Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Bates, Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon, Texas, training, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point | Leave a comment

Wednesday Warfighter: Soldier Finishes Near Top in Combat Tournament

Posted on August 10, 2011 by jtozer

By Sgt. Roland Hale, CAB Public Affairs FORT RILEY, Kan. — An Army lieutenant with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, finished near the top of his class in this year’s All-Army Combatives Tournament at Fort Hood, Texas. The tournament …
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