The Bethesda cycling program at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) is uplifting the spirits of service members who are receiving treatment for combat wounds and other injuries at the facility. A feature on the Navy website shared that the cycling program, which aims to foster resiliency, provide symptom relief, and uplift self-esteem, is now [...]
The USS Pinckney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was the recipient of the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the ship that is deemed as the most combat-ready ship in the surface force. The USS Pinckney was able to demonstrate the greatest combat readiness in strike warfare, surface fire support and anti-surface warfare, [...]
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be eligible to receive lifetime disability retirement benefits, including military health insurance, after the Veterans and the government arrived at a settlement, the terms of which were jointly filed by all concerned parties on Thursday. A feature on the [...]
The lives of a group of Coast Guardsmen in Alaska may soon be followed via television, through a reality show chronicling their daily life. A feature on the Navy Times shared that the show will be a seven-part series on the on- and off-duty lives of these Coast Guardsmen. The Coast Guard announced through its [...]
In order to ensure a smooth transition once patients are moved from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, a ‘Day in the Life’ exercise was conducted on July 26 at the Bethesda facility. A feature on the Navy website shared that the goal [...]
Based on a recent statement given by Admiral Eric T. Olson, the top commander of U.S. Special Forces, “G.I. Jane” may just cease to be nothing more than a figment of Hollywood’s imagination. A feature on the Daily Mail shared that the commander has expressed a desire to not just see females become Navy SEALs, [...]
