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  • Is it all in your head?

    When Army Sgt. Nathan Martucci is asked if he hurt his leg, he has become accustomed to nodding yes and walking away while holding his cane for balance, but he doesn't have a leg injury.Martucci's injury isn't visible. It's on the inside. He has a brain injury. A brain injury is caused by a blow or

  • Air Force wrestlers train to subdue competition

    Temperatures are in the low 40s, but the training facility, located at building 5975, is warm, muggy and saturated in basic military training-reminiscent odors. The mats are drenched in sweat, thus impeding contenders' grips on their opponents. The fast-paced, electronic music playing; grunting and

  • Ex-butcher turned Sailor now sutures service members

    Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, a highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps officer, once said, "There's no better in the business than a Navy corpsman."A hospital corpsman is a medical specialist who serves with both Navy and Marine units. The Navy corpsman rating has a storied history and will soon

  • Sipping, snacking, tooth decay

    Many parents across the country will issue a common order at dinner time tonight: "You'd better eat that - it's good for you!"Conversely, it may very well be followed with," Don't eat that - it'll rot your teeth!"Now more than ever, kids are faced with an astounding array of food choices - from

  • To liberate, not to conquer

    This is a poem by Staff Sgt. Jadale Staten on the 1963 civil rights march on Washington, D.C. It was not about the synchronized steps or being harmonious. It was not at all about a common skin gradient. It was not about hate. It was not about anger. It was not a vengeful act.Not a single step was in

  • Family member medical clearance critical

    No matter the service branch you are in, getting notified of a permanent change of station sets into motion a series of steps and tasks.Each of these steps and tasks must be efficiently managed and accomplished before a service member can obtain his or her PCS orders. At least one of these steps

  • Modern Army Combatives program makes self-defense a reality for all

    The Modern Army Combatives Program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., is geared toward training Soldiers for combat, but military personnel aren't the only ones benefiting from the scenarios portrayed at the Joint Training and Training Development Center.Members of the U.S. Army Reserve have

  • JB MDL tennis champion woos courts here, abroad

    Competition in the world of tennis is not limited to the local area or just the Air Force community for one 2012 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate stationed here.2nd Lt. Tahlia Smoke, 305th Maintenance Squadron Accessories Flight commander, has maintained a winning record on the tennis courts from an

  • Air Force first shirts are diamond sharp

    My job is people - Every One is My Business. I dedicate my time and energy to their needs; their health, morale, discipline and welfare. I grow in strength by strengthening my people. My job is done in faith; my people build faith. My job is people - EVERY ONE IS MY BUSINESS.The first sergeants'

  • ‘Blood Brothers’: Joint unit sends blood down range

    Deployed warfighters have a 99.5 percent survival rate after sustaining a critical injury if they reach a trauma-care facility that has blood transfusion capabilities.The Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratory East service members send more than 1,200 units of blood to 32 DOD and coalition