Tag: well-being
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Boomerang Believers
A House subcommittee on military personnel has declined to give the Obama administration new authority to phase in higher Tricare fees on military retirees over the next four years and to peg future fee hikes to medical inflation. But in marking up its version of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill, the subcommittee did not…
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Questions about CC finish linger
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2012 – As of June 1, there have been 140 suicides across the services in 2012, according to defense officials. This compares with 122 at this time last year, and 110 at this point in 2010. One of this year’s victims was Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Warren Harris, 22, who died…
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Cheyenne Mountain 2nd, Pine Creek 3rd in state girls’ tennis
Children of military servicemen and servicewomen who have been injured or who have fallen in combat can sign up for Camp Corral, a free weeklong, nationwide outdoor summer camp. The camp, sponsored by the Golden Corral restaurant chain, is for children ages 8 to 15, and offers a traditional summer camp experience with swimming, boating,…
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Goaltender keeps Ducks in line
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – As local, state and federal agencies work together to fight the Waldo Canyon wildfires, members of the 21st Space Wing continue to provide behind-the-scenes support to those agencies, the community at large and military members throughout the Front Range.Part of this support is in the form of the 21st…
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DUCKS STRIKE FIRST
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., June 25, 2012 – The Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing here received word this morning that it is tasked to provide support to the ongoing Colorado wildland fires. The request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to the Defense Department requested four C-130 air tankers capable…
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Vandeweghe out as GM
Help your neighbor. Help your friend. That was local firefighter Bob Falcone’s idea anyway. Help the city of Manitou Springs recover financially from the weekend fire evacuation by spending some cash there Wednesday — thus creating a so-called “cash mob.” The mob will meet at noon at Soda Springs Park, 354 Manitou Ave., but shopping,…
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Toughness of conference on display
A conference scheduled for next week in Washington on suicide among U.S. military personnel and veterans has taken on new importance in light of reports showing active duty suicides to date are outpacing last year’s numbers. The annual meeting, scheduled for June 20-23, will bring top officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Assistant Secretary of…
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Nuggets GM has more he must do
FORT RILEY, Kan. — A top Army general said Friday that the military remains focused on meeting the physical and mental health needs of soldiers and families, including providing additional behavioral health programs. After touring Fort Riley in northeast Kansas, Gen. Lloyd Austin said leaders were focused on putting services and support structures in place…
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Jennings falters in loss to Philly
To thank military personnel for their service to the United States, service members and their families can get into any national park for free beginning May 19 (Armed Forced Day) with a new national parks pass. The new pass program was unveiled May 15. An annual pass usually costs $80. The pass provides entrance to…
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Avs cannot get 2-0 comfortable
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2012 – The Defense Department is taking a leading role in a governmentwide effort to stop the nation’s obesity problem, Barbara Thompson, the director of DOD’s Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, said. DOD is one of 17 federal departments and agencies working together to identify opportunities for promoting healthy living as part…