WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2011 – First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, plan to launch a campaign next month that’s designed to rally citizens, businesses and nonprofit organizations to provide support for U.S. service members and their families.
Obama and Biden previewed the campaign today during the National Governors Association meeting at the White House.
“We’re very excited about this initiative because we think that this will not only help our troops and their families, but it will help us as a nation link together and be even stronger,” the first lady said.
The campaign, Obama explained, will focus on four main areas: employment, education, wellness and public awareness.
“We’re going to be working with businesses and nonprofit organizations to improve career opportunities for veterans and military spouses,” she said. “There are a lot of wonderful models, companies that are already doing great things. We want to raise up those models and encourage other businesses to find a way to do the same.”
By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Battle ongoing to defeat combat stress
PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Combat stress is one of the most lethal enemies that members of the armed forces must face. Members of the Combat Stress Clinic are working throughout Afghanistan to defeat this enemy.
Lt. Col Thomas Stokes, a social worker from Glenshaw, Pa., leads a team dedicated to helping servicemembers cope with the stress of combat and increase their efficacy on the battlefield.
"My objective is to maintain the fighting strength," said Stokes.
Stokes said he recognizes each person he treats is faced with a different set of stressors depending upon where they are in the deployment cycle.
"I treat every person who walks through my door as a unique individual," said Stokes. "Our treatment is not, 'one size fits all.'"
Servicemembers deployed for their first time must adjust to life in a foreign environment and help their loved ones to adjust to their absence. Those returning to the U.S. often feel both joy and anxiety as they prepare to reintegrate into home and Western society.
By Capt. Kenneth A. Stewart, 17th Public Affairs Detachment
Lt. Col Thomas Stokes, a social worker from Glenshaw, Pa., leads a team dedicated to helping servicemembers cope with the stress of combat and increase their efficacy on the battlefield.
"My objective is to maintain the fighting strength," said Stokes.
Stokes said he recognizes each person he treats is faced with a different set of stressors depending upon where they are in the deployment cycle.
"I treat every person who walks through my door as a unique individual," said Stokes. "Our treatment is not, 'one size fits all.'"
Servicemembers deployed for their first time must adjust to life in a foreign environment and help their loved ones to adjust to their absence. Those returning to the U.S. often feel both joy and anxiety as they prepare to reintegrate into home and Western society.
By Capt. Kenneth A. Stewart, 17th Public Affairs Detachment
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