New airport security procedures available for wounded warriors
By JOHN GILLIE
The News Tribune
Tacoma, Wash.
Published: July 9, 2012
The Transportation Security Administration is making a new program available for wounded and injured veterans that’s designed to make their passage through airport security screening easier and more dignified.
The program, called the Wounded Warrior-Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center Program, is available around the clock at the nation’s airports, said TSA spokeswoman Lorie Dankers.
In order to take advantage of the program, wounded active duty military members or veterans or their representative should notify the operations center before their flights with the details of their itineraries.
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Three Star General under fire for "command climate of fear and low morale"
Missile Agency Head Faulted For Leadership Cited Morale
By Tony Capaccio
Bloomberg News
Jul 9, 2012
The three-star general who heads the U.S. Missile Defense Agency told a House defense panel that his agency’s morale was “significantly higher” than average even as the Pentagon’s inspector general found he had created an “unhealthy command climate” by yelling at subordinates.
The inspector general recommended that Army Secretary John McHugh consider taking “appropriate corrective action” against agency director Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly, because he “engaged in a leadership style that was inconsistent” with military ethics regulations, according to a report by the watchdog office dated May 2 and released last week.
“Witnesses testified that O’Reilly’s leadership style resulted in a command climate of fear and low morale,” the inspector general found.
Reilly portrayed a different atmosphere under his leadership in agency charts sent to the House Armed Services strategic forces panel on May 30. The agency had “significantly higher satisfaction scores than the rest of federal government in training, salary, ethical conduct and diversity,” according to the summary of an employee survey sponsored last year by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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By Tony Capaccio
Bloomberg News
Jul 9, 2012
The three-star general who heads the U.S. Missile Defense Agency told a House defense panel that his agency’s morale was “significantly higher” than average even as the Pentagon’s inspector general found he had created an “unhealthy command climate” by yelling at subordinates.
The inspector general recommended that Army Secretary John McHugh consider taking “appropriate corrective action” against agency director Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly, because he “engaged in a leadership style that was inconsistent” with military ethics regulations, according to a report by the watchdog office dated May 2 and released last week.
“Witnesses testified that O’Reilly’s leadership style resulted in a command climate of fear and low morale,” the inspector general found.
Reilly portrayed a different atmosphere under his leadership in agency charts sent to the House Armed Services strategic forces panel on May 30. The agency had “significantly higher satisfaction scores than the rest of federal government in training, salary, ethical conduct and diversity,” according to the summary of an employee survey sponsored last year by the White House Office of Management and Budget.
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Fort Bliss soldiers shot in Afghanistan, one hit 12 times
Five Fort Bliss soldiers shot in Afghanistan; one shot 12 times
By Jesse Martinez
Fort Bliss, WGHP
Thursday, July 5, 2012
KABUL — Five Fort Bliss soldiers from the 3rd Brigade 1st Armor Division were injured after a man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire outside a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, according to Fort Bliss officials and The Associated Press.
The Associated Press reported that the U.S.-led coalition confirmed in a statement that a number of its service members were shot and wounded by a man in an Afghan army uniform Tuesday in Wardak province's Sayed Abad district. Wardak, which is located close to Kabul, is considered a Taliban hotbed and has been the scene of heavy fighting over the past year, the AP reported.
Fort Bliss officials said they soldiers are being treated and in stable condition. Although, they have not released the identities of the soldiers, FOX affiliate WGHP in Greensboro, N.C. reported Pfc. Jeremy Young of Archdale, N.C. was shot 12 times.
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By Jesse Martinez
Fort Bliss, WGHP
Thursday, July 5, 2012
KABUL — Five Fort Bliss soldiers from the 3rd Brigade 1st Armor Division were injured after a man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire outside a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, according to Fort Bliss officials and The Associated Press.
The Associated Press reported that the U.S.-led coalition confirmed in a statement that a number of its service members were shot and wounded by a man in an Afghan army uniform Tuesday in Wardak province's Sayed Abad district. Wardak, which is located close to Kabul, is considered a Taliban hotbed and has been the scene of heavy fighting over the past year, the AP reported.
Fort Bliss officials said they soldiers are being treated and in stable condition. Although, they have not released the identities of the soldiers, FOX affiliate WGHP in Greensboro, N.C. reported Pfc. Jeremy Young of Archdale, N.C. was shot 12 times.
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Texas A and M students take stand against Westboro hate group
Texas A and M Students Form Human Wall To Block Westboro Baptist Church Protestors From Soldier Roy Tisdale's Funeral (PHOTOS)
Posted: 07/06/2012
Hundreds of Texas A and M students gathered this week to form a human wall around the funeral service of a soldier to protect his family from Westboro Baptist Church protesters,
KBTX.com reports
Texas A and M alum Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale died on June 28 during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. Tisdale was killed by another soldier who then fatally shot himself.
Tisdale had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the days after the soldier's death, word spread that Westboro Baptist Church members were planning to protest Tisdale's funeral.
Described as a "homophobic and anti-Semitic hate group" by the Anti-Defamation League, Westboro Baptist Church regularly stages protests around the country.
According to KBTX.com, the group, which is based in Kansas, frequently targets military funerals because of "a belief that God punishes soldiers because of America's tolerance of gays."
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Posted: 07/06/2012
Hundreds of Texas A and M students gathered this week to form a human wall around the funeral service of a soldier to protect his family from Westboro Baptist Church protesters,
KBTX.com reports
Tisdale had served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
In the days after the soldier's death, word spread that Westboro Baptist Church members were planning to protest Tisdale's funeral.
Described as a "homophobic and anti-Semitic hate group" by the Anti-Defamation League, Westboro Baptist Church regularly stages protests around the country.
According to KBTX.com, the group, which is based in Kansas, frequently targets military funerals because of "a belief that God punishes soldiers because of America's tolerance of gays."
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UK military "Don't Bottle It Up" campaign to address Combat PTSD
Terrible legacy of a decade of war: 500 troops a month seek mental help as endless fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq takes its toll
9 July 2012
Nearly 500 military personnel a month are asking to be treated for traumatic disorders after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The impact of a decade of conflict on Britain’s hard-pressed Armed Forces is revealed in new Ministry of Defence figures.
A study of the 1,472 new cases of Servicemen and women seeking help in the first three months of the year shows some clear trends. Female personnel are twice as likely to suffer mental ill-health, and lower ranks are more vulnerable than officers.
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New study reveals impact of conflicts on UK's hard-pressed Armed ForcesBy MARK NICOL
1,472 new cases of troops needing treatment in first three months of 2012
Female personnel twice as likely to suffer ill-health than male counterparts
First figures compiled since launch of MoD's 'Don't Bottle It Up' campaign
9 July 2012
Taking its toll: Earlier this year, Lance Sergeant Dan Collins (right) committed suicide over the guilt of surviving an incident in Afghanistan that killed two comrades, including Lance Corporal Dane Elson (left)
Nearly 500 military personnel a month are asking to be treated for traumatic disorders after serving in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The impact of a decade of conflict on Britain’s hard-pressed Armed Forces is revealed in new Ministry of Defence figures.
A study of the 1,472 new cases of Servicemen and women seeking help in the first three months of the year shows some clear trends. Female personnel are twice as likely to suffer mental ill-health, and lower ranks are more vulnerable than officers.
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