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October 2003

Deployment Health Support Directorate News Releases

Take Flu Prevention Even More Seriously This Year

Military docs spring into action to find cause of Malaria

DoD launches new online medical research library focusing on deployments

New computer system to identify and track occupational, environmental health risks goes online in 2004

News Archive

Climate survey hits halfway point

Application window opens for scholarship program

Healthwatch: October is Family Eye Care Month

Vandenberg firefighters battle blazes

Air Force details force development

Navy medicine goes modular to deliver timely combat care

74th MDG medics deploy to South America

Military food inspectors keep food-borne illnesses at bay

MyPay offers electronic W-2s

Historical center posts "Guide to U.S. Naval History" on Web

PWC San Diego sets example with energy conservation awards

Amphibious Assault Adds Atypical Asset to Air Show

Troops deliver child in Tallil tent city

Military personnel to enter fire lines next week

Law enforcement agencies fall under new PMG

Northern Command reports on firefighting efforts

Eight medical demonstration sites selected

New DOD mortuary opens at Dover

Four wings help fight wildfires

USS Columbus deploys to western Pacific

Mental Health Month Wrap-up: Help Is Available

Sand flies dangerous in Iraq

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of October 29, 2003

Northern Command sending 14 aircraft to battle California fires

Wildfire support continues

Quality of life improving at Kirkuk

Airmen dispose of enemy ordnance

Guardsmen survive ‘Boneyard’ ambush

Snipers take school to Iraqi desert

Keep identity safe

Clinic, schools open doors in Iraq thanks to 101st Airborne

Deployable civilians provide continuity, expertise

Rebuilt school opens doors for Afghanistan's future

Guard soldiers fight 'Battle of the Boneyard' in Afghanistan

DoD lends hand in California wildfire fight

Eight military C-130s join fight against California fires

USS Olympia returns from western Pacific deployment

Dover's new mortuary center aims to ease family's grief

Nimitz performs largest ordnance offload since OIF

13th MEU provides assistance in southern Iraq

Total Force: Fleet forces command partnering with Naval Reserve Force

Transition team helps injured get VA care

Transition team helps injured get VA care

Democratic elections begin in Iraq

Brownlee reviews needs of returning OIF troops

FAST Marines Train for Ship Boarding Action

November is Military Family Appreciation Month

U.S. Air Force trains with British Army, exercise leaves lasting impression

Travelers may donate frequent-flier miles to troops on R&R; leave

Maritime interdiction exercise successful in Med

Soldier conducts toy drive for Iraqi children

Partnerships key to supply management efficiencies

MEDFLAG optometry team overcomes obstacles to provide eye glasses

Last carrier strike group returns home from combat operations

Airmen keep things moving in Manas

Desert Hawk helps protect Tallil

Military works on all-digital targeting system

EOD eliminates ‘explosive’ problems

Airmen complete Bagram runway

Vaccination shields service members in annual flu battle

Mechanics demonstrate necessity is the mother of invention

Naval Research Laboratory opens new Nanoscience Research Laboratory

Navy genetic studies sssess cancer risk factors

Battle Cat warriors complete trials

Healthwatch: Folic acid helps prevent spina bifida

1AD doctors bring advanced obstetrics knowledge to Iraqi physicians

Expeditionary medical unit reaches new level of health care for troops

No segregation in treatment at Fort Stewart

Airmen give supplies to Iraqi school

Military Traffic Management Command inaugurates use of newest Strategic Port

Thousands treated during Ethiopia MEDCAP

Airmen move from tents to huts

Blood donations halted from personnel deployed to Iraq

Ergo engineering reduces injuries

Alabama engineers pave the way in Iraq

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of October 22, 2003

ESG 1 heads north in dupport of Operation Iraqi Freedom

101st uncovers more weapons caches in Iraq

Bahrain EOD concludes bilateral exercise neon response

AF releases fitness standards

Critical-care teams quick to respond

'Operation Salute' offers free park admissions

Red Tail Express makes final delivery

Airmen deploy for fuel-spill-response exercise

Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to return from deployment

USS Nebraska slated for homeport change

Medics enter long-term partnership

New suicide prevention video available

Airmen keep Baghdad online

Air Force medics treat Iraqis

Preventive medicine keeps airmen on the job

Lieutenant helps restore Iraqi health clinic

Healthwatch: Its time to talk prescriptions

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery sponsors blood drive and bone marrow donor recruitment drive

Coalition support hospital arms Bagram 'to the teeth'

Army Reserve, Guard job center opens

Navy EOD joins forces with Army, helps clear ordnance out of Baghdad

NAVAIR UH-1Y flies with new helmet-mounted display

National call to service program announced

Planning for Replacing Troops in Iraq

Fort Carson supports families of deployed soldiers

Strykers readying for first deployment

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of October 15, 2003

New APO zips for soldiers in Iraq

Iwo Jima ARG leaves Liberia, Rota Marines stay

R&R; ends for first wave of soldiers

Army testing pump that makes water from exhaust

NASNI conducts first bio-chem drill

Soldiers prep in Kuwait for return to Iraq

101st hands Syrian border control to Iraqis

Healthwatch: National Adult Immunization Awareness Week

NATO Commander says troops may be out of Bosnia next year

AF unveils force development plan

MOUT training site gives troops a dose of reality

Physician assistants: expanding quality of care from the hospital to the battlefield

CNO says combat operations lay foundation for future Navy

A call for blood platelet donations

Seabees work with Iraqis to provide proper burial for mass grave victims

Fighting a different kind of enemy

Sci-fi weapons closer than most think

Reserve working on force development

Deployed tanker units integrate for total teamwork

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of October 8, 2003

New CSA vision: more brigades -- smaller but lethal

Transformation hits Army infrastructure

Soldiers complete projects in Ethiopia

Deployed tanker units integrate for total teamwork

New CSA vision: more brigades -- smaller but lethal

Essex Amphibious Ready Group tests flexibility and versatility

Navy's first expeditionary medical unit deploys to Djibouti

Military Families Appreciation Month celebrated in November

Navy's first Expeditionary Medical Unit deploys to Djibouti

New shotgun to be fielded in Afghanistan

Deadlines set for holiday mailings

Military Families Appreciation Month Celebrated in November

Discount airfares set for troops taking leave from Iraq

U.S. Air Force, Germany work together to ensure Iraqi children receive healthcare

Djibouti MEDCAP brings out the masses

Airmen can now review records online

Warfighters reach back to Langley ISR

Rescue mission moves to AFSOC

DFAS officials caution against look-alike sites

Air Force will test Eagle Flag

C-130 unit completes two-year deployment

Admiral expands on Iraqi Freedom lessons learned

Navy hospital screens women for 'Silent Killer' disease

Group at Scott AFB inactivates

Air Force set to deploy Eagle Flag

Enterprise Strike Group deploys

USNH Yokosuka welcomes new clinic: Diego Garcia

AMC reactivates 18th Air Force

National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of October 1, 2003

Coalition helps Iraqi child walk again

Radio station brings truth to Afghanistan

Changes limit quarterly IDTs for reservists

Severe Pneumonia Cases Cease Among Service Members in Southwest Asia

Rumsfeld thanks Reserve component employers