September 2003
Deployment Health Support Directorate News Releases
U.S. Forces Pacific Command to join DoD's automated Medical Surveillance system to Monitor Troops' Health
DoD Issues Response to Recent GAO Report on Defense Health Care
Study finds increased frequency of ALS in Gulf War Veterans
News Archive
Medics set up staging facility in Bulgaria
New military web site online to help diagnose SARS
USAFE initiative streamlines medical data gathering
Liberia Mission winds down
ESGR Forward helping find 'heroes among us'
New system integrates military pay, personnel systems
Reserve Retention NCO educates soldiers on benefits
Gulf War vets diagnosed with ALS are eligible for VA care
Medical conference focuses on combat trauma
Naval Reservists’ telecommuting authority approved
Hospital ship holds training for new crew
Healthwatch: September is leukemia and lymphoma awareness month
Key spouses provide military family members direct link to community
New ribbon recognizes deployed members
Web-based system provides medical supplies in OIF
Carl Vinson sailors return to star-spangled celebration
Fighters benefit from Link 16
ROTC cadets see health facility planners in action during internship
C-5 team achieves '23 in '03'
New ribbon recognizes deployed airmen
Daily news update for September 24, 2003
Army announces mobilization of two National Guard brigades
Physician assistants fill doctors' shoes, offer personalized patient care
Texas-based EOD team rotates home after service in Iraq
MEDFLAG supply team drops stethoscopes, scrubs for forklifts, pallets
Academy cadet receives Article 15
Elmendorf opens multiplatform center
Flame fighters
C-130 maintainers finish Herculean effort
CMSAF takes aim
New R&R; leave program set
White Room relocation a ‘success’
Spirit and the sky
Elmendorf opens multiplatform center
Cadet court-martial tentatively set
Filmmaker gives kids a way to express patriotism, send messages to troops
FRP, Keeping the Navy Flexible
National Guard and Reserve mobilized as of Sept. 24, 2003
Unit puts telemedicine technology through its paces
FRP, keeping the Navy flexible
SECNAV's message to sailors on Hurricane Isabel
Southwest Asia first class association helps local school in Bahrain
DEP EXPO New Yorkstyle for future sailors
HSL-49 a ‘Gap-Filler’ for ESG-1
Wilbur and O’Brien sailors rock during CROC 2003
This day in Naval history - Sept. 25
R&R; leave program begins for service members, civilians in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Guard battles Isabel’s destruction
48th EMS fabrication flight works around the clock ensuring mission success
Flag Officer announcement -- Nichols
SSN no longer needed with checks at NEX
Wear-out date for gray PTs approaches
Guard, Isabel scrimmage over homeland defense
Forward operating location readies for influx of tankers
"Partnership for Peace" exercise concludes
Multinational exercise provides realistic training, Georgians skills to survive
OPNAV Naval Reserve support realigned
Kuwaiti, American naval forces connect with Exercise Eager Mace 2003
Iraqis and Coalition Forces provide legal due process to oil smugglers at sea
Navy photo of the day
Air assault school begins in northern Iraq
RESCUER Teams Up for Computer Exercises
U.S., Moroccan militaries work together
Chairman speaks to Reserve concerns at Kosovo Town Hall
EOD Det returns home after 8 months at sea
Naval Reservists supplement JTF for RESCUER
USAFE airmen utilize teamwork during NATO Air Meet 2003
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returns home
U.S. Marines, French Foreign Legion join in training
Airmen conduct multinational MRE study
Barcode scanner promises speedier deployment processing
101st gives kids chance to learn
Parental involvement crucial link in DoDDS education
Deployed medics provide humanitarian care for Georgian villagers
New PT regimen heading your way
48th FW electrical flight illuminates community
Air Force Services director visits USAFE
101st assaults camp in ‘war’s biggest raid on terror’
Life support protecting lives over Polish airspace
U.S. accomplishing mission with Senegalese support
U.S. military doctors heal in Morocco
Service with a smile - Dental care, needs met by MEDFLAG dental team
Some AEF airmen will deploy longer
AWACS airmen get noise-reduction headsets
New `Human Resources Command' to go online
Hollywood meets Hooah in new training simulation
National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of September 17, 2003
NAVSUP announces 2003 holiday season mailing dates
U.S., Dutch pilots train together
SMART conference sets path for Future Combat System
Airmen clean up Iraqi weapon stockpile
Seabees bring safety, structure to Iraqi town
Officials set holiday mailing dates, policies
Unique treatment helps injured airman
No plans to extend Guard, Reserve
Seabees gearing up for trip home
Balboa to host trauma symposium -- lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom
Reservists go from ground zero to battle grounds
Injured crew members medevaced after F/A-18 Hornet mishap
CNE Detachment 413 typifies changing role of the Reserve
NMCB 4 completes historic deployment
Naval Reservists play key roles in Exercise UFL 2003
Enterprise Carrier Strike Group begins COMPTUEX
OERs can be e-mailed from Iraq, Afghan theaters
86th AES deploys to Bulgaria
National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of September 10, 2003
1AD soldiers put Iraqis back in school
VP-65 Tridents hunt drug runners
IMA to contract force protection for U.S. installations
DoD reports on pneumonia investigation
Three ready reserve force ships successful in readiness activation exercise
44 Service Members sick with 'Malaria-Like' Symptoms
1st Marine Expeditionary Force Commander praises Unit, plans final turnover
AF, Chile team up for rescue training
Army continues to review pneumonia cases
U.S. forces join nations in Partnership for Peace exercise
Naval Coastal Warfare Reservists return from Middle East
Officials offer tips for West Nile
Pierside Dental Support – A Gold Hit for Fleet
Good eating habits key to keeping fit
Pipeline sustains operations
Flying medics keep Montana firefighters safe
Lava Dogs unleashed at Jungle Warfare Training Center
Airmen join nations in exercise
MRE menu debuts new items
Air Force, Army team up for Iraqi PSA effort
Deployed chaplain celebrates Mass in Kirkuk
Space-A changes may affect USAFE travelers
USAFE joins NATO, partner nations in Exercise Cooperative Key
86th CRG donates items to Bulgarian children
Deployed airmen get break on loans
Mine Warfare Command plays key role at Ulchi Focus Lens 2003
Reserve crews put Total Force Policy into practice in 1973
National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of Sept. 3, 2003
Security forces, rescue squadron train together for future operations
Air controllers return from Kirkuk after near four-month deployment
24th Marines embark Blue Ridge during Ulchi Focus Lens 2003
For military stress, take vitamin FFSC
Atlantic Ordnance Command’s Expeditionary Force returns after inaugural deployment
Task Force Steel Dragon deploys to Montana wildfires
Seabees establish steady supply lines
Airmen supporting JTF in Cuba
Troops head out to record holiday greetings
Airmen attend Army weather course
Medical-grade oxygen available at Ganci
Delaware guardsmen deploy Aug. 31 and Sept. 1
USS Greeneville Deploys with Expeditionary Strike Group One
