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Osteopath, Chiropractor and Physical Therapist
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT (Dr.) Frank C. Stafford: Q: Osteopath, Chiropractor, Physical Therapist? What is the difference and who should I see? FS: In the military, we have a wide variety of medical providers that use hands-on techniques such as stretching, gentle pressure and resistance in order to diagnose, treat and prevent illness and injury. These include osteopaths, chiropractors and physical therapists. Photo/army.mil Osteopaths are licensed physicians who hold a four-year medical degree of Doctor of Osteopathy and bear a “DO” after their name. This degree is earned after completing a bachelor’s degree. As with their “MD”...
Learn MoreUnity Through Community in the 128th Aviation Brigade
By SSG Israel D. Lopez: This summer, as protests erupted across the nation, marches, stand-ins, and riots all began to coincide. America seemed to be at a reckoning, a moment where racial atrocities would no longer be acceptable, but the turmoil would be far-reaching. Members of the 128th Avn. Bde. help clean up the Elmerton and Bassette Cemeteries in Hampton, VA./ U.S. ARMY 128TH AVN BDE PHOTO The 128th Brigade, like every unit in the Army, could not escape this reality, as the towns surrounding Fort Eustis, Virginia, saw civil unrest become the norm. Many sat and wondered what could...
Learn MoreOpportunities, Make the Most of Them!
By CSM Brian N. Hauke: As I sign off the net and gather my thoughts for my final article as our Aviation Branch Command Sergeant Major, I thought it would be fitting to write about opportunity and making the most of those opportunities given to us. With my pending retirement rapidly approaching, I find myself reflecting on the last 30 years of “opportunities.” In 1990, I was a wide-eyed, naïve young man who stepped off the bus at Fort Jackson, South Carolina for basic combat training. Never, and I mean never, would I have thought back then the Army and...
Learn MoreTactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems in USAREUR-AF
By CW5 Rich Tiu: The United States Army Europe & Africa (USAREUR-AF) TUAS have been present and continue to be operational in Europe since the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina erupted in the early 1990s. U.S. Army Shadow Tactical UAS in position to launch at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany./ U.S. ARMY JMRC PHOTO The USAREUR-AF’s permanent forces include maneuver units such as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) and 173rd Airborne Brigade (173d IBCT(A)). The TUAS platoons are assigned and stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany, where they conduct TUAS flight operations more frequently than any other European...
Learn MoreFuture Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) and Air Launched Effects (ALE)
Branch Chief’s Corner / By MG David J. Francis: Layered stand-off is the real enemy in Multi-Domain Operations. Our adversaries employ it at all levels – economic, political and military – to separate us from our allies in order to achieve their strategic means short of igniting conflict. An Air Launched Effects (ALE) system is launched from a UH-60L Black Hawk as part of capabilities testing during Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, Sept. 15, 2020. The autonomous weapons system was designed to launch from in-flight aircraft at high tactical altitudes./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SPC JAVION SIDERS, 92ND...
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