CSS Shenandoah and the Last Shot of the Civil War
It is a matter of odd historical fact that the last shot of the American Civil War was a blank …
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Legendary Coast Guard Cutters
Almost from the day the Coast Guard’s predecessor agency, the U.S. Revenue Marine, was created by law in 1790, its …
VA Research: Effective Treatments, Where Veterans Are
More than 20 years ago, Sheila Rauch, PhD, director of Mental Health Research at the Atlanta VA, began her career …
Battlefield Medicine in the Korean War
Though the Korean War came to be regarded as a failure by many because of its unsettled conclusion, in one …
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators Strengthen Maritime Capabilities in Europe
Story by Sgt. Monique ONeill, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators deployed to Croatia, Germany, Hungary, …
Coast Guard, Navy High Seas Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Continues
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy continue their joint mission in the Western and Central Pacific aboard USS Charleston …
Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, …
Interview: Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, MD, Director, Defense Health Agency [Veterans Affairs & Military Medicine OUTLOOK, Spring 2021]
The Defense Health Agency (DHA) supports the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high-quality health services to almost 10 million beneficiaries …
VA Hospital Improvises with New Device to Prevent In-patient Suicides
By Mike Richman, VA Research Communications
In hospital rooms designated for suicidal patients, bathrooms are considered a dangerous area where …
Nurses Continue to Advance the MHS Mission
by Claudia Sanchez-Bustamante, MHS Communications
National Nurses Week honors the commitment, dedication and contributions of the nursing profession. For the …