June 9, 2022 Multi-Platinum Country Star Darius Rucker to Headline Opening Ceremony at DoD Warrior Games at Walt Disney World Resort Three-time Grammy Award winner and multi-Platinum selling artist Darius Rucker will headline the Opening Ceremony at the 2022 Department of Defense Warrior Games this summer. Hosted by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, the Warrior Games will take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports
June 7, 2022 Tips for military parents planning PCS moves with children Moving can be hard on military families, especially on children. Moving to a new home, going to a new school, finding new friends – it can be unsettling for kids of any age. Yet there are things that service members can do to prepare for a permanent change of station move that can make for a
June 3, 2022 Feeling burned out at work? Here are some tips to feel better Feelings of burnout are common – when work and other demands in your life get too intense, or if you don't get enough time to rest, you can start feeling physically, emotionally, or mentally exhausted.
June 1, 2022 Mental Health is Real Health: Leveraging Resilience Resources is Paramount to Readiness The term “mental health” is a strange one. Too often we equate “mental health” with problems, symptoms, or crises. Yet, mental health is just that – a form of health. The brain is part of the body. We take pride as military members in honing physical fitness, and the same should be true of the
June 1, 2022 Tips for talking to your kids about current events Military families have a unique connection to war, regardless of when or where it occurs. For military children – who know that their parents regularly train, prepare, and deploy for military missions as part of their job – current events can cause stress and anxiety. Streams of media images and
May 31, 2022 Biden Says U.S. Has Sacred Obligation to Fallen Service Members Americans have many obligations, President Joe Biden said. But one of them rises above all others: doing right by the service members who fight on behalf of the United States.
May 31, 2022 Stop, drop and roll: Not just for fires We expect that most people will recall the stop, drop and roll drill if their clothing catches fire, but we’ve not collectively programmed such an instinctual response to mental health challenges. It’s almost as if we need to teach a short, memorable approach from an early age so that it overrides
May 26, 2022 Family Day returns better than ever The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted its first Family Day since 2019 during the unit training assembly May 15, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
May 26, 2022 Suicide prevention and mental health resources provide help: You are not alone Life is full of ups and downs. But sometimes life events - financial strain, relationships, isolation, emotional or sexual abuse, stress, and misuse or abuse of alcohol or drugs - can lead to depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide for some. It’s important to remember that you are not alone.