Horses help heroes in healing: WTU Soldiers participate

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- For decades, horses have charged into battle carrying cavalrymen, pulling artillerymen's caissons and serving as vehicles for mounted military police. Today, horses are helping wounded warriors by guiding them along the road to resiliency. ...

Vets Compare VA Hospitals Online; Government Doctors May Face Pay Freeze

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Government Health IT: The Veterans Affairs Department's Hospital Compare website, www.hospitalcompare.va.gov, is "providing online tools so veterans can compare how well the VA's 153 hospitals perform, with the ultimate goal of spurring further improvements at those facilities." Veterans and their families can go online to compare the "relative strengths" ...

Robots to rescue wounded on battlefield

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

FORT DETRICK, Md. (Army News Service, Nov. 22, 2010) -- A robot being tested now may soon have the ability to rescue wounded Soldiers under fire without risking additional lives. The Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot, or BEAR, has been tested ...

Army launches new website for wounded warriors

Monday, November 15th, 2010

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Nov. 9, 2010) -- The Army Warrior Transition Command launched a new website covering issues identified in feedback from wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans. The new site, www.WTC.army.mil, was designed to ...