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Subject: IAVA Daily News Brief- August 13, 2014
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:40:14 -0600
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IAVA Daily News Brief - Wednesday 13, 2014
Service member volunteers push a completed pallet of food and water to prepare it for loading onto aircraft at a location in Southwest Asia on Monday. Volunteers from across the base came out to help build pallets of humanitarian aid. The pallets are being airdropped to displaced citizens in the vicinity of Sinjar, Iraq. | Military Times >> |
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| TODAY'S TOP STORIES |
Congressman Takes VA Oversight on the Road
Unlike many lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee did not use the August recess to go home. Instead Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Florida, who has earned a reputation as a dogged advocate for veterans since assuming leadership of the committee in 2011, hit the road to hold field hearings, meet with veterans and visit Department of Veterans Affairs' hospitals across the country. | Military.comVA takes big strides in treating military sex trauma victims
WISER, begun in 2009, is one of 20 VA programs nationwide that offers care for MST survivors who need intense treatment. The 25-day inpatient psychiatric program - specific to the Houston VA - treats female veterans living with post-traumatic stress and military sexual trauma. | Air Force Times >>
Alabama VA finds another 1,146 unread patient X-rays
A review of the imaging system at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System prompted by 900 lost X-rays revealed there were an additional 1,146 unread patient exams going back to 2011. | USA Today >>
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| AFGHANISTAN |
After agreeing to a U.S.-brokered deal with rival presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai to form a unity government and avert a political crisis in Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah tells CBS News his nation still needs America's support to overcome some serious challenges. | CBS News >> At least five of the American service members who were wounded in last week's "insider attack" in Kabul have been brought back to the United States, including one who was shot six times shielding a British colonel who was not wearing body armor at the time. | Washington Post >>
A roadside bombing killed three Afghan policemen in the country's south on Tuesday while a NATO service member died in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. The three policemen died when their patrol vehicle struck a bomb planted along the road in the district of Bahrami Shahid in southern Gazni province, according to the province's deputy police chief, Asadullha Ensafi. | Associated Press >>
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| IRAQ |
Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to step aside had become unbearable. Sunnis, Kurds, fellow Shi'ites, regional power broker Iran and the United States all wanted him out. Maliki calculated he may have one more chance to hold onto power after eight years in office, even though alarmed allies had run out of patience as Islamic State jihadis swept government forces aside in much of western and northern Iraq. | Reuters >> For sailors aboard this ship in the Persian Gulf, their focus on routing Islamic extremists in Iraq and stanching a humanitarian disaster there lends an excitement to their current mission that was absent during their last mission in Afghanistan. | Stars and Stripes >>
Islamic militant forces in northern Iraq appear to be shifting tactics in the face of the newly launched U.S. airstrike campaign, Defense officials say, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration as it seeks to at least slow the terrorists' advances. | Fox News >> |
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| MILITARY AFFAIRS |
The moment news broke about the passing of Robin Williams, my heart dropped. The guy was a legend in the entertainment industry and a die-hard fan of the United States military. Interestingly, Mr. Williams succumbed to what 22 veterans each and every day fall victim to-suicide. | Rhino Den >> A replica World War I-era biplane took to the skies Tuesday, preparing to mark 100 years since the military's aerial deployment to war. | PBS Newshour >>
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Two years ago, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. made a commitment to hire 1,000 United States military veterans over a three-year period. Recently, the company announced that it surpassed that goal more than a year early and has pledged to hire an additional 1,000 veterans. | The Gadsen Times >>
Robin Williams participated in United Service Organization (USO) tours for more than a decade, entertaining troops in war zones from Afghanistan to Iraq to Kuwait. He made many trips to 13 different countries and performing stand-up routines for almost 90,000 troops. So the news of his death -- believed to be a suicide -- sent shock waves through the U.S. armed forces. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Monday that the entire Department of Defense community "mourns the loss" of the Hollywood figure. | Fox News >>
A marble wall with the names of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on the USS Arizona will be replaced over the next two months. | Military Times >>
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| NEW GREATEST GENERATION |
Now through Sunday, hundreds of America's best wheelchair athletes are in Philadelphia, competing in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The US Department of Veterans Affairs and the Paralyzed Veterans of America present the games each year, open to military vets who use wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries, amputations, or neurological problems. | CBS Philadelphia >> Life in Afghanistan for Lance Corporal Dylan Bogue was made bearable by his partner Moxie, a black Labrador retriever. They worked side-by-side in the bomb unit. Dylan believes Moxie saved his life. After serving for close to four years, Dylan, a South Carolina native, returned to civilian life. His time in Afghanistan left a number of scars-severe shoulder injuries and pain that is often hidden. Dylan suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He believes Moxie has it too. | Parade >>
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Employer Roadmap wants to help bridge the divide between veterans and hiring managers. Launched today at the Veterans Jobs Summit currently taking place at Fort Bragg, the free online resource is a project of the Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) program and USAA. | Forbes >>
A local, longtime Army pilot is helping the Culpeper County Republican Committee help wounded service members through a very special Salute to Our Veterans function this weekend benefiting K9s for Warriors. Event organizer, retired Chief Warrant Officer William R. "Hal" Halevy, of Jeffersonton, served more than 40 years in U.S. Army Aviation, including flying a helicopter during the Vietnam War and as a civilian, a helicopter ambulance. | Star Exponent >>
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON |
Unlike many lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee did not use the August recess to go home. | Military.com
A proposal to save the historic Veterans Affairs hospital in Hot Springs includes adding a medical college, and medical research and treatment using stem cells. The three-pronged approach is being broached by the Veterans National Recovery Center of Des Moines, Iowa. Officials will submit the plan to Veterans Affairs as the federal agency determines the future of the century-old South Dakota facility. | Associated Press >>
More research is needed on the health of the children and grandchildren of troops exposed to environmental pollution and chemicals while they served in the military, several U.S. senators say. | Army Times >>
New York state's Division of Veterans' Affairs established new ethics rules following an investigation showing two counselors received large inheritances of cash and property from vets they helped both at work and outside of it. | Associated Press >> |
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