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Subject: IAVA Daily News Brief- August 15, 2014
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:08:38 -0600
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IAVA Daily News Brief - Friday August 15, 2014
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Mitch Martin, From Astoria, Ore., Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jarod Coleman, from Ft. Myers, Fla., and Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Joseph Russell, from Salem, Ore., fire an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). | Military Times >> |
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| TODAY'S TOP STORIES |
VA's Opaque Discipline Process Clouds Outcomes in Wait-Time Scandal
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has recommended disciplinary actions against six employees at VA medical facilities in Colorado and Wyoming for manipulating patient wait times, but the punishments that are being meted out -- and what the employees did to receive them -- remain unclear. | NBC News >>VA follows DOD's lead on alternative doctor networks
More than two decades ago, when a shrinking military healthcare system saw patient demand exceed its capacity to deliver timely care, particularly for a burgeoning retiree population, the Department of Defense contracted with the private sector to provide alternative networks of civilian physicians to deliver managed care to military beneficiaries. | Stars and Stripes >>
Experts concerned about discrepancies in old, new PTSD criteria
Changes to the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder made in 2013 provide flexibility for new PTSD diagnoses in troops, but leave out some who would have been diagnosed with PTSD under the old standards, according to a new study published Thursday in the prestigious journal Lancet Psychiatry. | Army Times >>
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| AFGHANISTAN |
Army Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, the highest-ranking American officer to be killed in the Afghanistan War, will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. The two-star general was shot and killed earlier this month by an Afghan soldier at the country's National Military Academy in Kabul, in the latest "insider" attack since the conflict began in 2001. | The Hill >>In light of Iraq's current problems, some national security experts think President Obama should rethink his exit strategy in Afghanistan. Moderate voices in the national security community have begun to urge President Obama to reconsider imposing a firm draw-down timeline in Afghanistan after the U.S. has been forced to re-engage in Iraq in efforts to to stop the Islamic State and prevent genocide. | Washington Examiner >>
The story of photographer Victor Blue, who embeded with the Afghan National Army. Blue tells the story of the war the US will be leaving behind in Afghanistan when it withdrawls. | NBC News >>
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| IRAQ |
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Thursday night that he had agreed to relinquish power, state television reported, potentially ending a crisis in which his deployment of extra security forces around the capital had raised worries of a military coup. | New York Times >> President Obama announced Thursday that U.S.-led airstrikes have broken the siege by Islamic militants against religious minorities who were trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq -- but made clear the U.S. mission in the region is not over yet. | Fox News >>
Kurdish officials and Yazidi refugees said Thursday that thousands of desperate Yazidis remain trapped on a mountain in northwestern Iraq, even as President Obama said that an anticipated U.S. operation to rescue them was not needed. | Washington Post >> |
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| MILITARY AFFAIRS |
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday ended a scam run by USA Discounters, Ltd., a company that operates a chain of retail stores near military bases and offers financing for purchases, according to a news release. The CFPB said it has obtained more than $350,000 in refunds for servicemembers harmed by this scam, and USA Discounters will pay an additional $50,000 civil penalty. | Stars and Stripes >> U.S. Gen. Martin Dempsey on Thursday became the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit Vietnam since 1971, seeking to boost military ties between the former foes at a time when Hanoi is embroiled in territorial disputes with China. | Associated Press >>
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Navy crews have been picking up valuable lessons from their Singapore counterparts on how to maneuver in the sea version of heavy traffic - a mix of civilian and military vessels, sometimes spiced up with pirates. | Stars and Stripes >>
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| NEW GREATEST GENERATION |
The Arts and Healing Network awarded Ballet Theatre Company's Artistic Director and General Manager Roman Baca for his efforts creating war related dance pieces, combining military veterans with dance, and seeking artistic and cultural diplomacy in Iraq. | West Hartford News >> Serving in the military while also being the CEO of a fashion company can be an intimidating but also a rewarding experience. It's also a perfect match for U.S. Army 1st Lt. Emily Núñez, 24, who saw a need and filled it, helping her fellow veterans along the way. | WRIC 8 ABC >>
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Amid military ritual afforded a war casualty of high rank - this one the first general officer killed in a combat zone since the Vietnam War - Army Lt. Gen. Harold "Harry" Greene was laid to rest Thursday. He was buried among 876 others lost to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and aligned in symmetrical rows at Arlington National Cemetery. | Military Times >>
Daniel Morgan, a fly fishing guide with Project Healing Waters, has seen firsthand the positive impact fly fishing can have on veterans suffering from PTSD and other war related disabilities. | CNY Central >>
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| INSIDE WASHINGTON |
Beset by plagiarism allegations and ranking last in Senate seniority, U.S. Sen. John Walsh said Wednesday he retains hope of advancing legislation through Congress before his brief tenure in Washington ends. The Democrat said bills that he's backed addressing veteran suicide and land conservation and management in Montana have the best chance to pass. | Associated Press >>
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to make it easier to request a Department of Veterans Affairs marker or headstone for the unmarked grave of a military veteran of a long ago conflict. | Cincinnati Inquirer >>
The Department of Veteran's Affairs spent nearly $1.5 billion on green energy projects, upgrading facilities, and fixing headstones at national cemeteries even as veterans were denied service due to lengthy wait times. | Washington Free Beacon >> |
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