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Soldier holding daughter upon return from deployment
Staff Sgt. Shannon Gartner, 957th Multi-Role Bridge Company from the North Dakota National Guard, reunites with his daughter, Allison.  Gartner had just arrived in Bismarck, North Dakota after a one-year tour in Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Kiel Skager.
  • Real Warriors Campaign: External Link, Opens in New Window "The Real Warriors Campaign" is sponsored by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE).  The campaign is designed to help servicemembers overcome the stigma associated with seeking psychological help and encourage servicemembers to seek out help when they need it.  The Real Warriors Campaign uses social networking, radio, television, posters, flyers, and a Web site to reach active-duty servicemembers, military veterans, members of the National Guard and the Reserve, as well as family members and health professionals.  The campaign features stories of real service members who have sought treatment and are continuing to serve.

  • Army One Source: External Link, Opens in New Window Army OneSource provides access to all Family programs and services, regardless of geographical location.  This delivery system harnesses the resources that are already in place and uses personal contact and technology to improve on the delivery of service so that Families get support closest to where they live.

  • Defense Centers of Excellence For Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury: External Link, Opens in New Window The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) was established in November 2007 as part of the Department of Defense (DoD) to promote the resilience, recovery and reintegration of warriors and their families who face psychological health (PH) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) issues.

  • Warrior Care: Setting the Example for Military Well-Being External Link, Opens in New Window

  • /MTBI Chain Teaching Programs for Soldiers and Leaders External Link, Opens in New Window (AKO):
    The Soldier version of the PTSD/MTBI Chain Teaching program is for use by commanders and leaders.  The intent of this chain-teach is to train leaders and educate and inform Soldiers to identify the signs and symptoms of PTSD/MTBI and reinforce the collective responsibility to take care of each other.

  • TRICARE® Prime Expanded to National Guard and Reserve Members Overseas On Temporary Duty, March 01, 2007: External Link, Opens in New Window Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. William Winkenwerder, approved a new policy making National Guard and Reserve members on temporary duty for more than thirty days eligible for TRICARE® Overseas Program Prime, TRICARE® Global Remote Overseas and TRICARE® Puerto Rico Prime enrollment.

  • The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005, enacted into law on October 28, 2004, has made permanent some healthcare provisions from previous legislation to improve the readiness of our fighting force.  Keep track of Soldier and family benefits through this TRICARE® web link http://www.tricare.mil/reserve/index.cfm. External Link, Opens in New Window

  • Healthcare and TRICARE® Links are found at the Army Medicine Web Site: http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/hc/healthcare.html. External Link, Opens in New Window

  • "HOOAH 4 HEALTH" Pages for Citizen Defenders - National Guardsmen and Army Reservists External Link, Opens in New Window

  • Ombudsmen in Support of Warriors in Transition External Link Opens in New Window

  • Tricare® Online: External Link Opens in New Window TRICARE® OnLine is a secure web portal designed to increase access to care for authorized TRICARE® beneficiaries and increase access to information for designated TRICARE® physicians and support staff.

  • Wounded Warrior Project: External Link, Opens in New Window The Wounded Warrior Project is dedicated to serving the needs of a new generation of veterans and ensuring that the United States government and the American public live by our motto, "Putting Veterans First in America." The WWP provides vital assistance to severely injured service members at the critical time between their hospital recovery and their transition to civilian life back home.  Our work begins right at the hospital bedside of the severely injured as they undergo treatment and rehabilitation in Department of Defense facilities and continues through their rehabilitation.