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How brain blast injuries hurt soldiers’ mental health.
How brain blast injuries hurt soldiers’ mental health.

How brain blast injuries hurt soldiers’ mental health.

Welcome to State of Mind, a section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. I’ll never forget the way my body felt after that blast inside a dugout trench in northern Iraq. It was 2016, and I was there as my unit’s journalist, accompanying Sgt. Joshua James and the seven other men in his team. Each time James and his section fired their artillery piece—a long-range cannon that could shoot high-explosive rounds for miles—the…

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U.S. military sees alarming trend in loss of fitness among soldiers: ‘The numbers have not gotten better’
U.S. military sees alarming trend in loss of fitness among soldiers: ‘The numbers have not gotten better’

U.S. military sees alarming trend in loss of fitness among soldiers: ‘The numbers have not gotten better’

After attaining 30 lbs in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is ultimately obtaining back into battling shape. Early pandemic lockdowns, unlimited several hours on his notebook and heightened pressure led Murillo, 27, to access for cookies and chips in the barracks at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Fitness centers have been shut, organized exercise was out and Murillo’s commitment to get the job done out on his own was small. “I could detect…

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10th Mountain Division Soldiers learn the basics about Holistic Health and Fitness while in-processing at Fort Drum | Article
10th Mountain Division Soldiers learn the basics about Holistic Health and Fitness while in-processing at Fort Drum | Article

10th Mountain Division Soldiers learn the basics about Holistic Health and Fitness while in-processing at Fort Drum | Article

1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers participate in a team-building functional fitness competition March 8 inside the Nash Training Facility. This is part of the 10th Mountain Reception Company’s H2F (Health and Holistic Fitness) Integration Program where in-processing Soldiers learn about H2F resources available at their units and receive instruction on movement fundamentals and injury prevention. (Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs) (Photo Credit: Michael Strasser) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption…

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Ukraine gets new mental health center for soldiers, locals with trauma
Ukraine gets new mental health center for soldiers, locals with trauma

Ukraine gets new mental health center for soldiers, locals with trauma

Making his daily rounds, Dr. Oleh Berezyuk admittedly tried his hardest to downplay Feb. 24 as just another day. The psychiatrist and psychotherapist didn’t want to appear somber or overly reflective on the one-year mark of the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine. He didn’t want to further disrupt the mental states of his patients suffering from PTSD and other stress-related conditions.  He also hadn’t heard any air raid sirens – yet. “Right now, we are not counting them; we used to,” said Berezyuk, the director…

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Aviation Soldiers Volunteer to Coach, Lead Functional Fitness > U.S. Department of Defense > Story
Aviation Soldiers Volunteer to Coach, Lead Functional Fitness > U.S. Department of Defense > Story

Aviation Soldiers Volunteer to Coach, Lead Functional Fitness > U.S. Department of Defense > Story

&#13 &#13 Our neighborhood is pretty big—we are an Army—so, we are a household. These classes are going to bring you a physical fitness cohesion with people today outdoors your device, and basically make camaraderie and new partnerships.”&#13 Military 2nd Lt. Meagan M. O’Leary It can be not unusual to come across troopers repeatedly doing their individual exercise session routines even though deployed. The U.S. Army’s new Army Battle Fitness Test proceeds to serve as the fitness necessity for all…

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DVIDS – News – Fort Bliss Holistic Health and Fitness team hosts swim instruction for soldiers
DVIDS – News – Fort Bliss Holistic Health and Fitness team hosts swim instruction for soldiers

DVIDS – News – Fort Bliss Holistic Health and Fitness team hosts swim instruction for soldiers

&#13 Fort Bliss, Texas – Soldiers from Fort Bliss gained a week of instruction on how to swim from a professional at the installation’s Aquatics Coaching Center Sept.19-23. The Fort Bliss Holistic Well being and Fitness group hosted this training to expand Soldiers’ expertise on good swimming techniques and exhibit the added benefits pool physical instruction can have on bodily readiness when done effectively. Whilst there are careers that give Troopers the prospect to be out on oceans, lakes and…

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