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93rd Signal Brigade 'Lightning Warriors' welcome new commander
August 14, 2012
U.S. Army Col. Maria A. Biank, 93rd Signal Brigade commander, delivers her speech during the change of command ceremony at fort Eustis, Va., Aug. 13, 2012. The brigade is subordinate to the 7th Signal Command, and boasts nearly 1,700 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Hawkins/Released)


JTF-CS, DOD domestic response force train for worst-case scenario: nuclear detonation in U.S. city
August 13, 2012
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Scott Graham, a medic with the 214th Aviation Regiment Air Ambulance, moves to extract a patient during a medical evacuation mission in support of Exercise Vibrant Response 13 at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 31, 2012. Joint Task Force-Civil Support and the Response Force responded to a simulated five kiloton nuclear device that was detonated in a major U.S. city. (Official DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashley Reed/Released)


MCAHC rolls out APLSS recognition program for outstanding clinics
August 9, 2012
During a recent Army Provider Level Satisfaction Survey award ceremony, Col. Michael E. Hershman, McDonald Army Health Center commander, presented an "on the spot" cash award in the amount of $250 to medical assistant Albert Durant inside the health center at Fort Eustis, Va., July 27, 2012. Hershman also awarded Beverly A. Ritz, a medical assistant in the Eye, Ears, Nose and Throat Clinic; Theodore Eppes, a Patient Safety representative; and Patricia Case, a medical assistant in Internal Medicine, for their excellent customer service support. (U.S. Army photo by Marlon J. Martin/Released)

JTF-CS provides relief for displaced citizens during Vibrant Response 13
August 9, 2012
U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Hull, a combat medic assigned to the 547th Area Support Medical Company, 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., bandages a simulated displaced citizen, during a Vibrant Response 13 field-training exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., July 26.  Hull and other combat medics on the scene worked quickly to treat more than 100 survivors in need of medical care. (US Army photo by Sgt. Terence Ewings/ Released)

Coming soon: Thrift Savings Plan Roth option
August 2, 2012
Federal civilian employees and members of the uniformed services will have the option to convert to a Roth TSP beginning October 2012. For more information or questions concerning the TSP, members can visit www.tsp.gov, which gives a comprehensive overview of the TSP, and both the Traditional and Roth options. (U.S. photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Teresa Cleveland/Released)