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December Updates

Blog, Monthly Updates January 2, 2020
* Pentagon Ordered to Add Blast Exposure to Troops’ Medical Histories
* Navy May Be Close to Getting First Female Special Ops Boat Crewmen
* Woman Marine part of the last mounted color guard in the Marine Corps
*The First Woman Has Made it Through SEAL Officer Screening
* 60% more female Marines, sailors serving in previously all-male units than in 2018
* Air Force Eyes Lifting More Flight Restrictions for Pregnant Pilots
* Pentagon OKs new breast cancer screenings for Tricare users
* Historic first: Female lance corporal joins Marine Corps’ elite recon community
* VA announces proposal to increase access to dental care
* Shoe slide developed by VA nurse helps Veterans relearn to walk
* VA launches ‘Solid Start’ to proactively contact Veterans during first-year of transition
* VA’s Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention supports proposed three-digit dialing code for suicide hotline
* New 3-D mammogram option the next step in diagnosis, treatment
* Jet Girl: One woman’s story fighting ISIS in the cockpit of an F/A-18 Super Hornet
* First female Army Guard enlisted soldiers graduate Ranger School
* Defense bill lets active-duty Marine and Army moms defer deployment for a year after birth
* The Navy Is Buying Equipment that Makes it Easier for Female Pilots to Pee
* Disabled Veterans eligible for free National Park Service Lifetime Access Pass
* TRICARE Expands Care With New Policy Changes
* Veterans need VHIC for in-person Commissary, Military Exchange, MWR access- Expansion to start Jan. 1, 2020
* VA Life Insurance
* K9s for Warriors provides service dogs for Post-9/11 Veterans
* Veterans to see virtual hearings at Board of Veterans Appeals in early 2020
* Gaining insight into Parkinson’s disease -Cleveland-based research aims to improve walking
* VA and Pet Partners combine efforts to bring therapy animal services to more Veterans
* Veterans can now access information through Health Records on iPhone
* VA and Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States partner to increase access to suicide prevention resources for its members
* VA, DOD to fund up to $50 million in new research on traumatic brain injury
* VA Caregiver Support Line brings sense of community and peace to caregivers – Trained mental health counselors answer 250-350 calls a day
* Improved Uniforms Coming Soon for Female Security Forces Airmen
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