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50 personal mobility devices donated to VA and Vets who use them (Veterans Affairs image)

Donation of 50 iBot Personal Mobility Devices to VA

By U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs accepted a donation of 50 iBOT Personal Mobility Devices from Mobius Mobility LLC, May 27 …

The VA MISSION Act

By Craig Collins

When it was signed into law with overwhelming bipartisan support on June 6, 2018 – the 74th anniversary of D-Day …

Lt. Col. Robert P. Venton (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Gordon Lawitzke (left), the commander and senior enlisted leader respectively of the Fort Drum Soldier Recovery Unit, prepare to case the iconic colors of the 3rd Battalion, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) during a re-designation ceremony on Fort Drum, N.Y. June 16, 2020. The WTU was re-designated the Fort Drum Soldier Recovery Unit as part of the Army’s restructuring of the Warrior Care and Transition Program to the Army Recovery Care Program. The new model of wounded warrior care will simplify entry criteria, streamline processes and focus resources to foster an environment that will serve individual wounded, ill and injured Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Warren W. Wright Jr., Fort Drum Medical Activity Public Affairs)

Warrior Transition Units Become Soldier Recovery Units

By U.S. Army Press Release

Soldier Recovery Units across the country held ceremonies to mark a major milestone in the Army Recovery Care Program restructure: …

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VHA Specialized Nursing Care

By Craig Collins

It’s the nation’s largest integrated health care system, so it’s no surprise that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is also …

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LUKE Advanced Prosthetic Arm | Video

By Chuck Oldham (Editor)

DOD News video by Airman 1st Class Jose Gonzalez of the Life Under Kinetic Evolution (LUKE) arm. The LUKE arm …

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Bay Pines VA Program Addresses PTSD Through Coping Skills | Video

By Defense Media Network

Recently, a public affairs team from the U.S. Department of Defense visited the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in …