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MoH Recipient John Chapman, Remembered at Camp Cunningham

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Personnel from Bagram Airfield and the Special Operations community gathered at the Memorial Courtyard at Camp Cunningham to recognize Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Chapman. During the Medal of Honor commemoration ceremony, Airman from the 26th Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron (ESTS) remembered the courage and […]

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133. Thailand Cave Rescue Part 1

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Operation Wild Boar, the mission to rescue 12 Thai children on a soccer team and their coach captured the world’s attention this summer. Derek, ST PJ and Team Leader on the mission, describes the mission drop, prep and on scene arrival. This is the first of several podcasts by Derek describing the mission and PJs’

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132. A PJ talks about the R &R program

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PJ J talks about his experience with the R & R program at the Univ of Utah. He discusses the issues of high ops tempo, toll on the family, and details about the R & R program Doc Bryan discussed last week. https://veterans.utah.edu We really want to drive home the message that this is appropriate

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Medal of Honor presented to TSgt John Chapman’s family

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — On what would have been their 26th wedding anniversary, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s widow, Valerie Nessel, accepted his Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House Aug. 22. “We are gathered together this afternoon to pay tribute to a fallen warrior, a great warrior…and to award him

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DoD Aerial Footage of CCT John Chapman’s final moments

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Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2002 fight against al-Qaida in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense released a video Aug. 9, 2018, of Chapman’s last stand against an entrenched foe.

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Pararescuemen train with U.S. Marines (Pic)

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For the full spread of pictures of the PJs in Djibouti working w/ the Marines, visit DVIDS here.

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131. PJ /SOF R&R program at Univ of Utah

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Doc Bryan discusses this focused 2 week intensive program based out of Park City and Salt Lake City Utah. Comparable or better results compared to standard treatments that take months. Several PJs and other SOF Operators have used this with success. It is also unique because the families can come and take part in discussions

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130. Operational Psych Research

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Doc Bryan is a prior AF Psychologist. He currently is the Executive Director of National Center for Veteran’s Studies at the Univ of Utah. He partnered with the AF Psychology Service to perform long term research on our Operators during OEF. The articles are posted on pjmed.com In this episode he discusses findings that have

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129. Heat Illness

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Heat illness is a shockingly common problem for the military in the US and abroad. One of our PJ Docs discusses the categorization, diagnosis and management of the range of heat illness from cramps to life threatening heat stroke. And why it is such a profound military issue summer after summer. Strategies to mitigate heat

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Battlefield Airmen in training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

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