Reaching for help, US Air Force Photo
I knew depression had taken hold of my life. The illness is was common within my immediate family, but I kept these warning signs to myself. I didn’t want to appear weak or spineless. I didn’t want to be discha... More
Customers shopping at Whiteman Air Force Base Exchange
Customers shopping at Whiteman Air Force Base Exchange are keeping a safe distance from each other at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. Whiteman Air Force Base Exchange posted signage througho... More
Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro plays with a stray
Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro plays with a stray cat in the Temple of Zeus Nov. 15, 2013, in Athens, Greece. Cats are Cece's favorite animal, and she plays with, photographs and paints them every chance she ... More
2018 Depression Awareness Month
TW-1200x1000-Depression-2018.jpg - Depression is more prevalent than most people believe and by educating yourself regarding depression during National Depression Awareness Month in October, you could save a jo... More
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies on how to control stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ( U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)
Managing Stress and Anxiety during COVID-19
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for some people. Knowing how to cope with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger and more resilient. (U... More
Holiday Anxiety - Political cartoon, public domain image
Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain photograph - portrait, children of 1900s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies on how to control stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ( U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)
From depression, suicidal thoughts to retired chief
Chief Master Sgt. Kathy Cooper, Band of Mid-America flutist, receives her retirement pin from the doctor who encouraged her to join the Air Force 27 years ago, despite other doctors telling her she could not ha... More
A Whiteman Barbershop employee disinfects hair clippers
A Whiteman Barbershop employee disinfects hair clippers with a cleansing spray after finishing a haircut at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. The barbershop staff cleans and wipes down all seat... More
Whiteman Air Force Base Commissary now limits the amount
Whiteman Air Force Base Commissary now limits the amount of meat a customer can purchase at one check out at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. Whiteman is actively trying to increase their deli... More
Members of the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Guardian
Members of the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel transport a downed F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot using an HH-60G Pave Hawk, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 4, 2013. The 83rd ERQS Guardian Ang... More
Sarah Payne, Whiteman Barbershop manager, cleans her
Sarah Payne, Whiteman Barbershop manager, cleans her hands after completing a client’s haircut at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. The employees at the Whiteman Barbershop clean and wipe down ... More
Senior Airman Chris Willis gathers with local Afghan
Senior Airman Chris Willis gathers with local Afghan children after documenting a tribal council meeting in a village outside of Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2013. (courtesy photo)
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence May 9 hosts a visit of a dozen staffers from Emory University’s Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, or EHVP, which treats post-9/11 veterans and a... More
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies on how to control stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ( U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence May 9 hosts a visit of a dozen staffers from Emory University’s Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, or EHVP, which treats post-9/11 veterans and a... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence May 9 hosts a visit of a dozen staffers from Emory University’s Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, or EHVP, which treats post-9/11 veterans and a... More
The Whiteman Air Force Base Exchange posted signs throughout
The Whiteman Air Force Base Exchange posted signs throughout the store to remind customers to keep a proper safe distance to help prevent spread of the Coronavirus at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19... More
Senior Airman Chris Willis is greeted by his wife,
Senior Airman Chris Willis is greeted by his wife, Rena, after returning home from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, May 15, 2013, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (Courtesy photo)
My family. From left to right: Miki, a 5-year-old mackerel
My family. From left to right: Miki, a 5-year-old mackerel tabby, Cece, 25 years old, and Lulu, a 4-year-old tuxedo cat. Miki was a shelter-rescue kitten in Dover, Del., picked out by me, and Lulu was a stray s... More
Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro pets a cat outside
Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro pets a cat outside of a church Nov. 16, 2013, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Two years removed from a nervous breakdown, Cece credits family support with her recovery and perseverance... More
SSgt Taylor M. White traveling in Europe during her
SSgt Taylor M. White traveling in Europe during her healing process, (Courtesy photo).
The Whiteman Barbershop practices safe distancing by
The Whiteman Barbershop practices safe distancing by seating customers three to six feet of each other at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. The Whiteman Barbershop cleans and wipes down all sea... More
Edna Roberson, Whiteman Air Force Base Commissary assistant
Edna Roberson, Whiteman Air Force Base Commissary assistant store director, sanitizes the card machine at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. The Whiteman AFB Commissary is committed to deep cle... More
Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro plays with a stray
Cecelia Guadalupe Ortiz-Barreiro plays with a stray cat in the Temple of Zeus Nov. 15, 2013, in Athens, Greece. In October of 2013, Cece was medically retired from the Air Force for severe anxiety and depressio... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence May 9 hosts a visit of a dozen staffers from Emory University’s Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, or EHVP, which treats post-9/11 veterans and a... More
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies
The Maxwell Mental Health Clinic offers strategies on how to control stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ( U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)
Rebecca Piper, Military Clothing sales associate, cleans
Rebecca Piper, Military Clothing sales associate, cleans off the card machine with cleansing wipes at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. Military Clothing cleans all their counters and card mach... More
A Whiteman Barbershop employee cleans her hands after
A Whiteman Barbershop employee cleans her hands after completing a client’s haircut at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. The employees at the barbers clean and wipe down all seats and cash mach... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence May 9 hosts a visit of a dozen staffers from Emory University’s Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, or EHVP, which treats post-9/11 veterans and a... More
Jeff Smith, Whiteman Air Force Base Commissary store
Jeff Smith, Whiteman Air Force Base Commissary store worker, cleans off the screen after checking out a customer at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, March 19, 2020. The Whiteman AFB Commissary is committed to... More
COMMENTARY: Containing the Cactus
Airman 1st Class Lillian Miller holds a cactus at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 9, 2018. The cactus symbolizes Miller’s anxiety which was subdued with the help of the 2nd Medical Group Mental Health clini... More
Overcoming PTSD: MICC contracting officer back in fight to help soldie...
Lt. Col. Rick Skeen is a contracting officer for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. He manages pre- and post-award procurement actions, conducts market ... More
Taylor M. White and her father when she was a child,
Taylor M. White and her father when she was a child, (Courtesy Photo)
Capt. Lindsay Cordero, a member of the 608th Air Operations
Capt. Lindsay Cordero, a member of the 608th Air Operations Center at Barksdale AFB, stands beside her artwork during the Beyond Duty Art Exhibit in Bossier City, La., Feb. 25, 2020. Cordero uses creative expre... More
Colonel Joel Aoki, the Command Inspector General for
Colonel Joel Aoki, the Command Inspector General for Special Operations Command Central, practices breathing techniques that he learned during the Welcome Home Troops Power Breath meditation workshop, here, 28 ... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of Excellence May 9 hosts a visit of a dozen staffers from Emory University’s Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, or EHVP, which treats post-9/11 veterans and a... More