Continuing Down the Road to Reintegration: Status and Ongoing Support of the U.S. Air Force's Wounded Warriors

Abstract

The long wars the United States has been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are, if not ending, winding down. But many wounded veterans still carry the effects of those conflicts with them. Some wounds are physical, others mental. Although it has experienced fewer casualties than the Army or the Marine Corps has, the U.S. Air Force (AF) still has more than 1,000 airmen with physical or mental trauma. Some remain inactive duty, some move into the reserves, and others leave the service and seek civilian employment. However, all face a range of challenges, from reestablishing patterns of everyday interactions with their families to finding a job. Many must also cope within juries and the treatment for those wounds, seeking mental health services in some cases or navigating the complex array of the programs and systems of care available to veterans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1085247

Entities

People

  • Carra S. Sims
  • Christine A. Vaughan
  • Kayla M. Williams

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Air Force
  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Combat Injuries
  • Depression
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Recreation
  • Social Psychology
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.