Beth Ford Roth
Home Post BloggerBlogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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For years, Marines and Navy corpsmen participating in combat trauma training have practiced on live animals. But new devices that simulate the look, feel, and smell of emergency medical practices could one day replace the 6,000 live animals used by the military each year. -
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters today that America is ready to "exercise all options" when it comes to keeping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. But first, Panetta said, sanctions need to be given enough time to work. -
Many of the athletes representing the United States in the 2012 London Olympic Games have recorded video shout-outs for U.S. troops as a way of thanking them for their service. -
Ex-Camp Pendleton Marine Gary Stein, who was kicked out of the Corps in April after writing anti-Obama Facebook posts, has announced plans to run for elected office. Stein, a Tea Party Republican, says he will run for a seat on the Murrieta City Council. -
The San Diego-based USS Essex is off the coast of Hawaii for RIMPAC - world's largest naval maritime exercise. Recently the crew of the USS Essex took some time out from duty for a friendly game of hockey against members of Canada's military. -
Could something as simple as nasal spray help stem the rising tide of suicides among service members and veterans? The U.S. Army thinks so - and has awarded a scientist at the University of Indiana medical school a $3 million grant to develop such a spray.
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