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The High School Programs Training a New Generation of Aviation Mechanics
Every flight you’ve ever taken has relied on aircraft mechanics to maintain the plane and its engines. Sometimes, your flight might even be delayed because of maintenance. The commercial airline industry has a strong demand for mechanics. With…
Where Does the Army Go to Repair a Tank?
When your car breaks down, there are typically a couple shops in town you can take it to. When an Army tank or a big truck needs repairs, two depots primarily perform this work—the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama and Red River Army Depot in Texas…
Enabling functional success for Veterans with amputations
Clinic provides services to minimize disability and enable the highest level of functional, vocational and recreational success for Veterans with amputation.
Hines VA’s prosthetic lab one of VA’s largest
Between 85% to 90% of area Veterans come to Hines VA for their orthotic and prosthetic needs.
Improving communication and access for prosthetic limbs
FLOW4 provides real-time updates on prosthetic device orders, improving Veteran care.
Prosthetic options for women Veterans
VA empowers women Veterans with innovative prosthetics and customized style choices.
New way to attach a prosthetic limb after amputation
Under Secretary for Health talks with two Veterans who have benefited from a groundbreaking new way to attach a prosthetic limb.
Tennessee VA revolutionizing how Veterans with limb loss receive care
Mobile Care teams expand access to the Nashville area to provide Specialty Orthotic and Prosthetic care for rural Veterans with limb loss.
A chance to walk again
Veteran Edward Afanador was recently given the chance to walk again when the Wilmington VA Prosthetics Department invited him to be a part of a trial for a device called a microprocessor-controlled C-brace.
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on binge eating, prosthetic services and inflammatory bowel disease
This week, VA Research published new findings on binge eating, prosthetic services and inflammatory bowel disease.
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on prostheses, toxic exposure and serious mental illness
VA’s Office of Research and Development recently published three News Briefs highlighting research advances on osseointegrated prostheses, the effects of toxic exposure on mental health and a program to help Veterans with serious mental illness.
Improving access to care
VA is improving access to care for Veterans in rural areas with the Mobile Prosthetic and Orthotic Care truck.
