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MANHATTAN — If war is hell, then what does it do to a relationship?
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Briana S. Nelson Goff, an associate professor of marriage and family therapy at Kansas State University, wants to know how combat experience affects couples who are married and dating. She plans to interview Fort Riley-based cou
pies for her study to find out about their experiences in readjusting to life after one member of the couple has served in war.
Some soldiers and spouses don't realize the powerful effect war can have on them or their relationships, said Nelson Goff, who specializes in researching post-traumatic stress disorder and the effects of trauma on families.
"Certainly, a war experience is potentially traumatic," she said. "We hear stories, there are things in the newspapers from family members and from soldiers about how it does affect them."
The research on Fort Riley soldiers will be the second phase of a study that looks at how couples manage the posttraumatic stress that results from a variety of experiences,
Nelson Goff hopes to have the results of the first round of data published this spring.
including abuse.
The current study of Fort Riley couples involves a faceto-face interview, as well as a questionnaire of about 150 questions that address individual symptoms and their relationship.
Couples in the study must be in a current marriage or in a
dating relationship for at least a year.
Nelson Goff said there has been no previous research that comprehensively compares the similarities between couples who deal with the aftereffects of war and those who deal with such traumatic experiences as accidents and domestic violence.
For some, the trauma of war doesn't always have a negative
effect, although it may take time before a soldier begins to show symptoms, she said.
"I think at this point it may be too early to know for sure," she said. "Some people are able to come back and it really affects them immediately. Others can get in the swing of things but it takes time until the effects of their experience, whatever they may be, start to show."
McConnell Air Force Base key player in war on terror
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WICHITA — The Air National Guard's Network Operations and Security Center is about to become an important part of the war on terror, offering Internet security for more than 300 National Guard sites around the country.
The center, called a NOSC, will service computer networks for more than 100,000 National Guard personnel, protecting the system from
hackers and possible terrorist activity.
It will also work in conjunction with the Kansas Air National Guard's 161st Intelligence Squadron, which provides near real-time analysis of data gathered worldwide by reconnaissance aircraft.
The center will go online Oct.1.
"It is a jewel in the crown for Wichita," said Col. Gary Wells, commander of the 184th Information Operations
Group.
The NOSC at McConnell Air Force Base is one of only 12 in the world that has the capability of conducting computer war gaming and tactics training in computer network defense.
Both the NOSC and a future center for the intelligence squadron are being tailored for expansion as demand for the collection and analysis of information evolves.
The center is going through several weeks of testing to
make sure everything operates the way it is supposed to, Lt. Col. Ross Flynn said.
Technicians will know where every one of its planes and crews is at all times.
Data controlling flight launches and in-flight refueling will be processed through the center.
The 161st already assesses intelligence at an interim facility at McConnell.
Ground for its permanent facility will be broken in the
next 30 days, with construction of the $7.5 million center expected to take up to 18 months.
Just three years ago, the Flying Jayhawks faced extinction after the Air Force decided to retire one-third of its B-1B fleet and shut down the 184th.
The Air Force agreed to convert the 184th into an independent Guard unit handling air refueling and information operations.
When bids for NOSC came
in at more than $7 million the Flying Jayhawks decided to take matters into their own hands.
They studied NOSCs for other military branches around the country, crafting a design using what worked well and discarding what didn't.
The result is a center built in one year for $1.5 million.
"This is a 'sunrise mission,'" Wells said. "That means it's a mission that leads the way into the future."
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