"This year, CAP has received over 3,500 requests from wounded service members," said Dinah Cohen

Yesterday, on Dot Mil Docs, a radio show featured on BlogTalkRadio.com, we conducted an interview with Dinah Cohen, director of the Department of Defense's Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP).


She explained how the program has changed since its inception in 1990 and how CAP has assisted not only federal employees with disabilities, but returning wounded service members. Log on to DotMilDocs, on BlogTalkRadio to find out more about CAP.

Pentagon Channel Highlights

ADVANCE HIGHLIGHTS
SATURDAY 5.31.08

1000 - USMA Graduation: Secretary of the Army Pete Geren speaks to the class of 2008 at the US Military Academy at West Point graduation ceremony. (Live, VoD)

Approximately 1240 or immediately following the USMA Graduation - USCGA Graduation: May 21st's coverage of the US Coast Guard Academy Commencement Ceremony as Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, CT. (Encore, VoD, 1 hr 50 min)

1430 or following the USCGA Graduation - USNA Commencement: May 23rd's coverage of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen providing remarks at the US Naval Academy Commencement in Annapolis, MD. (Encore, VoD, 2 hrs 25 min)

1655 or following the USNA Commencement - USAFA Graduation: Wednesday's coverage of Commander in Chief George W. Bush delivering remarks to the US Air Force Academy Class of 2008. (Encore, VoD, 2 hrs 50 min)

Note: In the event of a rain delay, all graduation programming will shift 2 hours to accommodate live coverage from West Point.

Blog of Captain Bob Wiley and the 2008 Voyage of Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19)

Too cool. Underway for a month and 7100 miles behind them, follow what's happening with the 2008 voyage of the USNS Mercy through the eyes of her Skipper.

"We can do better. We're going to. We're committed to it." Col. Ritchie

Col. Elspeth C. Ritchie, MD, MPH, Director, Proponency Office for Behavioral Health, U.S. Army Medical Command joined us for the DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable this afternoon to talk to us about the Army's efforts in behavioral health and suicide prevention.

Joining us for the call was Terri from A Soldiers Mind, Carla Lois Some Soldier's Mom, Kat from Castle Argghhh!, Carissa Picard of Military Spouse Press and BloggerNews, Bryant Jordan from Military.com, John M. Grohol from PsychCentral, and Brad Staggs from Brad's Place.

"Judge us by the overall intent of the program, by our ability to deliver on-time on-target ... and then ask the soldiers who are testing it now ..."

- Lt. Gen. Stephen Speakes, Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, U.S. Army speaking about the U.S. Army's Future Combat System with us today on the DoDLive Bloggers Roundtable.

On the call today was David Axe of War is Boring, Brad Staggs of Brad's Place, Bruce McQuain of Q and O, Noah Shachtman of Danger Room, Christopher Radin of the Long War Journal, Greg Grant from NextGov, John Wagner and Grim of Blackfive, Colin Clark from Military.com, and Jason Sigger of the Armchair Generalist.

Pentagon Channel Highlights

0900 - Military Appreciation: Tiger Woods goes one on one with the Pentagon Channel. MSgt Rusty Barfield discusses the AT&T National Golf Tournament with the number one golfer in the world. Tiger Woods also talks in-depth about his dad, Earl Woods, an Army veteran with two combat tours in Vietnam and how that background molded his future in golf and his passion outside of golf. As you will see in this interview the values the number one golfer in the world holds so dear are not so different from our military values. (VoD, Podcast, 10 min) Encore presentations at 1800 & 0000hrs.

Pentagon Channel Highlights

0900 - Military Appreciation: Tiger Woods goes one on one with the Pentagon Channel. MSgt Rusty Barfield discusses the AT&T National Golf Tournament with the number one golfer in the world. Tiger Woods also talks in-depth about his dad, Earl Woods, an Army veteran with two combat tours in Vietnam and how that background molded his future in golf and his passion outside of golf. As you will see in this interview the values the number one golfer in the world holds so dear are not so different from our military values. (VoD, Podcast, 10 min) Encore presentations at 1800 & 0000hrs.