tableofcontents MOAA’s mission


Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is a nonprofit veterans’ as so ciation dedicated to main taining a strong national defense and to preserving the earned en titlements of members of the uniformed services and their families and survivors. Member ship is open to those who hold or have ever held a warrant or commission in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Ser vice, or NOAA and their surviving spouses.


On the cover: MOAA is standing strong as cutbacks to military spend- ing take direct aim at DoD’s most important asset — its people.


Features


56 Operation Deep Freeze Service in Antarctica might just be the world’s coolest military assign- ment. By Christina Wood


60 9 Steps to Self-Publishing Ready to publish your memoirs but daunted at doing it yourself? Start by asking yourself these questions. By Latayne C. Scott


64 Out of This World NASA’s shuttle program, which came to a close in 2011, played a major role in a variety of DoD projects and relied on the military for critical mission support. By Don Vaughan


70 Beating the Blues Depression is common but also treatable. Learn about its symptoms and what you can do to treat and prevent it. By Marilyn Pribus


*fact: Women are 70 percent more likely to experience depression in their lifetimes. Read more on page 70. IMAGES: ABOVE, SEE PAGES 59, 61, 64-69, 71; COVER, RICHARD TUSCHMAN


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