Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicole Burgess pets Major Eden, the combat stress assistance dog, at a Combat Stress seminar held at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 5, 2014. The seminar was presented by the 455th Airmen Committed to Excellence group.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

Major Eden, the combat stress assistance dog at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, gets some attention while chewing her tennis ball before being the guest star at a Combat Stress seminar held at Bagram, April 5, 2014. The seminar was presented by the 455th Airmen Committed to Excellence group.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

Major Eden, the combat stress assistance dog at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, sits with members attending a Combat Stress seminar presented by the 455th Airmen Committed to Excellence group at Bagram, April 5, 2014. Major Eden was with U.S. Army Specialist Alex Fanning, one of the soldiers responsible for her. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

U.S. Army Specialist Zachary Page explains sleep cycles during a Combat Stress seminar held at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 5, 2014. Page showed how adequate sleep is important to health and performance.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shane Murray pets Major Eden, the combat stress assistance dog, at a Combat Stress seminar held at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 5, 2014. The seminar was presented by the 455th Airmen Committed to Excellence group.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Helping Airmen sleep and relax at Bagram

Published April 16, 2014
By Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 98th Medical Detachment Combat Stress Control unit at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducted a Combat Stress seminar for Airmen here.

They talked about relaxation techniques that are useful in a deployed environment as well as the importance of adequate sleep.

They brought the ever-popular Major Eden, the only combat stress dog in Afghanistan.

The seminar was hosted by the 455th AEW Airmen Committed to Excellence group.