Phoenix VA Director Fired
Sharon Helman, the director of the beleaguered Phoenix Health Care System, was fired Nov. 24. Troubles at the Arizona facility, …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAllotment Policy Changes
Service members no longer can use allotments to buy, lease, or rent personal property. In the Nov. 21 announcement, the …More
White Paper: Personnel Costs Fed Budget Growth
The cost of meeting pay and benefits requirements for military personnel has been the largest contributor to the Defense Department’s …More
$13.3b Requested for Military Intelligence
The Pentagon is seeking $13.3 billion in funding for the Military Intelligence Program in fiscal year 2015, which began Oct. …More
Army To Inactivate Unit
The Army will inactivate the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, the service announced Nov. 20. The decision to stand down the …More
TSP Action Required
Service members who participate in the Roth Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) will see deductions from their paychecks end Jan. 31, …More
Long-Term TDY Rate Changes Take Effect
Long-term temporary duty (TDY) rates – those lasting between 31 and 180 days – changed Nov. 1. From now on, …More
Female Leaders Needed for Shore Programs
The Navy is offering several leadership-related shore billets to female active-duty sailors. Participants can earn Instructor Navy Enlisted Classification, master …More
Units Selected for Ebola Assistance Tours
Sixteen Army units – six National Guard and 10 Reserve – are being mobilized in support of Operation United Assistance, …More
Islamic Jihadists Kill Former Army Ranger
Islamic State terrorists have killed Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig, a former Army Ranger. The State Department confirmed Nov. 16 that a …More
Giunta Uneasy with ‘Hero’ Label
The first soldier since the Vietnam War to survive an event that earned him the Medal of Honor is uncomfortable …More
Navy Researchers Help Clean up Coal-Plant Emissions
Harmful emissions from coal plants could become much cleaner in the not-too-distant future, thanks to a technique developed by the …More
McDonald Unveils VA Reorganization Plan
Having spent the first three months of his tenure at the Department of Veterans Affairs conducting a thorough personal review …More
Obama Orders 1,500 Troops to Iraq
President Obama directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Nov. 7 to deploy 1,500 more U.S. troops to Iraq, to counter the …More
Report: Gulf War Vets Fare Well in Job Market
Veterans who served in the two Gulf wars – between August 1990 and August 2001, and September 2001 and later …More
TSA Precheck Expedited for Cadets, Midshipmen
Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and midshipmen at the …More
TRADOC Top Enlisted To Become Next SMA
Army leaders have selected Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Dailey as the service’s 15th sergeant major of the Army. Dailey, …More
Deployment Pay Coming for Sailors, Marines
Eligible sailors and Marines will begin to see Hardship Duty Pay – Tempo (HDP-T) in their mid-month paycheck in December, …More
Longtime Korea Unit Rotates Home
The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, will rotate home to the States from South Korea. The unit, …More
LCS Montgomery Christened
The Navy christened the newest littoral combat ship, Montgomery, during a Nov. 8 ceremony at Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, …More
YTD Recruiting, Retention Goals Met
The active and reserve components achieved recruiting and retention goals for fiscal year 2014, which began last Oct. 1 and …More
Watchdog Cites Benefits-Payment Overlap
More than 59,000 military retirees received military retirement pay from the Defense Department, as well as disability compensation from the …More
Longer Stay in Afghanistan Considered
The U.S. commander of military operations in Afghanistan is considering a move that would extend the presence of coalition troops …More
Report Cites Progress in Afghanistan
As Gen. John Campbell outlined concerns that the 2016 withdrawal date may be too optimistic, an official Pentagon report cited …More
Medal Authorized for IS Fight
Service members deployed in support of the mission to combat Islamic State fighters now qualify for the Global War on …More
F-35 Makes First Carrier Landing
A carrier variant of the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter made the first-ever arrested landing on the deck of …More
VA Extends Brain-Injury Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking additional private care providers to treat veterans who suffer from traumatic brain injury …More
VA: Claims Backlog Drops
The number of pending veterans’ benefits claims is declining, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Department of Veterans …More
Soldier Survey Underway
The Army has invited a randomly selected group of soldiers to take part in an online survey, intended to identify …More
Soldiers Honored for Rescuing Civilian
Three soldiers received the service’s highest honor for peacetime valor Nov. 4, for rescuing a distressed boater on the Black …More
