Soldiers To Get Two Flu Shots
Soldiers and their families can expect to receive two influenza shots this year – one for conventional strains of the …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersNavy Shortens Orders-Negotiation Window
Sailors accustomed to having five to nine months to negotiate their new duty assignments before their projected rotation dates will …More
Veterans’ Benefits Booklet Now Available
The latest booklet of information regarding federal payments and programs for veterans, their dependents, and their survivors is available. To …More
U.S. To Base UAVs in Seychelles
The U.S. plans to base MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles in Seychelles, in an effort to monitor and thwart piracy …More
AF Alters Retirement Policy
Airmen who retire permanently for disability with less than 20 years of active service will now be allowed to receive …More
Navy Releases New SRB Levels
Some 18,000 active-duty and reserve sailors in 179 critical skills who are up for reenlistment will qualify for selective reenlistment …More
MC Seeks NCO Academy Instructors
The Marine Corps needs 55 instructors to fill billets at its non-commissioned officers academy facilities at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Camp …More
AF Announces E-5 Promotions
The Air Force has selected 15,223 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, out of a pool of candidates roughly …More
New Vet Centers Open
To accommodate the growing need for more places where veterans can receive services such as mental-health screening and counseling for …More
Google Service Could Defray Phone Costs
Google Voice, the Internet giant’s foray into the realm of telephone communications, could someday offer service members and their families …More
Spouses Get Job Preference
Military spouses will receive extra consideration when applying for jobs with the federal government, beginning Sept. 11. The change, announced …More
Lackland Picked as 24th AF Home
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has been picked as the permanent home of the 24th Air Force, edging out Peterson …More
Obama: Find and Fund Best VA Ideas
At President Obama’s request, employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 57 regional offices have been asked to take part …More
TRICARE To Require Drive-Time Waivers
Beginning Oct. 1, stateside non-active duty TRICARE Prime beneficiaries who live more than a 30-minute drive from the military treatment …More
Obama: VA, TRICARE Won’t Change
Reacting to strong concerns expressed by military and veterans’ service organizations, President Obama said that medical services provided by the …More
UAV Acquisitions Grow in Number, Cost
Unmanned aerial vehicles such as the Air Force’s Global Hawk have come to share more of the mission workload in …More
AF Offers Civilian Leadership Training
Civilian employees of the Air Force in grades GS-14, GS-15, NSPS PB-03, or their equivalent could be eligible to apply …More
Marines Change SRB Policy
First-term corporals and sergeants are now eligible to receive a $25,000 kicker when they reenlist, under a change in the …More
USMA Ranked as Top College
Forbes Magazine has ranked the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., as the nation’s best institution of higher education, …More
July Recruiting, Retention Figures Released
Active-duty components of the four armed services all met recruiting goals for July, with the Marine Corps showing the most …More
New Boot Gets Tested
Some 200 airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will begin test-wearing a new boot that promises to be more …More
Air Guard C-27 Crews Face Heavier Rotations
With the Air National Guard slated to receive 38 C-27 Spartan cargo planes instead of 78 as originally planned, aircrews …More
New Kindergarten Program Debuts
The Army has launched a new education program for kindergarteners, aimed at developing academic proclivity, social skills, and physical development. …More
NATO Asked To Maintain Afghanistan Presence
The Defense Department has asked NATO allies and other countries with military presence in Afghanistan to maintain troop levels there …More
Bill Would Allow VA To Accept Medicare
A measure under consideration by the House of Representatives would allow veterans to use their Medicare benefits to receive treatment …More
Obama: VA To Assume More Active Role
Caseworkers with the Department of Veterans Affairs are no longer sitting back and waiting for veterans to come to them …More
Navy Releases Active-Duty E-7 Advancement Results
The Navy has released the names of first-class petty officers who were selected for advancement to chief petty officer for …More
DoD To Evaluate Social Networking Sites
In the wake of the Marine Corps’ recent decision to bar its members from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and other Web-based …More
Troops Urged To Weigh in On Moves
The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command is urging all service members to let them know how well or poorly …More
Number of Activated Reservists Drops
Four of the five armed services showed a collective overall decrease in activated strength in early August, with only the …More
