Navy Sets Guidelines for Wearing New PT Uniform
Sailors must tuck the shirts of their new physical training uniforms during in-port command exercises, under guidelines governing their wear …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersCorps Wants Handle on Marines’ Financial Situations
Concerned about the possible effects of a weak economy on Marines, the service’s inspector general’s office is conducting a quick …More
Steps Taken To Prevent Harm to Civilians
Ninety-nine percent of all bomblets deployed from cluster bombs must explode on impact by 2018, under a July 9 Defense …More
House Approves Relief for Homeless Veterans
The House of Representatives on July 10 approved a measure that would provide up to 20,000 rental vouchers a year …More
Soldier Receives Silver Star
An Army platoon leader has earned the Silver Star medal for valor during a Nov. 16 firefight in Afghanistan. Capt. …More
AFRICOM Startup Moves Forward
The Defense Department has moved forward on plans to transfer activities and staff to the new U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), …More
You Give So Much of Yourself. We’d Like to Give Something Back
http://www.asmba.com —————————————————————– Gladly and proudly you give of yourself for our country. For your brothers and sisters in arms, and …More
Iraq Surge Ends
The July 15 return to Fort Stewart, Ga., of the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division marks the …More
GAO: Better Procurement Planning Needed
The Defense Department too often does not allocate enough money at the onset to completely fund a new weapons program, …More
Afghan Tour Extended for 24th MEU
The contingent of 2,200 Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit will remain in Afghanistan through November, a month longer …More
1,215 Reenlist on July 4 in Baghdad Ceremony
In the largest ceremony of its kind since the debut of the all-volunteer force in 1973, 1,215 service members representing …More
Cost Estimates of Vets’ Benefits Change
Two provisions of the 2007 Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act cost more than original estimates, and Congress will probably have to …More
Army Lieutenant Colonel, Reserve Major Promotions Announced
The Army has released the names of reserve captains selected for promotion to major, and active-component majors selected for promotion …More
Corps Gets New Assistant Commandant
General James F Amos has succeeded General Robert Magnus as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. The announcement came in …More
AF Picks Six Candidates for Astronaut Training
An Air Force board has selected six Air Force Space Command officers as candidates to serve as mission specialists on …More
VA To Open New Clinics
Continuing an ongoing plan to place health care services closer to a dispersed population of veterans who need them, the …More
TRICARE Assists Flood Victims
Military families in seven states affected by recent severe flooding can use Express Scripts, Inc., the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, to …More
LDO, CWO Applicants Wanted
The Navy is encouraging its best sailors in grades from petty officer first class to master chief petty officer to …More
Army To Resume 10-Week Basic Training
The Army will add one week to the basic training course its recruits must complete, beginning Oct. 1. The 10th …More
AF AMC Looks for ‘Icon’
Spurred by the popularity of TV’s "American Idol," the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command wants to find its best singer. …More
Lawmaker Irked by VA E-mail
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, the chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, reacted angrily to reports of an inter-office …More
Commissaries Recall Ground Beef
The Defense Commissary Agency is recalling packages of 85-percent lean ground beef because of contamination recently found in some packages …More
Corps Issues Guidelines for Wearing New PT Uniforms
Marines cannot wear the new physical training (PT) uniforms for anything other than their intended use – to exercise in …More
Court Limits Agent Orange Benefits
Some Navy veterans who served in Vietnam and now claim they are sick because of exposure to the herbicide Agent …More
TRICARE Explains Joint Coverage Restriction
TRICARE, the health-care program for service members and their families, has issued an explanation of a rule that went into …More
AF: Name That Tanker
Air Force leaders want someone within the service’s ranks to come up with a name for the new tanker aircraft, …More
25,000 Troops Bound for Iraq
Roughly 25,000 active-duty soldiers will rotate into Iraq beginning later this year, the Pentagon announced May 19. Another 14,000 National …More
AF Demographic: Women in Uniform
According to the most recent statistics, women comprise 19.6 percent of Air Force members. The officer/enlisted breakdown is fairly even: …More
Riders Get Cycle Safety Course
In an effort to thwart a troubling trend of deaths and injuries related to motorcycle riding, the Naval Safety Center …More
Gitmo Commissions To Continue
The Defense Department will continue to conduct military commissions for detainees held at the prison on Guantanamo Naval Station, Cuba, …More
