2007 Newman
Ten organizations received grants totaling $75,000 in the 2007 Newman’s Own competition, which is sponsored by Newman’s Own, Fisher House …More
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The Navy’s Master-at-Arms (MA) Directorate with the Center for Security Forces is working on innovative initiatives to ensure professional development, …More
DFAS Reports E-Mail Phishing Scam
Customers of the DoD Community Bank and other institutions providing financial services to Defense Department military and civilian personnel were …More
AF Begins More Force Shaping
As the Air Force ends fiscal 2007 on August 31 with an expected 334,000 airmen on active duty, the service …More
Guard Recruitment Funds Run Dry
Due to lack of funding, the Army National Guard has cancelled enlistment and retention bonuses except for soldiers scheduled to …More
Tricare Reserve Select Window Opens
Reservists began signing up Aug. 11 for Tricare Reserve Select health care that kicks in Oct. 1. All drilling reservists, …More
Air Guards Dunned for Tornado Duty Pay
Because of a bookkeeping error, 52 members of the Air National Guard have been told to repay a total of …More
DoD Creates Joint Qualified Officer Designation
In a major overhaul of the system for identifying officers with joint duty qualifications, the Defense Department is establishing a …More
AF Looks At Longer Tours
Although the Air Force still seeks a goal of four-months deployment out of every 20, many airmen aren’t finding it …More
Marines Test In-House Payday Loans
The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., is conducting a test program to help Marines …More
VA Launches Suicide Hotline
To ensure veterans with emotional crises have round-the-clock access to trained professionals, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun …More
New HHG Replacement Begins Oct. 1
The Defense Department’s program for providing full replacement value for household goods lost or damaged during moves starts phasing in …More
Army Spikes Enlistment Bonuses
U.S. Army Recruiting Command has announced a $20,000 bonus for recruits with no prior military service who enlist for at …More
Medicare Payment Fix Gets Boost
The House passed the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 on Aug. 1. The Medicare part of the …More
Bigger Pay Raise Prospect Brightens
The possibility of a 3.5 percent across the board military pay raise for 2008 is getting brighter. First, the Senate …More
Baby Food and Toys Recalled
Commissary officials are advising parents to stop using the following two Gerber products because they might contain lumps of cereal …More
Navy E4s Wanted for Recruiting
The Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) is planning to add nearly 200 E-4 billets to its recruiting force as part of …More
America to Keep Iwo Jima Name
So far as the Committee on Foreign Names, under the U.S. Board on Geographic Names is concerned, the Pacific island …More
AF and Better Business Bureaus Partner
Representatives from the Air Force and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB) signed a memorandum of understanding July 16 …More
Fisher House Joins Legion
The Fisher House Foundation has announced that it will match the American Legion’s purchase of $25,000 in pre-paid telephone calling …More
AF Pay Stub Error Info
A recent mistake on Air Force pay stubs is only administrative and will not be reflected in airmen’s actual retired …More
Certain Deployed Soldiers Earn Extra Leave
Since July 13, the Defense Department has authorized active duty service members deployed for 15 months in Iraq and Afghanistan …More
Riffed AF Captains/Majors Notified
On July 25, almost 1,200 Air Force captains and majors learned whether they would be allowed to remain on active …More
Navy Food Service Survey Begins
Sailors and their family members, Department of Defense employees and military retirees are being invited to voluntarily participate in the …More
Marines Needed For Recon
As part of a mission to add 22,000 Marines by 2011, the Corps wants qualified active-duty enlisted Marines to make …More
AF Mulls Merger of 53 AFSCs
The Air Force has identified 53 Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSCs) from the current 263 for possible merger as a …More
VA Health Care Dims for Priority 8
Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs health subcommittee, says it could take up to two years …More
Senate Defense Bill Hits Logjam
Following an all-night Senate floor debate, the Senate voted against an amendment to its version of the fiscal 2008 Defense …More
Two Vet Groups Sue VA
A 73-page lawsuit was filed July 23 in federal court in San Francisco charging the Department of Veterans Affairs with …More
