HHG Full Replacement Starting Early
Effective Nov. 1, service members making domestic moves in the continental United States and Alaska will be covered for full …More
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During a visit to Camp Fallujah, Iraq, in early April, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John Estrada said the …More
VA, Vet Groups Oppose Claims-System Changes
The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Paralyzed Veterans of America have registered objections in …More
Marines Not Lengthening Iraq Tours
Although the Army is extending tours of its Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to 15 months, the Marine Corps has …More
DoD Sets Extended Deployment Leave
The Department of Defense announced April 18 a program to compensate service members who deploy or who are mobilized beyond …More
Amended IRS Notice
The previous edition of Armed Forces News contained an incorrect death gratuity amount. The correct amount is $100,000. An amended …More
Navy First-Term Retention Falters
From 2001 through 2005 the Navy met or exceeded its recruiting retention goals, but retention dropped in 2006 and appears …More
Marines Expand Bronze Star Eligibility
Marine Corps Forces Central Command has broadened eligibility for meritorious awards of the Bronze Star Medal. The new policy will …More
Air C&S Initiates Online Master’s Degree
Air University’s Air Command and Staff College begins offering an online master’s degree program in June. The program will simultaneously …More
Marines Launch Wounded Warrior Regiment
Before the exposure of shoddy administration and lodging of wounded soldiers assigned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Marine Commandant …More
Anti-predatory Lending Rule Published
The Defense Department has responded to an anti-predatory lending law passed last year by drafting a rule for publication in …More
Spouses to Teachers Program Reaches Pacific
Military spouses living overseas who are interested in a professional and portable teaching career now have additional assistance with the …More
Marines Satisfied With IRR Callup Ceiling
The Marine Corps’ callup of some 1,800 Individual Ready Reserves will near the limit of 2,500 IRR troops the Marines …More
Four Brigades Tagged for Deployment
On April 9, the Department of Defense alerted four National Guard brigade combat teams for deployment in support of Operation …More
Possible Navy Personal Data Loss
Three password protected laptop computers are missing from the Navy College Office at Naval Station San Diego. While the Navy …More
AF Revises Promotion Study Materials
The Air Force has combined the materials enlisted members use for reference and study for promotion into a single Professional …More
Wounded Warrior Act approved unanimously
The House voted 426-0 March 28 to approve the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act (H.R. 1538). The act would: Assist recovering …More
1,200 Marines Extended in Japan
The seven-month deployments of 1,200 west-coast Marines and Sailors assigned to the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have been extended …More
SBP Annuities Rise for Certain Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries of the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) who do not receive at least 50 percent of the base amount selected …More
DoD to Cut Danger Pay For Some
The Defense Department announced March 30 that it will: remove two areas from qualification for imminent danger pay; convert three …More
New Deployment Alerts
The Defense Department announced April 2 the scheduled deployment of an Army corps headquarters, two division headquarters and a brigade …More
Legion: Veto Senate Withdrawal Plan
The National Commander of The American Legion criticized an amendment narrowly passed by the U.S. Senate that would add a …More
Special Advice from the IRS
The following was prepared for the readers of Armed Forces News by Kathleen M. LaPlume of the Internal Revenue Service. …More
NMRC Begins Human Malaria Vaccine Trials
Researchers from the Naval Medical Research Center in Silver Spring, Md., have begun testing 12 volunteers with an experimental malaria …More
Navy Course Teaches Deckplate Leadership
The Center for Naval Leadership Learning Site at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex is offering a Work Center …More
NEXCOM Customer Satisfaction Continues Upticks
For the fourth straight year, Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) improved its Customer Satisfaction Index rating. NEXCOM’s score, based on …More
AF Begins Anthrax Shots in Korea
The Air Force resumed mandatory anthrax shots March 7 for Airmen in South Korea. Mass vaccinations began at Osan Air …More
NMFA Announces Operation Purple Camp Sites
The National Military Family Association has announced its 2007 Operation Purple Summer Camp sites. NMFA developed this free summer camp …More
VA Offers Claims Expediting Advice
In the face of complaints about delays by the Department of Veterans Affairs in processing disability claims (previous item), the …More
VFW Calls VA Claims Process Broken
In testimony March 6 before a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees, the national commander of …More
