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Bill would protect survivors from foreclosure
Published on Thursday, February 25, 2010 by Angel Surviving spouses of service members killed in Iraq or Afghanistan would be guaranteed one year of protection against the foreclosure or forced sale of their homes under legislation introduced Tuesday by Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr., D-Md.Kratovil’s bill, HR 4664, was referred to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, which oversees the legal and financial prot... Read More » -
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Air Force Times wants your ideas
Published on Monday, February 15, 2010 by Angel Tell us what you want to read about.That’s right. Here’s your chance to pitch us a story idea. Or two. Or however many you want.They can be serious or funny. Maybe it’s a trend you’ve spotted or a sore spot with you and your buddies. (Think blues Mondays or those nasty reflective belts, both sore spots.) It might be an announcement by the brass... Read More » -
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Lawmaker proposes big boost in combat pays
Published on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 by Angel A California lawmaker’s December trip to Afghanistan to visit combat troops led him to introduce legislation that would provide big increases in combat and hazardous duty pays.Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., proposes increases in eight different military pays:* Hostile fire pay, now $225 a month, would increase to $600.* Imminent danger pay, also $225 a month, wo... Read More » -
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AF hands out awards to 16 units
Published on Monday, January 25, 2010 by Angel Sixteen units have been honored with 2008-09 Air Force Unit Awards. The winners are as follows:Gallant Unit Citation— 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla. for the period of Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2007.Meritorious Unit Award— 4th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group from Jan. 18 to Dec. 13, 2006.Air Force Outstanding Unit Award With Va... Read More » -
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Mileage reimbursements drop for 2010
Published on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 by Angel Service members and other government employees using their personal vehicles for official business generally will see a slight drop in mileage reimbursement rates in 2010 — and a bigger drop if they are traveling on permanent change-of-station orders.The new reimbursement rate for the official use of privately owned vehicles, 50 cents per mile, is 5 cents lower ... Read More » -
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Military pay gap fiction, nonpartisan CBO say...
Published on Saturday, January 2, 2010 by Angel The fate of the 2011 military pay raise may rest on how much weight lawmakers give to a claim by a nonpartisan congressional office that a purported gap in military pay doesn’t exist.Instead of the 2.4 percent pay gap cited by military associations as reason for Congress to continue increasing military basic pay by slightly more than average private-sector raise... Read More » -
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New restrictions for retroactive stop-loss pa...
Published on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by Angel A provision of the 2010 Defense Authorization Act signed into law Dec. 19 by President Obama prohibits the services from paying retroactive stop-loss pay to any retired or former members who extended or re-enlisted and collected a bonus while they were in stop-loss status Sept. 11, 2001 through Sept. 30, 2008.The $534 million retroactive stop-loss pay program, one of ... Read More » -
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Bill could further expand aid for homeowners
Published on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by Angel A bill has been introduced in the House that would give the Defense Department flexibility to help more military homeowners under the expanded Homeowners Assistance Program.Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., introduced a bill Dec. 15 that would allow defense officials to change the qualifying home purchase date for homeowners transferred under permanent change-of-station orders... Read More » -
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Senate sends DoD budget, pay raise to Obama
Published on Sunday, December 20, 2009 by Angel WASHINGTON — Senators worked through a December blizzard Saturday to pass legislation ensuring that U.S. troops are armed and the jobless don’t lose their benefits — and take one more step toward a Christmas week showdown over health care.The 88-10 early morning vote on the $626 billion defense spending bill and other must-pass items cleared Congress... Read More » -
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Overseas COLA climbs at Alaska locations
Published on Sunday, December 20, 2009 by Angel The overseas cost-of-living allowance was increased Dec. 16 for service members stationed at 14 locations in Alaska, the Pentagon announced.The changes, measured by changes in the overseas COLA index, vary by location. Translated into dollars, an E-4 stationed at Fort Greeley with less than two years’ service, without dependents and not living in the barracks wi... Read More »