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Gates sounds alarm on budget priorities
Published on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Angel The nation’s top civilian defense official has sounded his loudest alarm yet on military spending, calling for an across-the-board review of all Pentagon spending and operations.... Read More » -
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E-9 one of Time’s 100 most influential ...
Published on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Angel When Chief Master Sgt. Tony Travis read the congratulatory e-mail he received from Time magazine, he thought it was a hoax.... Read More » -
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27 months for phony SEAL, phony PTSD
Published on Saturday, May 8, 2010 by Angel A phony SEAL whose bogus post-traumatic stress disorder defrauded the government of more than $280,000 over seven years was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.... Read More » -
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New Noncommissioned Officer Academy to open a...
Published on Friday, May 7, 2010 by Angel Air Force officials announced plans May 7 to open an Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The academy is scheduled to open its doors to technical sergeants in early 2011, with an initial expected graduation rate of about 1,300 annually. With the addition of Sheppard's academy, the Air Force will have seven NCO academies in th... Read More » -
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Chairman tells servicemembers it’s okay...
Published on Friday, May 7, 2010 by Angel The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff wants service members to know it is okay to get help for behavioral health-related conditions. In a new video spotlighting Tricare's behavioral health care benefits, Adm. Mike Mullen sends a strong message to servicemembers struggling with feelings of stress, anxiety or depression. "If you feel as though you or a close famil... Read More » -
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Officials expand opportunities for small busi...
Published on Friday, May 7, 2010 by Angel President Obama signed two executive orders April 26 that focus additional resources on providing new opportunities for small businesses to compete for federal contracts. Noting that "more work can and should be done" to help ensure the federal government meets its small business contracting goals, the executive orders define how government departments and agencies ... Read More » -
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Gates to brief Senate on new START treaty
Published on Friday, May 7, 2010 by Angel Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is slated to go to Capitol Hill May 7 to brief the full Senate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed last month, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said May 7 here. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Marine&... Read More » -
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Warrior Games to include pentathlon ultimate ...
Published on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Angel The inaugural Warrior Games competition May 10 through 14 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., will feature individual and team events and an ultimate champion multi-sport challenge for a Chairman's Cup trophy. During a "DOD Live" bloggers roundtable May 6, Robert E. Moore Jr., chief of strategic communications at the Army's Warrior Transi... Read More » -
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U.S.: Too few Afghans to take control in Marj...
Published on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Angel WASHINGTON — Not nearly enough trained Afghans are available to take control of key Taliban strongholds like Marjah after the military has pushed out the enemy, U.S. officials told a Senate panel on Thursday.... Read More » -
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General nominated to be NATO Spec Ops chief
Published on Thursday, May 6, 2010 by Angel The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters in Belgium will be getting a new commander.... Read More »