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Tag Archives: Hawaii
Senate passes retroactive injury payments
An omnibus veterans bill passed late Wednesday by the Senate includes the promise of retroactive insurance payments to about 2,500 severely injured service members.If the bill, S 728, becomes law, payments are expected to average $68,700 for the veterans who … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bill, Hawaii, Iraq, Sen. Daniel Akaka, senate veterans affairs, U.S.
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Senate passes retroactive injury payments
An omnibus veterans bill passed late Wednesday by the Senate includes the promise of retroactive insurance payments to about 2,500 severely injured service members.If the bill, S 728, becomes law, payments are expected to average $68,700 for the veterans who … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bill, Hawaii, Iraq, Sen. Daniel Akaka, senate veterans affairs, U.S.
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Hawaii Guard, Navy bound for American Samoa
About 90 Hawaii National Guard members left Wednesday for American Samoa to help in the recovery efforts on the Pacific island, National Guard officials said. Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 154th Wing, an associate unit based at Hickam Air … Continue reading
Wounded warriors get new best friend
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii — Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s latest recruit breaks the mold with his laid-back attitude and nonregulation hairstyle. But he’s highly trained and devoted to his unit.Pressed into service about a month ago, Finn, a yellow Labrador retriever, … Continue reading
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Tagged Finn, Frank, Hawaii, James Burns, Kaneohe Bay, kaneohe bay hawaii, Labrador, Marine, Susan Luehrs
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Lawmakers conflicted on VA claims fixes
One reason that efforts to overhaul the veterans disability compensation system are taking so long could be conflicting pressures being applied by Congress.On Thursday, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman said he wants to make sure changes are done right.“We … Continue reading
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Tagged Burr, change, Hawaii, North Carolina, Patrick Dunne, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Richard Burr, veterans affairs department
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Lawmakers conflicted on VA claims fixes
One reason that efforts to overhaul the veterans disability compensation system are taking so long could be conflicting pressures being applied by Congress.On Thursday, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman said he wants to make sure changes are done right.“We … Continue reading
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Tagged Burr, change, Hawaii, North Carolina, Patrick Dunne, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Richard Burr, veterans affairs department
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Big E stuck in yard; Nimitz, Truman extended
SAN DIEGO – Navy officials on Friday extended the deployments for two aircraft carrier strike groups – Nimitz and Harry S. Truman – by nearly two months each to cover the expected gap in carrier coverage caused by shipyard delays … Continue reading
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Tagged Adm. J.C. Harvey, Adm. Robert F, aircraft carrier strike groups, carrier, Cmdr. Phil Rosi, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, Hawaii, Newport, Norfolk, San Diego, U.S., Va., Virginia, Willard
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New vice chief of staff takes office
<img border="0" style="margin-right:15px" src="http://www.militarylearningcenter.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/8c594_090828-f-1001C-001.jpg" Gen. Carrol H. “Howie” Chandler is the new vice chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. William M. Fraser III who held the position since October 2008. General Chandler comes to the Pentagon after two … Continue reading
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Tagged advisory working group, Carrol, Chandler, Executive Director, General Chandler, Hawaii, Howie, Pacific, staff, U.S., United States, William M. Fraser III
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VA prepares to ease rules for PTSD claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving closer to simplifying the process for many non-combat veterans filing claims for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.Under a proposed change published in the Aug. 24 Federal Register, VA would eliminate a requirement that a … Continue reading
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Tagged event, Hawaii, Secretary Dr. James Peake, Sen. Daniel Akaka, traumatic stress disorder
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