WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 - To reaffirm the Defense Department’s commitment to diversity, inclusion and fairness, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey signed the 2014 Department of Defense Human Goals Charter today. The Pentagon ceremony, Hagel noted, marks an important milestone in the Defense … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Air Force Tests New Surveillance Capability
April 29, 2014, HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - The Air Force successfully completed the first Maritime Modes program risk reduction flight April 14, 2014, as the service moves toward providing a new air-sea battle surveillance capability. The test flight, which took place in the airspace above the Navy's Point Mugu sea range in California, consisted of an 11 and a … [Read more...]
New Marine Corps Website, Application Shares Future with Public
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - The Marine Corps recently launched a website and mobile application, which outline its operational and structural future. The Marine Corps Concepts & Programs website and application will replace the yearly almanac. Unlike the almanac, these new outlets will automatically update allowing the Marine Corps to provide up to the information. … [Read more...]
Army Increases In-Flight Situational Awareness for Rapid Response Forces
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 29, 2014) - With help from the Army's new in-flight internet and mission command capability, commanders of Global Response Force units will be able to plan missions in the air, while their Soldiers receive operational updates and watch full-motion video of upcoming drop zones before their parachutes ever open. "The ability to understand a … [Read more...]
SGLI Premium Adjustment Effective July 1, 2014
April 29, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program will adjust its monthly premium rate from 6.5 cents per $1,000 back to the 2006 rate of seven cents per $1,000 of insurance, a modest increase to ensure the SGLI program remains in a strong financial position. The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to place the interests of service … [Read more...]