WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2014 - The Department of Veterans Affairs today launched an improved version of the GI Bill Comparison Tool, which was first launched in February 2014. The GI Bill Comparison Tool is designed to make it easier for veterans, service members, and family members to estimate their GI Bill education benefits and learn more about VA’s approved college, … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Pilot of Massachusetts Guard Jet Was Killed in Crash, Officials Say
August 29, 2014, BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - Massachusetts National Guard officials confirmed late Thursday that the pilot was fatally injured in the Aug. 27 crash of an F-15C Eagle in remote mountains near Deerfield Valley, Virginia. The pilot’s name is being withheld pending notification of family members. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the … [Read more...]
Unmanned Systems Experts Meet to Talk Challenges, Chaos, Opportunities at Navy’s Tech Exchange
August 29, 2014, DAHLGREN, Va. (NNS) - June Drake stood before the nation's top military, government civilian, academia, and private industry unmanned systems experts who convened here last week and answered an unspoken question. "Some of you may be thinking - why do we need another Unmanned Systems meeting?" said Drake, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division … [Read more...]
We’re in This Together: One Suicide is One Too Many
August 29, 2014, PEARL HARBOR (NNS) - Starting in September the Navy will be promoting the message "Every Sailor, Every Day," to encourage all Sailors, leaders, families and members of the Navy community to strengthen their connections with those around them in accordance with Suicide Prevention Month. Unfortunately, suicide is currently one of the top causes of death in the … [Read more...]
Obama Tasks DoD for Options Against ISIL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2014 - President Barack Obama has directed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to present a range of options aimed at the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. During a White House news conference today, Obama called ISIL a “cancer” that “poses an immediate threat to … [Read more...]