August 7, 2012 WhiteHouse.gov President Obama signs a bill that will help improve access to health care for veterans, streamline VA services, expand support for homeless veterans, and also provide extended medical care for veterans and their families who were based in Camp Lejeune in the years the water was contaminated there, and prohibit protesting at military … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
CSA Visits Marne Division, Reenlists 30 Soldiers
August 6, 2012 By Staff Sgt. Mary Katzenberger, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs FORT STEWART, Ga.-- The stops marked the first time Odierno has visited the Dog Face Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division at their home base since being sworn in as the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army on Sept. 7, 2011. Odierno met with senior leaders and … [Read more...]
Could You Be Drafted?
August 7, 2012 The last time Americans were drafted to go to war was the Vietnam War (1961-1975). Since then, the military has successfully sustained an all volunteer force. However, the former US commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, recently pushed for a reinstatement of the draft to ease the strain of the current volunteers force constant rotation of deployment. … [Read more...]
New Substance Abuse Program Seeks Better Outcomes for Servicemembers
August 6, 2012 By Kristin Ellis Though an average civilian substance abuser requires six to seven admissions to a treatment facility before achieving sustained sobriety, a new military addictions program at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital aims to expedite that process and yield better, more long-lasting results. "The military can't wait that long," said Fort Belvoir … [Read more...]
AF Plays Role in NASA’s Successful land of the Rover “Curiosity” on Mars
By Philip Lorenz III Arnold Engineering Development Complex Public Affairs 8/6/2012 - ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFNS) -- News broke of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) "Curiosity" rover's successful landing on the "Red Planet" Aug. 6. "Last night, after eight months of high-speed flight, while you slept, NASA successfully landed the rover Curiosity on Mars," Arnold … [Read more...]