MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP SMEDLEY D. BUTLER -- The Marine Corps Reserve transition team visited several Marine Corps installations throughout Okinawa May 6-10 to inform active-duty Marines about their options to continue serving as members of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve. The transition team spoke about different types of programs, benefits and options available to … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Marines Receive New Equipment, Upgrade Capabilities
CAMP KINSER, Okinawa, Japan -- Marines with Electronics Maintenance Company received a new calibration system recently and trained with the equipment April 29 to May 10 at the battalion’s calibration lab on Camp Kinser. Marines depend on their equipment to function properly regardless of their military occupational specialty. When it doesn’t function properly, … [Read more...]
TV Announcements Illustrate Signs of Suicide Risk
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 – Officials at the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have produced three public service announcements to help families and friends recognize the signs of potential suicide in veterans and service members. The television announcements have aired since April on the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Network, and are 15, 30 and 60 seconds … [Read more...]
Dempsey: Sexual Assault Constitutes Crisis in Military
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 15, 2013 – Sexual assault in the force constitutes a crisis in the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. “We’re losing the confidence of the women who serve that we can solve this problem,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told reporters as he returned from NATO meetings in Brussels. … [Read more...]
Beneficiaries Must Sign Up for TRICARE Automatic Payment by May 31
5/15/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card, or by recurring electronic funds transfer … [Read more...]