The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Leader’s Meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia: The international norm against the use of chemical weapons is longstanding and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
JLTV Testing Begins: Program on Schedule and Budget
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 6, 2013) - Full-pace, full-scope testing of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle prototypes began Sept. 3 and will last for 14 months. Each of the three vendors -- Oshkosh Defense, Lockheed Martin and AM General -- delivered 22 vehicles and six trailers for testing to three sites -- Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; Yuma, Ariz.; and Redstone … [Read more...]
Same-Sex Spouses of Soldiers Now Receiving Benefits
WASHINGTON (Sept. 6, 2013) - Same-sex spouses of service members are eligible to receive identification cards and all associated benefits, effective Sept. 3, 2013, according to a Department of Defense memorandum. For same-sex military couples married before or on June 26, 2013, the effective date of benefits and entitlements is June 26. However, for same-sex couples married … [Read more...]
DOD Focuses on Ending Assad Regime’s Chemical Weapons Use
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2013 - The Defense Department leadership is focused on what President Barack Obama has defined as the objective of a proposed military operation in Syria: ending Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today. Little spoke with reporters after two days of Senate and House foreign affairs committee … [Read more...]
CNO Details Navy’s Fiscal 2014 Budget Realities
WASHINGTON (NNS, 09/06/2013) - Even without the uncertainty caused by budget negotiations, it will take years for the Navy to recover from the effects of sequestration, the chief of naval operations told an audience at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington Sept 5. Sequestration and the effects of the continuing budget resolution damaged readiness, Chief of Naval … [Read more...]