MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Jan. 15, 2014) - Major Christopher J. Murphy of Amherst, N.H., has told the Marines in his office several times to never pass up an opportunity to do something you've wanted to do your entire life. “I always say, ‘Never pass up an opportunity.’ I have learned that if you pass up an opportunity, one day, you will regret … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
SECNAV, CNO Affirm Importance of Surface Navy, Sailors at SNA
CRYSTAL CITY, Va., January 15, 2014 (NNS) - Naval leaders, government officials and members of private industry gathered to discuss the surface navy's future at the 26th Annual Surface Navy Association (SNA) Symposium in Crystal City, Va., Jan. 14. This year's theme is Surface Warfare--Warfighting First. The symposium kicked off with a general membership address by SNA … [Read more...]
VA Offers $600 Million in Funding to Support Services for Homeless Veteran Families
WASHINGTON, White House Office of Communications (January 14, 2014) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the availability of up to approximately $600 million in grants for non-profit organizations and consumer cooperatives that serve very low-income Veteran families occupying permanent housing through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) … [Read more...]
TRICARE Ends Walk-in Admin Services at 189 Facilities
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2014 - TRICARE military health plan service centers will end administrative walk-in services in the United States on April 1, Pentagon officials said today. While the 189 facilities will stop taking walk-ins, beneficiaries can accomplish any administrative task online or by phone, said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren. TRICARE service centers … [Read more...]
3rd Inf. Div. Focuses Sexual Assault Training on ‘Bystanders’
FORT STEWART, Ga. (Jan. 14, 2014) - Thirty senior non-commissioned officers from 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, recently became the first Soldiers in the division to be officially certified as Bystander Intervention facilitators. Denius directed the Raider Initiatives Group to begin researching other places in the … [Read more...]