JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. (Mar. 7, 2014) - The Department of Defense has removed 20 areas from its list of locations that qualify for imminent danger pay starting June 1, in a move that is expected to affect approximately 50,000 service members. DOD officials announced in January that service members in the 20 areas would no longer receive the additional imminent … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2014
New Apps Provide Airmen Mobile Medical Education and Tools
03/07/2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Two free mobile applications produced by the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia, or CEMM, are now available for Airmen and all military health system beneficiaries. The CEMM Virtual Medical Center app and a pregnancy app called "My Pregnancy A to Z Journal" are available for free download from the iTunes … [Read more...]
Army Emergency Relief Kicks Off Campaign
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 7, 2014) -- Army Emergency Relief has launched its annual campaign which runs from March 1 through May 15. This year's campaign theme is "Army Emergency Relief -- A Soldiers First Choice," Army Emergency Relief, or AER officials announced. They said the purpose of the campaign is to create a greater awareness of how AER can resolve short-term financial … [Read more...]
Enlisted Retention Survey
03/07/2014, Marine Base Quantico - Per MARADMIN 667/13, the Marine Corps is administering the FY15 Enlisted Retention Survey to enlisted Marines with less than 15 years of service and an EAS between Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 1, 2015. The purpose of this survey is to give Marines the opportunity to communicate to senior leaders what factors and incentives have the greatest … [Read more...]
Air Force Leaders Share Space Budget Rollout
WASHINGTON, 03/07/2014 (AFNS) - Space was the topic of discussion for Air Force leaders March 5, during on-going talks about the fiscal year 2015 budget at the Pentagon. Undersecretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space Programs Dr. Troy Meink and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Director of Space Programs Maj. … [Read more...]