WASHINGTON, May 12, 2014 - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is not pleased about the House Armed Services Committee’s mark-up of the fiscal year 2015 Defense Department budget request, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said. The committee, he said, disregarded many of DOD’s recommendations, including proposing to continue funding for the A-10 … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
Commissary, TRICARE Adjustments Needed to Retain Readiness, Senators Told
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 12, 2014) - Slowing the growth of military pay and housing allowances, reducing commissary subsidies and adjusting TRICARE costs will save $31 billion over the next five years and enable readiness to be maintained, senior leaders told lawmakers. "First, we are not advocating direct cuts to troops' pay," said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray … [Read more...]
Joint Chiefs: Pay and Benefits Must Remain Competitive
May 12, 2014, WASHINGTON - Budgetary pressures mean military compensation must be scrutinized but service members must get the best support the nation can afford, military leaders told senators May 6. “If we do not act now to rebalance military compensation, we risk future training, readiness and modernization cuts across the joint force,” Army Gen. Frank Grass, … [Read more...]
Army Designing Next-Generation Protective Mask
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 12, 2014) - It's hot. Humidity is near 100 percent, and you're in full combat gear -- including chemical-biological protection. Between your helmet and mask, your entire head is covered, leaving a sensation of suffocating heat. Sweat pours as you run, climb and crawl through enemy territory. How can you get through it? A fan blows soothing … [Read more...]
Airmen Part of International Jump Week
May 12, 2014, RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) - From May 4-9 a total of 97 foreign and allied partners tested, built and strengthened partnerships during International Jump Week alongside American Airmen and Soldiers in the skies over Ramstein. With eight European countries joining the event this year the clouds over Alzey landing zone parted ways to a sea of parachutes … [Read more...]