JANUARY 21, 2015, CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (NNS) - Google Maps published a complete 360-degree virtual experience of USS Constitution on Tuesday, Jan 20. Using Street View technology, Google Maps photographed the ship in fall 2014 to create an online 360-degree virtual experience of touring Constitution in preparation for the ship's scheduled dry dock restoration period, which … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2015
TRICARE Patients Must Attest to Health Care Coverage
JANUARY 20, 2015, WASHINGTON (NNS) - As tax season begins, Defense Department officials want to remind TRICARE beneficiaries of changes in the tax laws, which require all Americans to have health care insurance or potentially pay a tax penalty. For the first time since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, all U.S. citizens, including service members, military retirees and … [Read more...]
Army Colonel Raises Suicide Awareness From Green to Blue
PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 20, 2015) - Lt. Col. George Corbari shared his own personal story against the struggles of suicidal thoughts and discussed strategies Service members can use to help themselves overcome similar obstacles during a suicide awareness presentation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Memorial Chapel, Jan. 14. Corbari, strategic plans and policy officer at U.S. … [Read more...]
Can I Join The Army With Asthma?
Another of the most common questions we get is "Can I Join the Army with Asthma?". This article answers that question and outlines why asthma may keep you from joining the U.S. Army. When a person joins the Army, medical history is part of the enlistment process. In addition to providing a detailed medical history, the recruit must also undergo a thorough medical exam by a … [Read more...]
Pentagon Salutes Dr. King’s Life and Legacy
JANUARY 19, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Defense Department members gathered Jan. 15 at the Pentagon’s annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, ahead of the federal holiday. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work called King a “true, remarkable American patriot and hero” and said he was honored to help pay tribute to the late civil rights … [Read more...]