JUNE 2, 2023 - Based on your military service, you may be eligible for health care or monthly disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A new law, the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (the PACT Act), expanded and extended eligibility for VA benefits for many Veterans, including those who were deployed in or were in the airspace above certain … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2023
Air Force Announces Preferred Location for STARCOM HQ
JUNE 1, 2023 - The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters, along with Space Delta 10. Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is the preferred location for Space Delta 11 and Schriever SFB, Colorado, is the preferred location for Space Delta 12. STARCOM, … [Read more...]
CLB-15 Helicopter Support Team
JUNE 1, 2023 - The helicopter support team is responsible for the rapid transportation of cargo via helicopter when it cannot be transported by ground or needs to be transported from ship to shore. In this exercise, the HST partnered with a CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 to test a new lift operation method utilizing wheel-nets to carry a … [Read more...]
Colorado Springs to Host DEL 15 Squadron
JUNE 1, 2023 - The U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 15, activated in March 2023, is expected to be permanently based at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, along with the new 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron. Additionally, the service expects the 74th ISR Squadron, activated in November 2022, to be based at Peterson Space Force Base, … [Read more...]
Marines Join Reserves Via Direct Affiliation Program
JUNE 1, 2023 – Fifteen Marines from 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, are joining the Reserve Component through the Direct Affiliation Program (DAP), an initiative that aims to ease the transition from active-duty service to civilian life for individual Marines and their families while retaining talent in the Marine Corps Total Force. Historically, the Marine Corps recruits tens … [Read more...]