MARCH 12, 2024 — The Defense Health Agency has announced that the Department of Defense’s largest population-based Health Related Behaviors Survey is now open. Approximately 250,000 active duty service members were randomly selected to participate. Recipients will receive an email invitation in their .mil email addresses from support@2024hrbs.com with a survey control … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2024
French Air Force Crew Trains with U.S. Coast Guard
MARCH 12, 2024 – A crew from the French Air Force arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4, 2024, for a week-long subject matter exchange with U.S. Coast Guard aircrews. The seven-member team, comprised of three pilots and four crew members, is stationed in French Polynesia, Tahiti, and flies a CN235 Casa aircraft; during their visit, they participated in various … [Read more...]
DoD’s 2025 Budget Provides 4.5% Raise for Service Members
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady provide opening remarks on the DOD FY2025 budget from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 11, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders) MARCH 12, 2024 - The Defense Department today laid out details of its $849.8 billion budget request, … [Read more...]
DoD Wants ‘Mine-to-Magnet’ Supply Chain for Rare Earth Materials
MARCH 11, 2024 - The Defense Department has in recent months advanced its goal of developing domestic supply chains to ensure continued access to the rare earth materials needed to manufacture the permanent magnets used in important U.S. military weapons systems. "DOD's recently published National Defense Industrial Strategy will guide the creation of a modernized defense … [Read more...]
DoD Amends Assisted Reproductive Services Policy
MARCH 11, 2024 - The Defense Department has amended its policy covering assisted reproductive technology services to expand access for severely ill and injured active duty service members. Under the amended policy, active duty service members with a qualifying illness or injury may now access this extended benefit regardless of their marital status, and they may now use … [Read more...]