AUGUST 28, 2024 - This year marks the 80th anniversary of the G.I. Bill®[1], a historic piece of legislation that created a range of benefits for veterans, most notably tuition assistance. In fact, 7.8 million of the 16 million American veterans returning from World War II took advantage of the G.I. Bill's education opportunities, and by 1947, half of college admissions were … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2024
Officer Training Course for Guardians to Begin
AUGUST 28, 2024 - The U.S. Space Force inaugural Officer Training Course is scheduled to begin Sept. 3, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. OTC is the Space Force’s initial leader development course created to produce a multidisciplinary officer corps with a broad understanding of mission concepts and a foundational baseline to synchronize effects across the range of … [Read more...]
U.S. Plans Expansion at NATO’s Command
AUGUST 28, 2024 - The United States recently began planning to significantly expand its presence at the NATO Joint Support and Enabling Command here, a move intended to improve the alliance’s ability to rapidly deploy forces. Currently a NATO force structure organization, JSEC is set to become a full-fledged NATO command structure organization following the Washington Summit … [Read more...]
Soldiers Volunteer for Army-Wide Health Study
AUGUST 28, 2024 — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson was the first of multiple installations selected to participate in the Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study Aug. 21 through 24 in the warrior mission training center. Modeled after the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, MHANES is … [Read more...]
Air Force Receives First EA-37B Compass Call
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Andrew Small, 55th Wing command chief, Col. Mark Howard, 55th Wing commander, Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, 16th Air Force commander, Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, Chief Master Sgt. Robert Hopkins, 16th Air Force command chief, Lt. Col. Stephen Koether, 645th Aeronautical Systems Squadron Detachment 1 commander, Lt. Col. Jacob … [Read more...]