December 2012 Military Spouse Work at Home Options Military spouses may find it difficult to work outside of the house. This is for a variety of reasons. Most military couples have small children or have children in school. This limits the amount of time that a military spouse may have to devote to work outside of the home. Though some military bases do offer military spouse … [Read more...]
Handling the Holidays with an Active-Duty Spouse
December 2012 Handling the Holidays with an Active-duty Spouse The holidays are time for family and when someone cannot be home with you, it can make things seem pretty dismal. When you have a spouse that is on active-duty in the military, even if they are home, they may not be able to spend the day with you. If they are not at home, it will take some extra planning to make … [Read more...]
Pearl Harbor: Air Force Legacy on Day that Would ‘Live on in Infamy’
December 7, 2012 by Tom Budzyna Air Force News Service FORT MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- "It was the first time I had ever seen a plunging dive bomber and it was an awesome sight. Nothing in warfare is more frightening," said Pvt. Wilfred D. Burke, 72d Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field, whose experience in the attacks on Pearl Harbor are recorded in "7 December 1941: The Air Force … [Read more...]
VA and Indian Health Service Announce National Reimbursement Agreement
December 6, 2012 Native Veterans Able to Access Care Closer to Home WASHINGTON — American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans will soon have increased access to health care services closer to home following a recent Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service (IHS) joint national agreement. “There is a long, distinguished tradition of military service … [Read more...]
F-35B Completes Second Airborne Weapons Separation
December 5, 2012 By Lockheed Martin | Headquarters Marine Corps NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- The F-35 Integrated Test Force accomplished another significant test milestone Dec. 3 when an F-35B successfully released another weapon in flight. BF-3, a short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35, released an inert 500-pound GBU-12 … [Read more...]