By Erin Tindell Air Force Personnel 1/25/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) -- When Master Sgt. Christopher Aguilera arrived to breakfast the first day of the Air Force's Joint Adaptive Fitness and Sports Camp held here, his heart dropped. In the same room were Capt. Tony Simone and his wife Andrea, two people he hadn't seen since last year's one-year anniversary … [Read more...]
Brooklyn Sisters Enlist With Education Benefits Valued at $150,000
By T. M. Beller, New York City Recruiting Battalion NEW YORK CITY -- For Brooklyn residents Shonette Richmond, a 20-year-old voracious reader, and her 19-year-old sister and family adventurer, Shonell, the 2011 holiday season was less about the latest-and-greatest stocking stuffers and more about celebrating a prosperous future with their mother, Sandra, as two newly enlisted … [Read more...]
Veterans and Beneficiaries Receive 2012 Cost of Living Adjustment
WASHINGTON - Veterans, their families, and survivors receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs saw a 3.6 percent increase in their compensation and pension benefits beginning January 1. “Veterans, their families and their survivors are entitled to benefits that keep pace with the cost of living,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “VA is also … [Read more...]
DoD Announces FY 2013 Budget Priorities
By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, (Jan. 26, 2012) -- Spending priorities in the forthcoming fiscal year 2013 defense budget request call for reductions in the end strength of the Army and Marine Corps, an increase in special operations forces and maintaining the number of big-deck carriers, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said here today. The … [Read more...]
ROAM Helps Protect Military from Financial Fraud
by Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service 1/26/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Their presence outside military bases has become all too familiar: businesses peddling cars, electronics and other items with undisclosed conditions or sky-high interest rates that quickly become a financial nightmare for service members. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced as … [Read more...]