June 2, 2011 By J.D. Leipold WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Soldiers previously ineligible to receive insurance payments for injuries they received outside of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom will soon have the opportunity to submit claims for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program. Effective Oct.1, 2011, servicemembers … [Read more...]
Statement of Administration Policy on House Passage H.R 2055 Act, 2012
June 1, 2011 White House Office of Management and Budget The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. The Administration is committed to ensuring the Nation lives within its means and … [Read more...]
Navy Sailors Inspire Elementary Students Through Mentorship Program
May 31, 2011 By Petty Officer 3rd Class Hadi El-Abiad SAN DIEGO - Female sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Five-Seven volunteered their time by giving career presentations to fifth and sixth-graders at Berry Elementary School in San Diego May 27. The presentations were part of an existing relationship between the elementary school and VR-57 to mentor and … [Read more...]
Navy’s New Language Learning Study Looking for Volunteers
May 25, 2011 From Center for Information Dominance Public Affairs PENSACOLA, Fla (NNS) -- The Navy's Center for Language, Regional Expertise and Culture (CLREC) and the Academic Consortium for Global Education (ACGE) announced May 24, volunteers are needed for a new language learning study. Volunteers are being asked to participate in a Navy research project testing an … [Read more...]
Marines Stand Victoriously as They Dominate Army in Sitting Volleyball at Warrior Games
5/24/2011 By Sgt. Michael S. Cifuentes , Wounded Warrior Regiment COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The All-Marine sitting volleyball team toppled the Army in the last event of the 2011 Warrior Games. It took the Marines just the first two matches of a best-of-three game series to take down the Army, and the Marines who said they were "targeted" by their rivals who wanted the … [Read more...]