by Col. Bob Thompson Air Force Reserve Public Affairs 4/1/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- TRICARE has affordable healthcare programs available for all Air Force Reserve retirees - including "gray-area retirees" and actively-participating Air Force reservists, no matter what orders they are on. Reservists who retire before age 60 are eligible for TRICARE Retired Reserve coverage … [Read more...]
Proposal Avoids Fiscal Cliff, Threat of Sequestration Still Lingers
By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service 1/2/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Congress has avoided the fiscal cliff, but Pentagon Press Secretary George Little called on the body to continue efforts to permanently eliminate the threat of sequestration. The House of Representatives passed a Senate proposal that avoided the fiscal cliff last night. Defense Secretary Leon E. … [Read more...]
Building Strong Through Education, Faith, and Risk
December 27, 2012 By Ms. JC Delgadillo (USACE) In a village off the coast of the Caribbean Sea, surrounded by abundant areas to hunt, fish, hike and dream, 13 year-old Hector Vega decided there was only one place he wanted be: America. How then, did he end up in Afghanistan working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers? Born in Puerto Cortés, Honduras in 1960, Vega … [Read more...]
AER Scholarships Available for Families of Soldiers
December 28, 2012 By David Vergun WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 28, 2012) -- Army Emergency Relief scholarships for the academic year 2013-2014 will be available starting, Jan. 2, for spouses and children of Soldiers, retired Soldiers and reserve-component Soldiers on Title 10 orders. The application deadline is May 1. The Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarships are for … [Read more...]
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
By Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service 1/2/2013 - WAWSHINGTON (AFNS) -- To spark awareness and vigilance against a growing global human rights crisis, President Barack Obama has proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Linda Dixon, the Defense Department's program manager for combating trafficking in persons, told the Pentagon … [Read more...]