USS KEARSARGE, At Sea 7/16/2013 - This ‘day in the life of’ feature is part of a series showcasing the daily operations of different Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit during their 2013 deployment, and how their tasks compile to keep the 26th MEU, as a whole, operational. Public affairs Marines and combat cameramen assigned to the … [Read more...]

(July 11, 2013 - Jacqui Barker, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division) - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division engineers are developing tools to enable U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces to more accurately predict energy consumption needs in theater. NSWC PCD Expeditionary Systems Division, or E30, engineers were asked by Marine Corps Systems Command to … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2013 - While dodging financial scams seem to have become a part of life, Defense Department officials have measures to protect the military community from such circumstances, a senior Pentagon official said in a recent interview. Scamming incidents in the military parallel those in the civilian community, Barbara Thompson, director of the Defense … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (July1, 2013) -- More than 14,000 veterans across the nation will benefit from job training, job placement, housing help and other services, thanks to 121 grants totaling almost $29 million announced today by officials of the Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. The grants were awarded through the Homeless Veterans … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (July 1, 2013) -- If sequestration’s annual spending cuts continue past this year, the Marine Corps will lose 8,000 in troop strength, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos said today. “I don’t want this to happen,” the nation’s senior Marine told the Defense Writers Group here. Ongoing sequester cuts will lead to readiness … [Read more...]