February 12, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the National Guard who were mobilized in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be eligible for medical benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs as a result of duty in the Gulf. And filing a medical benefits claim with the Deepwater Horizon settlement program will not affect … [Read more...]

January 30, 2015, WASHINGTON - As military families move frequently and face a host of concerns, finding child care can be one of the greatest challenges, Barbara Thompson, director of military community and policy’s office of family policy/children and youth/special needs, said yesterday. To streamline and standardize what can be a daunting search, the Defense … [Read more...]

December 31, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - Snowstorms, wildfires, flowing lava and continued deployments overseas all meant that 2014 was a busy year for National Guard members. The year began with Guard members in states throughout the South, the Midwest and the East Coast responding to a number of winter storms that dumped several feet of snow in some areas and left others … [Read more...]

November 24, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - About 140,000 service members who have been chosen at random from the Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve have received an email alert to link them to the Health Related Behavior Survey for the Reserve Component, or HRBS-RC. Although the survey invitation and link … [Read more...]

November 20, 2014, BUFFALO, N.Y. - More than 500 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be on duty Friday in the Buffalo area, which was hit with a monster snowstorm this week. Personnel will conduct missions including snow removal, traffic control,and emergency medical personnel movements. Soldiers have also been clearing paths at disabled residents’ group … [Read more...]