MAY 22, 2015, ARLINGTON, Va. - As the summer approaches, the Defense Department is redoubling its efforts to promote safety and emphasize responsibility to all service members and their families, starting with a “Critical Days of Summer” message from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. In a memo issued to DOD leaders, Carter said, “For many of us, summer … [Read more...]
First Employment Symposium Held for National Guard Spouses
MAY 11, 2015, WASHINGTON - Like spouses of service members from other services, those of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen may face challenges when seeking employment, especially when Guard spouses are unable to access employment resources that may be available to them. To assist Guard spouses with accessing those resources, a symposium designed to help spouses of Guard … [Read more...]
Sequestration Would Mean Smallest National Guard Since Korean War, Gen. Grass Warns
APRIL 30, 2015, WASHINGTON - The chief of the National Guard Bureau sounded a warning about the impact of sequestration on the National Guard in testimony to a Senate subcommittee here Wednesday. "I am concerned that, under sequestration, the nation will have its smallest National Guard since the end of the Korean War, despite the American population roughly doubling since … [Read more...]
Soldiers, Employers Bridge Gap Between Military, Civilian Worlds in Texas
APRIL 27, 2015, BASTROP, Texas - Guard members from the 636th Brigade Support Battalion, Joint Task Force 136 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade), welcomed their employers to spend a day in the life of a Soldier at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, during the unit’s week-long annual training period April 21, 2015. The “Boss Lift” experience, coordinated through the … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Central Command Hosts State Partnership Program Information Exchange
APRIL 24, 2015, SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. - U.S. Army Central hosted a State Partnership Program information exchange last month for assistant adjutant generals from South Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, Mississippi, Montana and Virginia. The SPP serves the Department of Defense as an innovative, low-cost, small footprint security cooperation program, and enhances combatant … [Read more...]