DECEMBER 14, 2024 - Many editorials talk about the need for Americans to give back to their country, belong to something larger than themselves and contribute to the well-being of all Americans. Joining the military is one way that Americans can contribute to the greater good, but not everyone wants to join the military. For those people there is AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is … [Read more...]
Bringing Joy to the Pacific
Two low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundles containing humanitarian-type goods descend from the ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules over Fassari, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2024, in support of Operation Christmas Drop. Events like OCD allow participating nations an opportunity to provide needed assistance to remote populations while also offering the … [Read more...]
DoD Releases 2025 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates
DECEMBER 13, 2024 - The Department of Defense has released the 2025 Basic Allowance for Housing rates. Basic Allowance for Housing rates will increase an average of 5.4 percent when the new rates take effect on January 1, 2025. An estimated $29.2 billion will be paid to approximately one million Service members. While average BAH rates increased, different rental markets … [Read more...]
USO Holiday Tour Live
DECEMBER 13, 2024 - The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Navy Admiral Christopher W. Grady, and entertainers presented by the United Service Organization (USO), paid a visit to service members and personnel assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, Dec. 11, 2024. Pursuant to their mission to strengthen the well-being of the people … [Read more...]
Army and Navy Successfully Test Hypersonic Missile
DECEMBER 13, 2024 - The U.S. Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs, recently completed a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. "This test builds on several flight tests in which the Common Hypersonic Glide … [Read more...]