Military & Veterans News

Military & Veterans News Vet News: 2015 Phoenix Award Winner Announced The Department of Defense announced the 2015 winner of the Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence on Dec. 8, at this year's secretary of defense awards ceremony. The Phoenix Award is presented annually to designate the single best maintenance unit out of that year's six Secretary of Defense Field-Level Maintenance Award winners.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: VA Makes Changes to Veterans Choice Program WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a number of changes to make participation in the Veterans Choice Program easier and more convenient for Veterans who need to use it. The move, which streamlines eligibility requirements, follows feedback from Veterans along with organizations working on their behalf.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: DA Announces Upcoming Rotational Deployment The Department of the Army announced today the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team will deploy with approximately 4,500 soldiers to the Republic of Korea in early 2016. This deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces in support of U.S. Forces Korea. 

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Senior Executive Service Assignment Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service assignment:

Military & Veterans News Vet News: VA to Hold 2015 Small Business Engagement in Pittsburgh WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with other federal agencies and partners, will sponsor the 5th annual National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE), November 17–19, 2015, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: FACT SHEET: Honoring the Service of Our Nation’s Veterans Obama Administration Highlights Progress in High-Quality Education and Health Care for Veterans, While Protecting the Most Vulnerable and Delivering Veterans the Benefits They Have Earned

Military & Veterans News Vet News: VA Secretary to Announce VA-Bob Woodruff Foundation Partnership WASHINGTON – Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Secretary Robert A. McDonald this evening will announce a partnership with the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) to further advance VA’s outreach to Veterans through deeper and more innovative local and community partnerships. VA will capitalize on BWF’s strength and contacts to find unique ways to connect Veterans, transitioning Servicemembers and their families with resources right where they live. The partnership with BWF is one of many strategic alliances VA is forming and is an integral goal of the MyVA initiative, the largest reorganization in VA’s history which reorients VA around the needs of Veterans.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Navy Announces Submarine to be Named Massachusetts Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Nov. 8 that SSN 798, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Massachusetts during a taped video message at Gillette Stadium.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: VA and PenFed Foundation Work Together to Prevent Veteran Homelessness WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is teaming up with the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation (PenFed Foundation) to strengthen efforts to prevent Veteran homelessness. This new partnership will expand the PenFed Foundation’s existing Military Heroes Fund Emergency Assistance Program to include  all Veterans. Previously, the program was available only to Veterans of the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) conflicts.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Soldier Missing from Korean War Accounted For The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. soldier, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook On Hostage Rescue Mission in Iraq Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement: 

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Elks Pledge Four Million Dollars to End Veteran Homelessness WASHINGTON  – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is strengthening community and non-profit partnerships to better serve Veterans. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (BPO Elks) today announced that it has committed $4 million over a 4-year period to help end Veteran homelessness.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the French Train Incident Secretary of Defense Ash Carter released the following statement on the actions of U.S. military personnel aboard a passenger train in France Friday. Airman First Class Spencer Stone of Lajes Air Base, Azores, and Specialist Alek Skarlatos, an Oregon National Guardsman, along with a civilian friend subdued an armed gunman aboard a train bound for Paris.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be buried with full military honors.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that servicemen, missing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: NFL's Leading Ladies are Showing Support for Gold Star Women Jacksonville Beach, FL— With some calling it this summer’s ice bucket challenge, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation (Fallen Patriots) has flooded social media with #DropAndGiveMe10, a push-up challenge to raise money and support for scholarships for children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. 

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Senior Veterans Showcase Benefits of Sports During National Veterans Golden Age Games More than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha, Neb. The official kick-off starts at 6:30 p.m., August 8 at the Century Link Center Arena.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Department of Defense Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal Year 2015 through June 2015 The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal year (FY) 2015 through June 2015.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: DOD Releases Report on Security Implications of Climate Change The “Report on National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate” was provided to Congress yesterday.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Navy to Commission Submarine John Warner The Navy will commission its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS John Warner (SSN 785), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia Va. The event will be live streamed at http://navylive.dodlive.mil under webcast.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Department of Defense Releases First Quarter 2015 Suicide Information Today, the Department of Defense released the Quarterly Suicide Report (QSR) for the first quarter of calendar year 2015.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Army Announces Force Structure and Stationing Decisions The Department of the Army announced today force structure decisions and stationing plans for the reduction of the regular Army from 490,000 to 450,000 soldiers. The reduction of force structure will occur in fiscal years 2016 and 2017; the reduction of 40,000 end strength will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2018, and will be accompanied by the reduction of 17,000 Department of the Army civilian employees. These cuts will impact nearly every Army installation, both in the continental United States and overseas.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: United States – Vietnam Joint Vision Statement At the invitation of the Administration of President Barack Obama, His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), paid a historic visit to the United States, the first by a CPV’s General Secretary.  On this occasion, which included a meeting between President Barack Obama and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the White House on July 7, 2015, the United States and Vietnam adopted this Joint Vision Statement.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Department of Defense Announces Recipients of 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award The Department of Defense announced today the 15 recipients of the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the department gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.