Military & Veterans News

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Former VA Secretary Joins AMVETS in Planning Young Veterans Symposium Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Anthony J. Principi has agreed to co-chair the National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans, a landmark project that AMVETS, one of the nation’s foremost Veterans organizations, will host next year in Chicago, Ill. The Symposium, scheduled for October 18 to October 21, 2006 is expected to draw upwards of 1,500 Veterans from across the country.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Navy Legal Services Offices Support Hurricane Katrina Victims GULFPORT, Miss., September 23, 2005 -- Personnel working at the Navy Legal Services Office at the Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss., have teamed up with Task Force Navy Family to provide assistance to Navy families affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Magazine Honors Six Hispanic-American Military Women WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2005 – Six Hispanic-American servicewomen were honored last week for outstanding achievements in the military services and their status as role models during the 2nd annual Latina Style Symposium awards luncheon sponsored by Latina Style magazine and co-hosted by the Defense Department.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Pentagon Ceremony Honors POWs, Missing in Action, Families WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2005 – The acting deputy defense secretary today reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to fully account for all the nation’s prisoners of war and servicemembers missing in action.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: TRICARE Announces Policies for Katrina-Displaced Beneficiaries WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2005 – Military evacuees displaced by Hurricane Katrina may request that their prescription records at military treatment facilities in the Gulf Coast region be transferred to other military or retail pharmacies nationwide, officials with Tricare, the DoD agency that administers the health plan for the uniformed services, announced Sept. 12.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Military Support to Katrina Relief Continues to Grow The thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines supporting relief efforts along the Gulf Coast are increasingly playing a larger role in the Hurricane-struck Louisiana region, as the water levels recede and death toll mounts.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: VA Evacuates Patients from Hurricane Area WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has successfully evacuated the most critically ill patients from the VA medical center in New Orleans. The evacuation of other patients, staff and family members continued Friday as the Department responds to Hurricane Katrina.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Army Recruiting Campaign Focuses on Prospects, Influencers WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2005 – Army advertising aimed at parents, teachers, coaches and other adults who influence young people’s decisions regarding military service appears to be gaining momentum as part of the overall "Army of One" recruiting campaign, the director of the Army's strategic outreach effort said today.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Commission Makes More BRAC Decisions WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2005 – The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted today to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., rejecting a Pentagon proposal to close the base and consolidate the Air Force’s B-1B Lancer long-ranger bomber aircraft fleet at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: New York National Guard Provides Convention Protection ARLINGTON, Va., August 25, 2004 -- The New York National Guard is standing up and being counted, with some significant numbers, for the Republican National Convention as part of the Guard’s homeland security and defense mission.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: DoD Launches Deployment Health, Family Readiness Library LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 10, 2005 – Servicemembers, their families and their health care providers have a new online Defense Department resource for deployment health issues.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Americans Donate Sky Miles to Wounded Troops WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2005 – Through partnerships with most major U.S. carriers, the Fisher House Foundation is making it possible for Americans to donate unused airline miles to troops wounded in the war on terror and their families.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Coast Guard Celebrates 215 Years of Securing Homeland SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2005 – The 25-foot-long vessel bounced over the whitecaps on San Francisco Bay, propelled by 450 horsepower of thrust as it approached the majestic span that’s become this city’s internationally known symbol.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Military Compensation Panel Mulls Enlisted Performance Pay WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2005 – Hard-charging servicemembers who are promoted ahead of their peers may one day also be rewarded with performance pay, the chief of a defense panel studying military compensation issues said here today.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Army Announces its Largest Repositioning Plan Since 1939 WASHINGTON, July 27, 2005 – The Army announced its plans today for repositioning its forces to accommodate a new modular structure, which includes transferring more than 50,000 soldiers to the United States by the decade’s end.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: DoD Releases Study on Link Between Agent Orange and Diabetes Washington, July 23, 2005 -- The Department of Defense released the latest report of the Air Force Health Study on the health effects of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

WeSalute Awards Vet News: 60th Anniversary of World War II Celebrated WASHINGTON, July 1, 2005 -- In honor of World War II Veterans marking their 60th Anniversary, the World War II Airpower Committee hosted a commemoration ceremony at Arlington Cemetery June 30.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Commentary: Support for the Troops Never Stronger WASHINGTON, June 24, 2005 – When I came home from Iraq a couple of months ago, I kept the promise I made while I was still there: I wouldn’t watch the news, and I’d step away from the war, ignoring the events that had consumed my life 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It was time to catch up with my family and make them the focus of my life 24/7.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: End of WWII Marked End of One Struggle, Beginning of Another Millions around the world commemorated the defeat of Nazi Germany 60 years ago. But for millions more in Eastern Europe, the anniversary is bittersweet.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: New Incentives, Marketing Aim to Attract Military Recruits WASHINGTON, June 10, 2005 – The Army hopes to introduce new incentives to attract recruits while working to educate parents, teachers and other adults who influence young people’s decision to enlist about the long-term benefits of military service.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: DoD Working to Increase Tricare Access for Reserve Components WASHINGTON, June 8, 2005 –- The Defense Department has made "tremendous efforts and strides" to meet the needs of Reserve and Guard servicemembers who now qualify for health-care coverage under the Tricare program, the program manager said today during an interview on Fox News.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Veterans Benefit From VA, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Training Agreement WASHINGTON, June 6, 2005 – Veterans Affairs Department and Walter Reed Army Medical Center leaders took a step today toward helping severely injured servicemembers transition to civilian jobs.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: The History of Arlington National Cemetery Washington, May 26, 2005 -- Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for Veterans of every war and conflict in American history. Even though it has been more than 140 years since the first soldier was buried in the cemetery, more that 20 funerals take place there every day.

Military & Veterans News Vet News: Program Returns Wounded Guard, Reserve Troops Home to Recover WASHINGTON, May 24, 2005 – When wounded active-component soldiers get sent home from a deployment for medical care, they’re generally treated directly at their home bases.