The United States Air Force has been finding it difficult to secure candidates for their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot program. Now, Air Force leadership is taking aggressive steps to fill the much needed drone pilot positions from their pool of National Guard and Reservist pilots. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James is laying out plans to increase […]
In the wake of the recent cyberattacks, Washington is all abuzz about preventing future attacks. The November, 2014 “Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack” caused a media frenzy. Whether your news source is T.V/radio, internet sites or printed publications, regardless of your level of interest in politics, foreign policy, entertainment or gossip, you were aware of the Sony hack. The attacks revolved around the […]
On December 17, 2014, the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment approved a $7.6 million measure to provide for eight medical marijuana studies. Included in the eight studies is a $2 million grant to research the effectiveness of marijuana to treat Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which was co-sponsored by the California-based […]
Twelve submariners are facing serious penalties as the investigation continues looking into the alleged use of a cell phone to secretly capture video of female officers in the shower. Submarines are among the last of the Navy’s commands to be integrated. All other types of sea-going vessels have already mixed genders. But because of the privacy concerns due to tight quarters aboard […]
Newly proposed legislation will make it possible for wounded Veterans, newly hired by the federal government, to start their jobs with multiple weeks of paid sick leave. On January 13, 2015, Massachusetts Representative Stephen Lynch introduced H.R. 313. The bill would amend Title 5, United States Code, providing paid leave to any new federal employee who is a service–disabled Veteran, rated at a minimum of 30% disabled by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. […]
Current and former members of the U.S. military belong to a fraternal demographic unmatched by any other American society. No other group of former coworkers, schoolmates or teammates share the bond that service members and Veterans share with one another. At the same time, Veterans and current service members, numbering 24 million-strong, enjoy tremendous support from the government and the American public. […]
The beginning of the new year also signals the start of tax season. There are many stresses that accompany this time of year; compiling your tax information and documents is a difficult task for anyone. But for military families, this experience can be compounded by tax events such as out of state relocations and other confusing pay and residence issues. The U.S. Department of Defense […]
On June 8, 2013, six members from Delta Company 1-110th Infantry were conducting training in Fort Pickett, Virginia. Following Tropical Storm Andrea, which made landfall along the Florida coast and moved north in the previous days, the soldiers were tasked with checking routes to assess whether or not they had been effected by the storm. The soldiers observed a vehicle parked […]
On January 9, 2015, a former Army first sergeant and his father were both sentenced for conspiring to launder bribes received in Afghanistan. Between 2008-2009, Jimmy Dennis was a first sergeant with the U.S. Army, serving as a paying agent in the Humanitarian Aid Yard at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Dennis worked to procure […]
On January 9, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Debbie Endsley as acting secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet). Endsley will be replacing Peter J. Gravett, who is retiring after four years in the position. Endsley is the daughter of a Veteran, and the wife of a U.S. Marine. She served as […]
