Back in 2011, a group of employers banded together and vowed to collectively hire 100,000 military Veterans by 2020. The coalition began with eleven companies, bent on hiring Veterans, and calling their initiative the 100,000 Jobs Mission. But the undertaking rapidly grew into a widespread national alliance, expanding to 170 employers. As of September 30, […]
The U.S. Navy is in the process of developing its next-generation radar system, intended to integrate onto new Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs) by 2023. The Navy’s Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) system is reputed to be more than thirty times more sensitive than current radars configured on existing destroyers. Navy officials claim […]
On March 4, 1865, at the close of his second inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln said: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to […]
Combat operations may have concluded for American forces in Afghanistan, but that does not necessarily mean that the war is over. On December 28, 2014, an end of mission ceremony was held in Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul. International Security Force (ISAF) commander, U.S. Army General John Campbell, saw the end of the 13-year long Operation […]
Each year, more than 15,000 Sailors and Marines stationed in and near San Diego separate from active duty military service. With over half of these men and women remaining in the area, San Diego County boasts the third largest population of Veterans in the nation. With so many Veterans concentrated in one area, competition for […]
It is not uncommon for anyone with an email or social media account to have one or more of their accounts get “hacked.” Usually, a hack involves some malicious person posting or sending private messages from the compromised account, in order to try to obtain sensitive personal information or access to accounts. This deceitful tactic […]
Volunteering for America’s military provides service members with the opportunity to travel around the world, starting with our own great and beautiful country. When military members separate from active duty, often times they settle down in entirely different locations from where they originated or were stationed. This is especially true for military retirees. With fifty […]
For the second time in just over a month, legislation titled “The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act” has been overwhelmingly passed in the House and is once again on the floor of the U.S. Senate. In December, 2014, the Clay Hunt SAV Act H.R. 5059 unanimously passed in the House and […]
The U.S. military and its partner-nation allies have continued airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. As part of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, the mission has been designed to eliminate the Islamic State terrorist group, and the threat they pose to Iraq and the wider international community. President Obama authorized […]
The stated goal of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to help Veterans succeed in every aspect of their lives. The only way to measure success for any particular group is by comparing and contrasting specified data against that of another group. In an attempt to gauge the current level of success Veterans are having in […]
