The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has opened its NORAD Track Santa website for the 2014 Christmas season. NORAD, and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have been tracking Santa Claus for 59 years. According to the website, the tradition began in 1955, when a Sears Roebuck & Co advertisement listed the […]
The number of sexual assaults on men in the U.S. military is higher than people would think. The DOD estimates that as many as 10,500 men and approximately 8,500 women in the military experience unwanted sexual contact each year. But according to the Pentagon, only 14% of the sexual assaults reported by service members last […]
There is a bill making its way through Congress intended to remedy the recently reported delays in wait times for Veteran burials. Over the past year, there have been reports of long delays for the interment of deceased Veterans at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries in California, and elsewhere around the country. Rep. […]
On December 10, 2014, a federal judge denied bond for a man who attempted to sell technical plans of the U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier to foreign agents. Mostafa Ahmed Awwad was arrested on December 5th for stealing schematics for the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, and attempting to sell them to who he thought was […]
Do you have an amazing or miraculous survival story? If so, it could be used on a new television series. The TLC Network is looking for people who have experienced extraordinary events. For this new show, TLC is teaming up with Mark Burnett and Roma Downey for a series about miracles and answered prayers. Downey […]
The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) has announced a job fair on January 21, 2015 at the West Los Angeles Veterans Home. CalVet is launching their “Hiring Blitz” in preparation for the immediate opening of their Skilled Nursing Unit at the CalVet West Los Angeles Veterans Home. The purpose of the job fair will […]
On December 4, 2014, the USO of Metropolitan New York held their 53rd Armed Forces Gala and Gold Medal Dinner. As part of the evening’s festivities, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld Jr. and his wife, Mary, were honored with the USO’s Distinguished Service Award. This was […]
Last week, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, his first since 2012. During the trip, Hagel announced the delayed withdrawal of up to 1,000 U.S. service members from Afghanistan. This will happen during the transition to Operation Resolute Support (ORS), the post-2014 mission in the country still fighting Taliban and other […]
Housing allowances for Veteran students using their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits have been spared from the cuts made by the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA, which is essentially the defense budget, was approved this week by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. One of the most unfortunate provisions in the […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contends that approximately 20% of the 2.8 million American Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan now suffer from ailments such as PTSD and depression. Through their VA medical and psychological care, nearly one million Veterans have been prescribed opioids to treat their conditions. More than half of these […]
