By Debbie Gregory. Recently the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) hosted a panel discussion of how veterans entering the film and TV industry can help bridge the military-civilian gap in society. Prominent actors, executive producers and industry executives gathered at Paramount Studios, joined by some 300 military veterans who are both in and […]
By Debbie Gregory. Earlier this month, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japan Ministry of Defense and sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones successfully conducted a flight test, resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA off the west coast of Hawaii. A medium-range […]
Edward Tipper, one of the last remaining members of the famous “Band of Brothers” paratroopers, has died at the age of 95. Tipper leaves behind a legacy as both a famous soldier and career teacher. He received a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star for his service during World War II and D-Day. In 2011, […]
You’ve booked your vacation rental, scheduled transportation and made a plan for the pets – now comes the toughest part: deciding what to pack! We all know that our first instinct can be to bring our entire closet, but realistically who wants to lug around all those bags (or pay those baggage fees)? Don’t worry; […]
By Debbie Gregory. Some 16 million honorably discharged military veterans will soon be able to make purchases from online military exchanges, under a recently announced Department of Defense policy change. Slated to begin appropriately November 11, Veterans Day, the move is a way to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families, as […]
By Debbie Gregory. In 2011, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law a program giving employers tax credits to encourage veteran employment. Other programs also have encouraged companies and government agencies to hire veterans. In spite of those efforts, the unemployment rate for the youngest generation of veterans jumped to 6.3 percent in January, […]
By Debbie Gregory. President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries prompted Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to announce that the company would hire 10,000 refugees in the 75 countries where it does business, with the effort starting in the United States. The announcement prompted a backlash on social media with several people using […]
By Debbie Gregory. Firearms manufacturer Sig Sauer has won a contract to make the next service pistol based on the company’s P320 handgun. The U.S. Army has selected the SIG SAUER Model P320 to replace the M9 service pistol currently in use since the mid-1980’s. Released in 2014, the P320 is a polymer striker-fired pistol […]
By Debbie Gregory. In February, the primary tool to introduce the blended retirement system (BRS) to active and reserve component service members will be a two-hour online course that explains features and compares potential lifetime values with the legacy “High-3” retirement plan. They also will have access to a new online calculator to compare BRS […]
By Debbie Gregory. It took nearly three weeks for President Trump to contact Chinese President Xi Jinping, but in the call Trump affirmed the “One China” policy that Beijing insists upon with regard to Taiwan, but which Trump in December was threatening to ignore. In a statement, the White House said Mr. Trump and Mr. […]
