By Debbie Gregory. National Guard veteran Amie Muller succumbed to pancreatic cancer last month. She believed it was a result of deployments to Iraq and exposure to burn pits. Burn pits produced billowing toxic smoke night and day at an air base in northern Iraq. After returning to Minnesota, she began experiencing health problems usually […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary James Mattis has withdrawn retired senior diplomat Anne Patterson as his choice for Undersecretary of Defense for Policy after the White House indicated unwillingness to fight what it said would be a battle for Senate confirmation. Mattis did so after Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tex ) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark), two […]
By Debbie Gregory. More than a half-million Veterans with other-than-honorable discharges will begin receiving mental health care services through the Department of Veterans Affairs. “We are going to go and start providing mental health care to those with other-than-honorable discharges,” VA Secretary David Shulkin testified to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “I don’t want […]
By Debbie Gregory. A large group of active-duty Marines are under investigation for sharing nude photos of female troops without their consent. And as the scandal widens, the Marine Corps’ commandant has stepped in with an official statement, calling on the victims to come forward. “These allegations themselves, they undermine everything that we stand for […]
By Debbie Gregory. Meeting the unknown challenges of the 21st century depends more on the creativity of those in uniform to see new connections and opportunities than it does on any killer app or new technology. And this smart-city technology could be coming to a military base near you. The use of artificial intelligence, analytics, […]
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; […]
Traveling with kids, traveling to the other side of the world – what’s the difference? Packing the suitcases, appeasing grumpy passengers and TRYING to keep a schedule all take a lot of effort and coordination. But fear not, Armed Forces Vacation Club is here to help! Here are a few ideas to ensure a great […]
By Debbie Gregory. Without question, divorce is traumatic for any family. The division of assets is handled differently in every divorce case, and also depends on the law of the state where the divorce case is pending. A service member’s military pension/retired pay can be a valuable asset in a divorce, legal separation or dissolution […]
By Debbie Gregory. A U.S. army veteran saved the life of a bald eagle by using a semi-automatic rifle and his sharp-shooting skills to free the bird, which was trapped in a tree. Jason Galvin and his wife, Jackie, noticed the eagle ensnared in rope around its leg, hanging 70 feet above ground from a […]
By Debbie Gregory. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor was described by his mother as being “very loyal, silent and determined,” but a character none the less. Michael Monsoor was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2008 for his actions in Iraq On September 29, 2006, an insurgent threw a grenade onto a […]
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