By Debbie Gregory. There’s good news for military families who may have worried about potential paycheck problems due to the budget gridlock on Capitol Hill. On Aug. 28, President Obama announced that he is moving forward with a plan to provide a pay raise for all service members, effective January 1st . The bad news […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Army specialist Karlyn Serane Ramirez, stationed at Fort Meade, MD was found dead in her home, shot multiple times. Authorities say the medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide. Making this tragedy even worse, lying next to Ramirez was her 5-month-old daughter. Fortunately, the baby was unharmed and was transported […]
By Debbie Gregory. Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone will receive the Airman’s Medal and possibly the Purple Heart for helping stop a gunman on a European train. Not only did Stone tackle the gunman, his quick thinking and action saved the life of a passenger who was shot in the neck and losing blood. Stone […]
By Debbie Gregory. In the Army’s case against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan, military prosecutors have reached into a section of military law seldom used since World War II. For months, there has been speculation if Bergdahl would be charged with […]
By Debbie Gregory. For Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Hibbard, a 333rd Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, the clouds are like a second home. Hibbard joined two other active-duty F-15E pilots in clocking more than 3,000 hours, the equivalent of more than four continuous months in the air. His journey began in 1995, as an F-15 […]
By Debbie Gregory. The CIA and U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) forces have launched a secret drone program designed to hunt down and kill high-value members of the Islamic State (IS). Among those recently killed was 21 year old Junaid Hussain, a British militant thought to be an architect of the terrorist group’s effort […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Polis family from East Patchogue, New York spent many years sharing their love of flying. As a young dad, Stephen Polis piloted his family on many occasions. His daughter, Meghan grew up thinking that her dad’s job as a pilot was pretty cool. Now as an adult, father and daughter have […]
By Debbie Gregory. USA Discounters’ ads used to say, “Bad Credit? Slow Credit? No Credit? No Problem!” The company sought out service members and their families, placing their stores in close proximity to military bases. But the easy lending had a flip side. Customers who fell behind in their payment then had to deal with […]
By Debbie Gregory. What if you could communicate via a cellphone or radio without uttering a sound or moving a finger? What sounds like science fiction is becoming a reality. The Army Research Laboratory is funding research into brain-computer interfacing (BCI), the technology that allows paralyzed individuals to move robotic limbs. The exploration of this […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. will pull out its Patriot missile defense units along the Turkish border with Syria. The Pentagon released a joint statement by Washington and NATO ally Turkey, saying that the Patriot batteries, which were sent to Turkey in 2013, would return to the U.S. for upgrades by October. According to the […]
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