By Debbie Gregory. In the wake of a loud public call to arms to investigate sexual assault claims in the military, the Air Force has named a female two-star general to the head of the office responsible for sexual assault prevention and response. The office was previously staffed by Lt.Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, whose May arrest […]
By Debbie Gregory. Some of our disabled veterans have been waiting for a year or longer to receive disability compensation. The Department of Veterans Affairs is pressing claims raters to step up decision-making, starting with the oldest claims in their inventory. These provisional decisions will allow Veterans to begin collecting compensation benefits more expeditiously. Eligible […]
By Debbie Gregory. The fight is leaving the battlefield and entering cyberspace. Experts have spent years warning the U.S. military that their computer networks are at risk. The networks have been disrupted and fallen prey to intellectual property theft by nations such as China and Russia, in addition to hackers and criminal groups. Now the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Amputee J.P. Norden wants to drive again. More than anything, he wants to walk again. Service members who lost limbs in combat have reached out to Norden to show him he will drive, he will walk, and that he can do anything he sets his mind to. Norden and his brother Paul […]
By Debbie Gregory. When military members and their families make a transition — like a deployment or permanent change of station – it is important that they have the right support systems in place. For those receiving treatment for psychological health concerns, the inTransition Coaching and Support program offers personalized support as they move between […]
By Debbie Gregory. Veterans who have served their country transition out of the military, and they expect to receive their benefits. What they don’t expect is to be told to wait for government benefits. Unfortunately, the massive backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs has kept them waiting for years. America’s newest veterans are filing […]
By Debbie Gregory. Todd Love was in 6th grade when the World Trade Center towers fell on Sept. 11th. At the time he said he didn’t appreciate what was happening. “I was just a kid, I didn’t really understand what was going on,” he said. Nine years later, as a corporal in the Marines, Love […]
By Debbie Gregory. In recent years, the Department of Veterans Affairs has received an outpouring of negative attention. The media relentlessly covers the department’s downfalls, caused in part by the rush of thousands of injured veterans who require care after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A 2013 Congressional Research Service report notes that among service […]
By Debbie Gregory. The National Coast Guard is the only military organization within the Department of Homeland Security. Since 1790, the National Coast Guard has protected our nation’s maritime interests and environment around the world. The presence and impact of the Coast Guard is local, regional, national and international. These attributes make the National Coast […]
By Debbie Gregory. Officials estimate that on a single night in January, 2012, more than 62,000 veterans spent the night on the street, homeless. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have joined forces on a program that hopes to bring at least 9,000 of those men and […]
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