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Vet News: DA Announces Upcoming Rotational Deployment
The Department of the Army announced today the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team will deploy with approximately 4,500 soldiers to the Republic of Korea in early 2016. This deployment is part of a regular rotation of forces in support of U.S. Forces Korea.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: VA to Hold 2015 Small Business Engagement in Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with other federal agencies and partners, will sponsor the 5th annual National Veterans Small Business Engagement (NVSBE), November 17–19, 2015, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: FACT SHEET: Honoring the Service of Our Nation’s Veterans
Obama Administration Highlights Progress in High-Quality Education and Health Care for Veterans, While Protecting the Most Vulnerable and Delivering Veterans the Benefits They Have EarnedMilitary & Veterans News
Vet News: VA Secretary to Announce VA-Bob Woodruff Foundation Partnership
WASHINGTON – Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Secretary Robert A. McDonald this evening will announce a partnership with the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) to further advance VA’s outreach to Veterans through deeper and more innovative local and community partnerships. VA will capitalize on BWF’s strength and contacts to find unique ways to connect Veterans, transitioning Servicemembers and their families with resources right where they live. The partnership with BWF is one of many strategic alliances VA is forming and is an integral goal of the MyVA initiative, the largest reorganization in VA’s history which reorients VA around the needs of Veterans.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Navy Announces Submarine to be Named Massachusetts
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Nov. 8 that SSN 798, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS Massachusetts during a taped video message at Gillette Stadium.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: VA and PenFed Foundation Work Together to Prevent Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is teaming up with the Pentagon Federal Credit Union Foundation (PenFed Foundation) to strengthen efforts to prevent Veteran homelessness. This new partnership will expand the PenFed Foundation’s existing Military Heroes Fund Emergency Assistance Program to include all Veterans. Previously, the program was available only to Veterans of the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) conflicts.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Soldier Missing from Korean War Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. soldier, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook On Hostage Rescue Mission in Iraq
Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following statement:Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Elks Pledge Four Million Dollars to End Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is strengthening community and non-profit partnerships to better serve Veterans. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (BPO Elks) today announced that it has committed $4 million over a 4-year period to help end Veteran homelessness.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the French Train Incident
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter released the following statement on the actions of U.S. military personnel aboard a passenger train in France Friday. Airman First Class Spencer Stone of Lajes Air Base, Azores, and Specialist Alek Skarlatos, an Oregon National Guardsman, along with a civilian friend subdued an armed gunman aboard a train bound for Paris.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Soldier Missing From Vietnam War Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be buried with full military honors.
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Vet News: NFL's Leading Ladies are Showing Support for Gold Star Women
Jacksonville Beach, FL— With some calling it this summer’s ice bucket challenge, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation (Fallen Patriots) has flooded social media with #DropAndGiveMe10, a push-up challenge to raise money and support for scholarships for children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Airman Missing From World War II Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that servicemen, missing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Senior Veterans Showcase Benefits of Sports During National Veterans Golden Age Games
More than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha, Neb. The official kick-off starts at 6:30 p.m., August 8 at the Century Link Center Arena.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Department of Defense Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal Year 2015 through June 2015
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal year (FY) 2015 through June 2015.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Navy to Commission Submarine John Warner
The Navy will commission its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS John Warner (SSN 785), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia Va. The event will be live streamed at http://navylive.dodlive.mil under webcast.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: DOD Releases Report on Security Implications of Climate Change
The “Report on National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate” was provided to Congress yesterday.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Department of Defense Releases First Quarter 2015 Suicide Information
Today, the Department of Defense released the Quarterly Suicide Report (QSR) for the first quarter of calendar year 2015.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Army Announces Force Structure and Stationing Decisions
The Department of the Army announced today force structure decisions and stationing plans for the reduction of the regular Army from 490,000 to 450,000 soldiers. The reduction of force structure will occur in fiscal years 2016 and 2017; the reduction of 40,000 end strength will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2018, and will be accompanied by the reduction of 17,000 Department of the Army civilian employees. These cuts will impact nearly every Army installation, both in the continental United States and overseas.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: United States – Vietnam Joint Vision Statement
At the invitation of the Administration of President Barack Obama, His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), paid a historic visit to the United States, the first by a CPV’s General Secretary. On this occasion, which included a meeting between President Barack Obama and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the White House on July 7, 2015, the United States and Vietnam adopted this Joint Vision Statement.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Department of Defense Announces Recipients of 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
The Department of Defense announced today the 15 recipients of the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the department gives to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: Soldier Missing From WWII Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: McHugh Approves Arlington Burial Exception for Louisiana Guardsman
Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that he has approved an exception to policy that will allow a Louisiana guardsman killed in a March 10th helicopter crash off the coast of Florida to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.Military & Veterans News
Vet News: U.S. Army celebrates 240th birthday in New York
WASHINGTON -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno will host the Army's 240th birthday celebration at 10 a.m., June 12, at Times Square in New York.