Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2014. Presenters: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office Director Major General Jeffrey Snow; Colonel Alan Metzler and Dr. Nate Galbreath, the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office; and Dr. Elizabeth P. Van Winkle, Defense Manpower LIEUTENTANT COLONEL CATHERINE WILKINSON:  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2014. The Department of Defense issued today the Academic Program Year 2012-2013 Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the United States Military Service Academies (MSA).  As part of a comprehensive review, DoD officials conducted site visits at the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014.  Over the coming weeks Veterans and family members in and around Southern Illinois may experience challenges in meeting in person with a Veteran Service Officer (VSO) due to a medical absence.  The Veteran Service Officer (VSO) for the Saline County office in Harrisburg will be unavailable duty[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014.  The Department of Defense announced today the results of the first review conducted under Executive Order 13567 by the periodic review board (PRB) for Guantanamo detainee Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid. By consensus, the PRB members found that continued law of war detention is no[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2014.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. First Class William K. Lacey, 38, of Laurel, Fla., died Jan. 4, 2014, in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the enemy attacked his unit with rocket[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 2, 2014.   Presenters: Bryan Whitman, Department of Defense Spokesman; Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Paul Jaenichen, Acting U.S. Maritime Administrator; Captain Rick Jordan; Robert Malone; Adam Baker BRYAN WHITMAN:  Well, welcome, and thank you for attending today’s media availability aboard Cape Ray.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 2, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Sgt. Jacob M. Hess, 22, of Spokane, Wash., died Jan. 1, 2014, while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.   Hess was assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 31. 2013. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby provided the following: “The Department of Defense is announcing today the transfer of Yusef Abbas, Saidullah Khalik, and Hajiakbar Abdul Ghuper from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Slovakia. “These three are the last ethnic[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 30, 2013. The Army released suicide data today for the month of November 2013.   Among active-duty soldiers, there were 14 potential suicides:  one has been confirmed as suicide, and 13 remain under investigation.  For October 2013, the Army reported 10 potential suicides among active duty soldiers:  two[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2013. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. David I. Lyon, 28, of Sandpoint, Idaho, died Dec. 27, 2013, from wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Kabul, Afghanistan. He[Read More…]