Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 7, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan, with the Illinois Joining Forces Financial Literacy Working Group, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and other advocates, will host a resource fair on Friday to assist veterans and military service members in recognition of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday. Madigan’s Military and[Read More…]

Third Navy Official Charged Along with Owner of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. A third senior U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting prostitutes, luxury travel and $100,000 cash from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. The Navy will christen its newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, Saturday, Nov. 9, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at the Huntington-Ingalls Industries Newport News shipyard, Newport News, Va. Senator Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee will deliver the ceremony’s principal address.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2013.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Forrest W. Robertson, 35, of Westmoreland, Kan., died Nov. 3, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  The Army released suicide data today for the month of September 2013. During September, among active-duty soldiers, there were nine potential suicides: One has been confirmed as a suicide and eight remain under investigation. For August 2013, the Army reported 12 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers:[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs yesterday held a hearing to examine health and benefits legislation, including a bill by Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to significantly expand access to health care. Sanders’ bill would expand access to the high-quality, cost-effective health care that the Department of[Read More…]

Careers of Plaintiffs Continue to Be Hindered Despite Announced Repeal of 1994 Combat Exclusion Directive SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013.  Four service women and the Service Women’s Action Network filed an amended complaint today in their lawsuit against the Department of Defense for its ongoing blanket exclusion of women from thousands[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2013. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Good afternoon. New Zealand Minister of Defense Jonathan Coleman and I just finished a very positive and productive working lunch, where we reinforced the close ties between the United States and New Zealand. Having fought together in every major conflict of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2013. Today we remember the 241 U.S. service members who were killed 30 years ago in the attacks by Hezbollah against the U.S. Marine compound in Beirut. It was a deadly and tragic day for the Marines, the Department of Defense, and the United States of America[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2013.  The Department of Defense announced today the death a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Christopher O. Grant, 20, of Richwood, La., died Oct. 20, while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine[Read More…]