Illinoisjoblink.com Links Job Seekers and Employers; IDVA, IDES and U.S. Chamber Partner to Put Veterans to Work CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. More than 150 Veterans received job offers at the recent Hire Our Heroes Veteran hiring event in Chicago. The success illustrates how public-private efforts that involve the state’s hiring tool,[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013 – Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the death of a Taliban leader, Sadat, in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Sunday. Sadat exercised operational control over a group of fighters responsible for conducting multiple attacks on Afghan and coalition forces throughout Helmand province. In addition,[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader and detained one other insurgent during an operation in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, today. The leader is accused of ordering assassinations against members of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, coordinating[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013.  Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout:  “Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu called Secretary Hagel today to congratulate him on his recent appointment as secretary of defense.  During the call, the two defense leaders also took the opportunity to discuss a variety of[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013 – Afghan and coalition security forces confirmed today the death of Taliban leader, Tamim, during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, March 18. Tamim was responsible for planning and directing attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, facilitating weapons to fighters throughout Helmand province, and[Read More…]

PARWAN, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013 – Today, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) transferred control of the U.S. Detention Facility in Parwan (DFIP) to the Ministry of Defense in a ceremony held at the Afghan National Army Logistical Support Area in Parwan. “The transfer of the detention facility is an important part[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2013.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom, 31, of Hayward, Calif., died March 21 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of wounds suffered from small arms fire March 18 in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2013. The Army released suicide data today for the month of February 2013.  During February, among active-duty soldiers, there were 11 potential suicides:  three have been confirmed as suicides and eight remain under investigation.  For January 2013, the Army reported 19 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers; however,[Read More…]

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Seven Marines with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, were killed and eight others were injured, which includes a Navy Corpsman, in an explosion during a live-fire training exercise at Hawthorne Army Depot, Nev., shortly before[Read More…]

Hard to watch. Watch it. From Democracy Now: Iraq War veteran Tomas Young was left paralyzed in a 2004 attack in Iraq. Released from medical care three months later, Young returned home to become an active member in Iraq Veterans Against the War. He recently announced that he will stop[Read More…]