WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 03, 2016 — Five soldiers were killed and four others remain missing after a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle overturned during flash flooding at a water crossing at Fort Hood, Texas, yesterday. Emergency personnel responded to a swift-water rescue call yesterday at 11:20 a.m. when an LMTV was stuck in[Read More…]
Military
Remarks by President Obama in Commencement Address to the United States Air Force Academy
President Barack Obama congratulates Air Force Cadet 1st Class Riley Vann during the Class of 2016 graduation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 2, 2016. The 821 cadets who graduated became the Air Force’s newest second lieutenants. Air Force photo by Mike Kaplan Colorado Springs,[Read More…]
VA Announces Partnership With Non-Profit Organization, Leanin.org
VA and Leanin.org Partnership Seeks to Empower Women Veterans WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Center for Women Veterans today announced a partnership with LeanIn.Org, the nonprofit organization founded by Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, to empower women to achieve their ambitions. Building on the[Read More…]
VA Secretary Provides Relief for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald has granted equitable relief to more than 24,000 Veterans following a national review of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) medical examinations conducted in connection with disability compensation claims processed between 2007 and 2015. This action by the Secretary allows the[Read More…]
$36 Million in Job Training Grants will Help More than 17,000 Veterans Overcome Homelessness, Secure Meaningful Employment
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced the award of $36 million in Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program grants yesterday to help an estimated 17,000 veterans successfully transition to sustainable housing and good civilian jobs. The grants will fund a variety of services to assist homeless[Read More…]
Huffington Post: Iraq War Vet: Trump University Fired Me ‘Because I Was In The Military’
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2016. Corinne Sommer, an Iraq War veteran, was fired in 2007 by Trump University. While Ms. Sommer cannot discuss the terms of the settlement she received from Trump University, her recently disclosed deposition indicates that she believed she was terminated because her military commitments interfered with her[Read More…]
VA Launches Veterans Legacy Program
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the launch of the Veterans Legacy Program to memorialize Veterans’ service and sacrifice through public educational programming. The program uses the rich resources found throughout VA national cemeteries, Soldiers’ lots and monument sites. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert[Read More…]
Marine Missing From World War II Accounted For, May 31, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced yesterday that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Marine Pfc. James B. Johnson of Poughkeepsie, New York, will[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty, May 31, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. The Department of Defense announced the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Gunner’s Mate Seaman Connor Alan McQuagge, 19, of Utah, died May 26 of a non-combat related injury while underway in the Red Sea. The incident is under investigation. He was[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. on Gender-Neutral Staffing of Guard Forces at JTF-GTMO
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2016. Military commissions are part of our system of military justice. The Department of Defense, and we personally, are committed to fairness and transparency in military commission proceedings, and to the independence of the judges who oversee them. Our comments and those made by other senior officials[Read More…]
