Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2016 PETER COOK:  Hi, everyone.  Afternoon, everybody.  Got a brief statement and then I’ll turn to your question. This afternoon, Secretary Carter will be meeting with German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen to discuss the next steps in the counter-ISIL coalition and other areas of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2016.  A U.S. airstrike on March 4, near al Shadaddi, Syria, targeted senior ISIL leader Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, also known as Abu Umar al-Shishani, and “Omar the Chechen.”  Batirashvili was a Syrian-based Georgian national who held numerous top military positions within ISIL, including minister of war.  [Read More…]

HOPE Offers Therapeutic Golf for Disabled Veterans and Injured Service Members WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2016.   The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is partnering with PGA REACH, the philanthropic arm of PGA of America, to bring a specialized golf program to disabled Veterans. The program, PGA HOPE – Helping Our[Read More…]

NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.  The Obama administration said today that it would reveal how many people it believes it has killed in drone and other airstrikes around the world since 2009, including the number of civilians. The reports would cover deaths in countries including Yemen and Pakistan, as opposed[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. James M. Smith of Abbeville, Georgia, will[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016 On Saturday, March 5, the U.S. military, in self-defense and in defense of our African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) partners, conducted an airstrike in Somalia against Raso Camp, a training facility of al-Shabaab, which is a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.  The strike was conducted[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 7, 2016.   The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it will extend the healthcare enrollment application period for one year to approximately 545,000 living Veterans that have pending incomplete enrollment applications. “Fixing the Veterans enrollment system is a top priority for VA. This is an important[Read More…]

Attorneys to Seek Arrest Warrant New York, Paris –(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016.  Retired U.S. General Geoffrey Miller, the former Guantánamo prison chief, was a no-show in a French court Tuesday. Miller had been summoned to answer questions stemming from accusations that he oversaw the torture of three French nationals at Guantánamo[Read More…]

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan today called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to immediately restore federal military educational benefits for student veterans who attended deceptive for-profit schools, including Corinthian Colleges Inc. which operated Everest College campuses in Illinois. Madigan joined with attorneys general in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER: Listen, thank you. Can everybody hear me? Thanks for — for being here. The chairman and I really appreciate your being here, look forward to talking to you, both of us, this morning. I’ll start. I just had the solemn honor[Read More…]