DALLAS —(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015.  Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald, with leaders from national and local Veterans service organizations, corporate employers and government agencies, announced the launch of the Veterans Economic Communities Initiative, an effort focused in a total of 50 U.S. cities to promote economic success for Veterans.[Read More…]

Reaches out to Leaders in Technology and American Public to Help Innovate Solutions to Improve Care WASHINGTON D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015.  Can you imagine losing the ability to use everyday objects like your phone, typing on a computer or even enjoying a beloved hobby like photography?  These are a just[Read More…]

Ensures Continued GI Bill Benefits for Students While States Work to Comply with New Law WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015.  In order to make it easier for Veterans and their families to receive their GI Bill benefits where they choose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has used his authority to waive[Read More…]

KATHMANDU, Nepal–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015 – Joint Task Force 505 officials yesterday identified the six U.S. Marines who were killed along with two Nepalese soldiers when their UH-1Y Huey helicopter went down in the mountains of Nepal May 12. The fallen Marines are: Capt. Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, 29, a UH-1Y pilot[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2015.  Last night, at the direction of the Commander in Chief, I ordered U.S. Special Operations Forces to conduct an operation in al-Amr in eastern Syria to capture an ISIL senior leader known as Abu Sayyaf and his wife Umm Sayyaf. Abu Sayyaf was involved in ISIL’s[Read More…]

Chicago –-(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Illinois Joining Forces, the American Bar Association, and others gathered today in Chicago to hold the first Veteran Treatment Court Summit, to highlight the importance of VTCs while learning about military culture, treatment methods and persons with mental health disorders[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Presenters: Brigadier General Thomas D. Weidley (USMC), Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve; Colonel Steve Warren, Director, Defense Press Office. COLONEL STEVE WARREN: General Weidley, can you hear me? This is Colonel Steve Warren. BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS WEIDLEY: This is General Weidley, I[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015.  Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) voted for the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House of Representatives. This legislation sets our nation’s defense policy and ensures that our Servicemembers have the tools they need to defend our nation. The bill authorizes $604.2 billion[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015 Today our hearts are heavy with grief for the U.S. Marines who perished when their helicopter went down in the mountains of Nepal earlier this week while providing aid to earthquake victims there. We also join our Nepalese partners in mourning the loss of their servicemembers[Read More…]

OKINAWA, Japa–(ENEWSPF)– May 15, 2015 – Joint Task Force 505 personnel today identified the wreckage of a Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter that went missing May 12 in Nepal. The helicopter, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, was delivering humanitarian assistance in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat, the[Read More…]