Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. STAFF: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for attending the briefing today. Today you’ll hear from Admiral Cecil Haney, the commander of the United States Strategic Command. You should have already received his biography, a press release on our ongoing command and control exercise Global[Read More…]

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Pentagon, March 23, 2015. Carter hosted Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah for a visit. During remarks in the Pentagon’s courtyard, Ghani thanked U.S. service members and veterans who served in Afghanistan for[Read More…]

Current Wait Time at Chicago Regional Office is an Average of 172 Days WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, questioned Veterans Affairs Under Secretary Allison Hickey yesterday about the veterans claims backlog and the current efforts[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 16, 2015.  The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to recover damages from a storage company that allegedly violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) when it sold service members’ personal property without obtaining the necessary court orders.  The defendants in this lawsuit are Daniel E. Homan[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: The reason I’m late is that as you may know, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was here at the Pentagon visiting with Secretary Carter, sorry, and I just finished attending that meeting. So, if you could just let me, I’ll give you[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2015.  Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation that would require the Defense Department to use the most up-to-date military medical training methods, and to phase out the outdated and unnecessary use of live animals in combat trauma courses for U.S. armed forces. Even while new high-tech[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. GENERAL PHILIP BREEDLOVE: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s good to be back in this room and be back with you today. As many of you know and may have watched, I just completed my testimony with the House Armed Services Committee. I’d like to start by thanking[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. Santander Consumer USA Inc. has agreed to pay at least $9.35 million to resolve a lawsuit by the Department of Justice alleging that the motor vehicle lender violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), the Justice Department announced today.  The complaint and the settlement, which is[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced yesterday that the remains of U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air Forces 1st Lts. William D. Bernier[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and sailors aboard the USS Carney, USS Gonzalez, and USS Barry successfully completed a flight test involving the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system. At approximately 2:30 a.m. EST today, three short-range ballistic missile targets were launched near simultaneously from[Read More…]