FY 2013 Defense Budget Request: Military Health Care Takes a Hit
The Department of Defense’s budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year, while including a 1.7 percent increase in basic pay …
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U.S. Army Expands Micro-Robot Capabilities
ReconRobotics Inc., based in Edina, Minn., has recently received contracts from the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force to provide U.S. …
TSA PreCheck Program to Expand
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole announced Feb. 8 the …
FY 2013 Defense Budget Request Force Structure Changes
For those wondering what the administration’s Strategic Guidance document meant when it discussed a smaller and leaner force structure, the …
U.S. Coast Guard District 13 – The Great Pacific Northwest
Coast Guard crewmembers in the Pacific Northwest are experts in rough-weather operations. Here, Alaskan storms strike rugged mountain ranges and …
Levee Safety Program Improves Flood Risk Reduction Infrastructure
In 2011, major flooding along the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Souris, and other rivers thoroughly tested U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
Littoral Combat Ship to Be Named for Former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced Feb. 10, 2012, that a littoral combat ship will be named for former U.S. Representative …
USACE Transforms USAG Humphreys in Korea
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States have maintained a bilateral alliance for more than 60 years. Born …
President Nominates USAF’s First Female Four-Star, USACE Promotes First Female General
On Feb. 6, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger …
Imminent Danger Pay Now Prorated by DoD
This month, the Department of Defense (DoD) changed the way imminent danger pay (IDP) is determined.
In the past, service …