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September 08, 2010 - The Air Force Enterprise Architecting Division was recognized for excellence in leadership and results during the EA 2010 Conference and Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center here Sept 8.
September 07, 2010 - After spending the better part of the past decade defending the Defense Department’s computer networks, the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations command cased its colors.
September 07, 2010 - Before candy gets stocked in supermarkets for the upcoming Halloween season, teams will already be busy taping at overseas locations throughout the world for special greetings to be aired during the holiday season.
September 07, 2010 - Beginning Oct. 1, most Army families will see an increase in their child care fees, while others will see a reduction and some will see no change in fees for School Year 2010-2011. This is a result of a new Department of Defense policy.
September 01, 2010 - The Department of Defense and all of its components now maintain thousands of Facebook pages according to the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs' registry maintained on www.Defense.gov.
August 31, 2010 - Recognizing the longstanding integrated collaboration shared by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki gave the keynote address at the fourth annual Traumatic Brain Injury Military Training Conference.
August 31, 2010 - The Department of Defense and all of its components maintain thousands of Facebook pages according to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs' registry maintained on www.Defense.gov.
August 25, 2010 - When the Casey Elementary School warning bell rings for the very first time at 7:55 a.m. Monday, Principal Shelly Kennedy will have already met her students at the entrance of the new building, and a new era will have begun in Warrior Country.
August 23, 2010 - Air Force Undersecretary and chief management officer Erin C. Conaton is encouraging civilian and military employees to share their money saving ideas online at www.defense.gov/invest.
August 20, 2010 - Air National Guard aircrews have been working to provide relief supplies to areas affected by the flooding of the country of Pakistan since the beginning of the operation in late July.
August 19, 2010 - So, you think Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are just for fun and games? Think again.
August 17, 2010 - Afghanistan has a lot of building and rebuilding to do in the next few years. Three decades of war in the country has left little to no nationwide infrastructure, which only complicates the urgent need for construction.
August 17, 2010 - Soldiers will have three new Department of Defense schools to send their children to starting this month, and $3.7 billion has been slated for school construction projects through 2016.
August 16, 2010 - National Guard members need to know that even though a new DoD policy authorizes them to use many of the social media and other Web 2.0 platforms available on a non-classified government computer, there are consequences for their misuse.
August 12, 2010 - About one-third of the 1,200 troops that have been authorized to support the Department of Homeland Security-requested Southwest border mission have received their orders, Guard officials said today.
August 04, 2010 - The members of the 59th Dental Training Squadron here have a unique service they provide their patients. They help reconstruct their faces.
August 02, 2010 - A C-130H Hercules crew delivered relief supplies to Islamabad, Pakistan, July 31 in response to catastrophic monsoon flooding.
August 02, 2010 - Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton described the service's work on energy reduction and the search for renewable sources of energy during a White House forum July 27.
July 30, 2010 - Department of Defense officials announced July 30 the school year 2010/2011 child care fee policy.
July 26, 2010 - "Your opinion matters" is the view of Air Force officials on the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" survey released July 7 to more than 98,000 randomly selected active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members.
July 23, 2010 - The Air Force undersecretary testified before the House Armed Services Committee July 22 about how Air Force officials are working with their Defense Department counterparts to control spending and transform business operations and create efficiencies.
July 22, 2010 - Caring for wounded and injured servicemembers is among the highest priorities for officials within the Defense Department, the acting deputy assistant defense secretary for clinical and program policy told Congress today.
July 20, 2010 - The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command Exceptional Family Member Program brought together about 100 EFMP program managers from around the world.
July 19, 2010 - The global air community relies on English as the standard language in the cockpit, which poses a big challenge for getting the Afghan air force off the ground quickly.
July 14, 2010 - As members of U.S. Fleet Forces Command find new and innovative ways to properly equip warfighters with the latest technologies, they’re “exploring the art of the possible,” the chief of the command’s directorate of experimentation said yesterday.
July 13, 2010 - As the Deepwater Horizon response operation enters week 13, senior Department of Defense and Homeland Security officials centralized airspace management operations in the 601st Air & Space Operations Center here.
July 13, 2010 - Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen assigned to Joint Task Force New Horizons have made major progress on their engineering and medical missions in Haiti, the task force commander said today.
July 12, 2010 - Survey responses on the possible repeal of the law that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military will allow leaders to make informed decisions, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said July 10.
July 11, 2010 - Like many combat-injured servicemembers, Army Pfc. Matthew Castillo del Muro has found comfort in family and support.
July 08, 2010 - Power consumption at Fort Bliss, Texas, has dropped by three megawatts, and the post is looking to shed even more in its quest to become a "net zero" energy installation.
July 05, 2010 - Afghanistan’s army, with help from the NATO training mission there, is working to increase its growth, develop leaders and increase retention to make a stronger force.
July 02, 2010 - One year after U.S. forces withdrew from Iraqi cities, the chief of staff for the 3rd Infantry Division and Task Force Marne said yesterday that Iraqi security forces have proven themselves capable of conducting independent operations.
June 29, 2010 - The governor of Illinois signed the Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act into law today during a formal ceremony here.
June 24, 2010 - With reports and rumors of a big “internet crunch” circulating, the Department of Defense is looking ahead to discern how it can take advantage of more advanced web protocols to enhance its mission.
June 23, 2010 - Army and DoD officials told a Congressional committee Tuesday about what they are doing in Afghanistan to keep contracting funds out of the hands of the Taliban and other criminals.
June 22, 2010 - More than 20 sport bike riders participated in the Advanced Cornering Clinic hosted by Drivers Training Branch at Camp Upshur on Monday.
June 17, 2010 - Engineers with NATO Training Mission Afghanistan and Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan are working with their Afghan partners to build infrastructure to support the growth of the Afghan national security forces.
June 17, 2010 - Airmen in need of psychological intervention or counseling have myriad options available through a number of Air Force programs, officials said here June 16.
June 11, 2010 - About 450 U.S. and NATO forces are working to bring the 3,300 members and 48 aircraft of the Afghan army air corps up to par as part of a long-term effort to give the country a self-sufficient air force, the Air Force general leading the transition team.
June 07, 2010 - President Barack Obama today named two Department of Defense Education Activity teachers as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor for math and science teachers.
June 03, 2010 - The newly released Naval Operations Concept 2010, a document that helps to ensure U.S. maritime assets line up with overall national defense strategy, takes a "whole-of-government" approach to partnership with other U.S. agencies.
June 02, 2010 - Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroyer, should continue under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.
June 01, 2010 - The military’s top officer yesterday called on Vietnam Veterans to stay connected with today’s servicemembers, saying their lessons learned, especially with post-traumatic stress disorder, can help veterans of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
May 28, 2010 - Air Force and U.S. Transportation Command officials began a new era of financial management May 27 when Spiral 2 of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System, or DEAMS, deployed to users at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
May 27, 2010 - As ambulance after ambulance pulls up to the tents on the flightline, medical staff members rush out to carry in patients on litters brought in from local hospitals.
May 26, 2010 - The National Guards of several states are closely watching Louisiana this week and are prepared to assist in its oil spill operations if needed, a senior Guard leader said today.
May 24, 2010 - With a member of Congress, senior military leaders and state and local dignitaries present, a major milestone was met today at the port through which nine out of every ten rounds of ammunition sent to Iraq and Afghanistan are moved.
May 21, 2010 - The Military Sealift Command's hospital ship USNS Mercy is moored in Guam to bring on mission-support teams, supplies and other equipment to prepare for a five-month humanitarian deployment.
May 19, 2010 - Reports that Defense Department officials deemed flawed missile defense tests to be successful are based on incomplete information, a Missile Defense Agency spokesman said yesterday in a “DoD Live” bloggers roundtable.
May 19, 2010 - The Marines of Company L left the their mini-grinders and uniform maintenance to enjoy the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers game at Petco Park, May 16.
May 18, 2010 - Nearly a month has passed since the explosion and fire aboard the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon began a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 20,000 federal, state and local government personnel continue to work together to find a solution.
May 12, 2010 - A Navy task force is relying on the service’s experience with similar milestones as it works to implement the lifting of a long-standing ban on women serving on submarine crews.
May 12, 2010 - Qualified Air Force civilians can broaden their career experience and bring valuable knowledge back to the workplace by volunteering for deployments in a variety of career fields.
May 08, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates used the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe to declare war on duplicative overhead, bloat and needless spending in the Defense Department.
May 06, 2010 - The commander of Air Education and Training Command visited the 33rd Fighter Wing April 26 here.
May 06, 2010 - The inaugural Warrior Games competition May 10 through 14 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., will feature individual and team events and an ultimate champion multi-sport challenge for a Chairman's Cup trophy.
May 05, 2010 - A student at Vilseck High School, Germany, has been named a 2010 U.S. Presidential Scholar, Department of Defense Education Activity officials announced.
May 03, 2010 - Something alarming could be a click away for computer users who are not cautious.
April 29, 2010 - A program that started three years ago to help Navy and Marine Corps families cope with stress from multiple deployments and other types of pressure has proven so successful it has become a model for the Defense Department.
April 28, 2010 - Guard kids differ from active duty kids in only one way: access. This means access to support programs and access to peers who understand what they are going through.
April 26, 2010 - Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here participated in the "Walk A Mile In Their Shoes" in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month April, 19.
April 22, 2010 - Using ground-source heat pumps, the installation staff has cut their natural gas requirement in half.
April 21, 2010 - Economic controls have a direct relationship to national security, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says it’s time some of those controls got a makeover.
April 21, 2010 - Navy officials announced adherence to Department of Defense (DoD) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law April 20.
April 20, 2010 - "Care beyond duty" was the theme for the Warrior and Survivor Care Conference hosted by Air Force Personnel Center officials here April 6 through 9.
April 19, 2010 - With a reorganization of units overseeing military medicine in the national capital area under way, interim steps are in place to maintain good care and emergency preparedness during the transition.
April 16, 2010 - Researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research here are discovering new ways to combat and prevent the spread of malaria.
April 13, 2010 - The Department of Defense Education Activity’s educational partnership has launched an interactive educational resource for military families, military leaders and school leaders.
April 08, 2010 - Air Force Public Affairs Agency officials here announced the results of the 2009 Air Force Media Contest in writing, photography and broadcasting April 7.
April 07, 2010 - The nation's second-ranking military officer said April 6 he's comfortable with a new U.S. policy that halts future production of nuclear weapons.
April 01, 2010 - The family of a 9th Support Division Squadron member here was selected as the Air Force's FitFamily of the Month for March after logging more points than any other Air Force family on the program's Web site.
March 31, 2010 - A change in record keeping methods may be partially responsible for a spike reported in prescription drug use among Soldiers, said the Army surgeon general.
March 30, 2010 - While the world searches for more efficient ways to fuel automobiles and create usable energy, Air Force scientists are looking for cleaner, more efficient ways to fuel the military's aircraft.
March 30, 2010 - Air Force officials are opening the Air Force network to allow access to Internet-based social-networking sites. Initial access will be available at five Pacific Air Forces bases March 30, and will begin opening sites Air Force-wide later in April.
March 29, 2010 - Two military journalists behind an ambitious NATO International Security Assistance Force project to traverse Afghanistan in one month and file daily reports in words, photos and video recapped their experiences.
March 22, 2010 - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency officials here provide up-to-date aeronautical products and support to Air Force pilots and other military aviators, and supported relief efforts after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12.
March 19, 2010 - A former White House staff photographer who started photographing Iraq in 2003 said yesterday that comparing old images to recent ones presents a picture of staggering economic growth there.
March 19, 2010 - The endodontic staff here at the Combat Center performs root canals on a regular basis, but one of their patients March 17 was one of a kind.
March 18, 2010 - Officials from the 86th Medical Special Operations Clinic have developed a way to maximize time spent by people traveling to Ramstein Air Base for a conference, saving the Department of Defense millions of dollars along the way.
March 18, 2010 - The month of March marks the annual observance of National Women’s History Month. It is a time to recognize the extraordinary achievements of women, both past and present.
March 17, 2010 - Air Force officials will be implementing changes in March to services available for use on all Air Force-issued BlackBerry hand-held devices to bolster the security of the devices.
March 16, 2010 - The U.S. Army's Feb. 25 release of a formal Request for Proposal, or RFP, to industry marks a significant step forward in the effort to build a first-of-its-kind, highly versatile Ground Combat Vehicle, more commonly referred to as the GCV.
March 15, 2010 - The Defense Department's family care plan policy will be expanded in the coming months to encompass a wider population of military parents, a defense legal expert said.
March 09, 2010 - Three Soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard are choosing to lace up some skates and strap on elbow and knee pads as members of the Oklahoma City Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls.
March 08, 2010 - Under a deluge of rain, the 757 touched down here late at night, returning Army Staff Sgt. Michael David P. Cardenaz home. He had been killed just a few days before in an enemy attack in Afghanistan.
March 06, 2010 - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz testified March 4 before the Senate Armed Services Committee to outline specifics about their $119.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2011.
March 05, 2010 - Defense Department leaders and Lockheed Martin executives explained to international partners changes that have been made in the joint strike fighter program.
March 04, 2010 - Defense Department leaders and Lockheed Martin executives explained to international partners changes that have been made in the Joint Strike Fighter program.
March 02, 2010 - Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, has been labeled a "signature injury" of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also occurs in non-combat settings in association with motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, assaults and falls.
March 01, 2010 - U.S. Army product manager released its final report on Feb. 25, containing key results and lessons learned from the integration of Army networks and systems during the execution of its annual C4ISR system-of-systems integrated capabilities event.
February 26, 2010 - Military officials are addressing the problem of sexual assault, but more needs to be done, officials acknowledged in testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Feb. 24 here.
February 19, 2010 - The Air Force secretary discussed the outlook for the Air Force's future during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 18 here.
February 18, 2010 - Science has seized the popular imagination. There are magazines, popular books, Web sites, webcasts, blogs, documentary films, and even television channels devoted to science and technology.
February 18, 2010 - The U.S. Coast Guard stands ready to confront current and future challenges, said Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the service.
February 18, 2010 - The Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, introduced in January 2009, is up and running at full speed.
February 18, 2010 - Department of Defense officials recently named the two Air Force winners of the 2010 DOD African-American History Month Recognition Awards.
February 18, 2010 - Monday marks the start of the annual Military Saves Week, the culmination of a year-long Department of Defense financial readiness campaign.
February 12, 2010 - Two additional battalions of U.S. Navy Seabees are being deployed to Afghanistan in support of the 30,000-troop surge ordered by President Barack Obama in December.
February 09, 2010 - Awards and decorations officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here are seeking nominations for the 2010 Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award.
February 05, 2010 - The Army garrison commander here hosted two town hall meetings to inform Fort Sam Houston garrison employees about the progress of Joint Base San Antonio Jan. 28.
February 04, 2010 - The Defense Department announced it collected $17.2 million in last year's annual federal fundraising campaign, a record-breaking sum of charitable donations to groups operating in Haiti and other areas where needs exist.
January 29, 2010 - It took a few trips to the grocery store before Army Capt. Matthew Staton realized he needed help.
January 29, 2010 - International cooperation is key to interrupting the trafficking of materials used to make weapons of mass destruction and stopping the proliferation of nuclear arms, a Department of Homeland Security official said.
January 29, 2010 - U.S. Air Force Academy cadets and members of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force on the FalconSAT-5 satellite Jan. 11 through 22 here.
January 28, 2010 - Military families now have free access to an online network of caregivers who can assist with everything from babysitting to dog walking.
January 27, 2010 - Defense Department officials here launched a free, online tutoring service for servicemembers and their families.
January 27, 2010 - President Barack Obama will request increased funding for military pay, housing allowances, family support programs and care for wounded warriors.
January 26, 2010 - In addition to producing roughly 8,400 forecasts a month for 72 locations in 60 different countries, the American Forces Network Weather Center here has added yet another client: Stars and Stripes.
January 25, 2010 - Few people can actually say they have had a dream come true. Greg Flynn has had two: the opportunity to serve the country he loves and the chance to play professionally in the sport he loves.
January 21, 2010 - The crew of the USS Bataan is adding language capabilities and medical care for earthquake victims as part of Operation Unified Response Haiti.
January 20, 2010 - Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida is playing a vital role in moving essential medical supplies, equipment and military support to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
January 14, 2010 - As early as mid-February, the rollout of a civilian hiring test initiative will require current Air Force civilian employees to follow new procedures when applying for jobs at select bases.
January 12, 2010 - Cadets in the FalconLaunch program here will conduct a fully integrated static test fire of the FalconLaunch-8 rocket's propulsion system Jan. 15 in Jacks Valley, Colo.
January 11, 2010 - There are no clear-cut answers to suicide prevention, but through collaboration and team work from federal and private institutions, the nation can better address the challenge, Defense and Veteran Affairs department officials said today.
January 08, 2010 - Scientists who have been studying wreckage from Japanese mini-submarines that were part of an advance strike force on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, say a new television show is informative, but could leave viewers with misunderstandings.
January 07, 2010 - Counterterrorism in Africa has come into greater focus since the United States cited five African countries on a list of nations deserving more scrutiny amid heightened airport security following a botched terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight.
January 06, 2010 - Since the thwarted terrorist attack against Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, news reports detailed the possibilities of security threats from Africa.
December 31, 2009 - The Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program is working to prepare servicemembers and their families for a successful transition to civilian life.
December 24, 2009 - Ophthalmic surgeons here are the first in the Defense Department to employ a state-of-the-art laser that will shorten recovery times for corneal transplantation.
December 23, 2009 - A high-visibility test on a second-stage developmental rocket motor set a new record in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's J-6 large-rocket motor-testing facility Dec. 9.
December 21, 2009 - The Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy takes primacy in the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s guidance for 2010.
December 17, 2009 - Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine are coming up with ways to sustain servicemembers' performance in environmental extremes, a research physiologist at the institute said Dec. 17.
December 11, 2009 - An Air National Guard member from the 129th Rescue Squadron here recently returned home from her deployment to Afghanistan after being wounded by enemy forces while rescuing three injured American Soldiers July 29.
December 09, 2009 - The largest U.S. Defense Department-sponsored exercise in Africa this year yielded many important lessons, the commander of U.S. Army Africa said yesterday.
December 04, 2009 - Although information technology enables the Defense Department to make gains in military capabilities, those gains come at a cost, the deputy defense secretary told industry executives in New York.
December 03, 2009 - Pentagon officials are working to halt spiraling costs in the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft program while ensuring competition for a new refueling tanker remains fair to all contenders, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said.
December 02, 2009 - The 30,000 additional troops President Barack Obama is sending to Afghanistan will focus on reversing the Taliban’s momentum.
November 23, 2009 - As Air Force officials continue to modernize information sharing to meet 21st century mission requirements, manpower and personnel force development officials have taken a look at the official community Web site of the Air Force to increase its effectiven
November 23, 2009 - A theory gaining momentum among counterinsurgency and military medical experts is that the health of a nation's people affects the health of a nation.
November 18, 2009 - The top teachers in the Defense Department’s worldwide school system were recognized yesterday by the U.S. military’s senior officer at a Pentagon ceremony.
November 16, 2009 - Defense and Veterans Affairs officials today announced another step in their efforts to streamline the process of determining veterans' disability ratings.
November 13, 2009 - Senior federal officials here Nov. 12 pledged their support of President Barack Obama's directive to increase the hiring of military veterans.
November 12, 2009 - When it comes to H1N1 flu, the Department of Defense Education Activity’s primary focus is to prevent a serious outbreak in any of its 191 schools worldwide.
November 09, 2009 - Readers of Mark Bowden’s “Black Hawk Down” can put the book aside when they’ve had enough of their mind’s reaction of the brutal 1993 battle of Mogadishu, Somalia.
November 09, 2009 - To reduce reliance on military specification products, simplify the fuel supply chain and save money, Air Force Petroleum Agency researchers will conduct demonstrations to use commercially available jet fuel instead of military standard JP-8 fuel.
November 07, 2009 - After a moment of silence for those killed in the shootings Nov. 5, at Fort Hood, Texas, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army George W. Casey Jr. addressed Soldiers, family members and the press.
November 06, 2009 - More than 300 leaders who provide support to military families will gather next week to discuss the effectiveness of the military’s family support and readiness programs and hear firsthand from the people who use them.
November 04, 2009 - Military families make tremendous sacrifices in support of the nation and deserve recognition as well as the best programs and policies the Defense Department can deliver, a defense official said here Nov. 3.
November 03, 2009 - If it wasn't for the base fire training facility at Joint Base Andrews, Md., the Washington D.C. Fire Department would have fewer 'recruits turned firefighters' to fight its blazes in the city.
November 03, 2009 - As the Defense Department begins to compensate military members forced to serve beyond the expiration of their contracts, the number of those still serving under "Stop Loss" has been greatly reduced, a Pentagon official said.
October 29, 2009 - During the current economic downturn, the Army must show both Congress and the American taxpayer that it is getting value for every dollar it receives, said the Army's outgoing G-8.
October 26, 2009 - Air Force officials from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here became the first wing under U.S. Air Force Central to move to a greener vehicle fleet Oct. 26.
October 23, 2009 - "Drug Free is the Key" for the Defense Department's Red Ribbon Week this year as it works to raise public awareness and mobilize communities to combat tobacco, alcohol and drug use among military personnel, civilians and families.
October 23, 2009 - In the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquakes in Indonesia, rapid response and cooperation led to a successful humanitarian relief effort there, a Navy commander said.
October 22, 2009 - Dr. Shirley Miles, director of Department of Defense Education Activity schools, visited Fort Benning for information on reading programs available at the post's seven schools.
October 20, 2009 - Rapid technology evolution, asymmetric threats, constrained defense budgets and a host of other dynamics pose vexing communication challenges, Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds told more than 1,200 conference attendees at a luncheon here Oct. 19.
October 16, 2009 - An innovative, far-sighted partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense will improve the health care system for Veterans and dramatically change the way health care is delivered to all Americans, according to Deputy
October 16, 2009 - The Department of Defense is the largest government and individual petroleum user in the United States, guzzling about 330,000 barrels of oil per day, according to military officials.
October 14, 2009 - The cold and flu season has begun including the risk of the H1N1 influenza virus, and officials are currently working to ensure that information and vaccinations are available to both military members and their dependents.
October 13, 2009 - Interagency operations are going to increase as the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan transition away from combat and into support and stability ventures. How to best coordinate those operations is at the forefront of many high-level discussions.
October 13, 2009 - A solar-energy array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is saving money for the Air Force and decreasing the service's reliance on fossil fuels.
October 09, 2009 - The Department of Defense Education Activity has reason to be extra proud of 12 of its students this year, the activity’s director said.
October 08, 2009 - DoD's Combat Feeding Directorate set up an elaborate display with interactive activities on the floor of the AUSA Annual Meeting and Symposium, including a place for Soldiers to taste-test new ration items.
October 08, 2009 - Leadership from across the services Wednesday discussed the importance of making the Army's LandWarNet part of a joint enterprise.
October 08, 2009 - Thanks to a Department of Defense initiative, Soldiers and their families living in on-post housing now have the opportunity to see green when they go green by saving gas and electricity.
October 05, 2009 - A group of Airmen at NASA's Johnson Space Center here is using space to help develop technology for the warfighter.
October 02, 2009 - Concerns about housing have been prevalent since the mortgage crisis struck more than a year ago, but servicemembers and certain eligible civilians in the Defense Department can get some help when they’re required to move.
October 01, 2009 - Defense Department schools are stressing studies in science, technology, engineering and math in keeping with 21st century needs, the head of the Department of Defense Education Activity’s science program said yesterday.
October 01, 2009 - Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said the department’s culture regarding cyber security issues must change, and become more robust.
September 24, 2009 - The needs of warfighters and value for taxpayers are at the heart of the new draft request for proposal for aerial refueling capability, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn said here today.
September 22, 2009 - An agreement between the departments of Defense and Homeland Security that calls for sharing some intelligence data with emergency operations centers nationwide is part of post-9/11 efforts to harden America against another terrorist attack.
September 18, 2009 - The father of Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, remembered his son today as a person defined by selflessness.
September 16, 2009 - A senior Defense Department executive was honored for her superb leadership and professionalism during a ceremony at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes here yesterday.
September 11, 2009 - New initiatives underway within the Air Force to consolidate commands, modernize systems and strengthen personnel emphasize nuclear security.
September 08, 2009 - Army and Air National Guard members are encouraged to provide their civilian employment information to the Department of Defense through a mandatory program that has been around since the early 1990s.
September 03, 2009 - Global climate change is a hotly debated topic, and the U.S. government is looking to Alaska to assess how it may affect the nation.
August 28, 2009 - Earlier this month, the United States Attorney and Dynamics Research Corporation, known as DRC, corporate officials reached a settlement agreement in a False Claims Act suit filed by government officials recently.
August 28, 2009 - Pirates often are in the news for their criminal activities at sea, but their antics are far from new.
August 26, 2009 - The new Defense Department Web site is designed to make military news and information more accessible, and also invites greater participation from the public, the department's top public affairs official said Aug. 25.
August 25, 2009 - The Defense Department has launched a blog called “Family Matters” that is dedicated to providing resources and support to military families.
August 21, 2009 - Retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey -- a Vietnam veteran, film actor and TV host -- shared observations about modern military technology and his visits with American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq during a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable today.
August 17, 2009 - Defense officials at the Pentagon have redesigned the Defense Department Web site to use social networking tools to engage the American public -- particularly 18- to 24-year-olds.
August 13, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff used his induction speech at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Hall of Fame this week as a platform for praising the U.S. military’s resilience.
August 10, 2009 - Members of the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here ensure the security of base personnel and resources by using a Department of Defense advanced security system designed to track the movement third country nationals who work on base.
August 07, 2009 - The commander of one of the largest and most diverse wings in the Air Force highlighted the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing’s contributions to operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom during a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable Aug. 5.
August 04, 2009 - Department of Defense Education Activity officials are reminding parents to review their children’s immunization records to ensure they’re up to date by the first day of the school year.
July 30, 2009 - An Air Mobility Command NCO here recently earned the National Defense Transportation Association International Junior Executive Leadership Award.
July 30, 2009 - For the first time, 12 nations have come together, independent of NATO, to fly in support of their national requirements under the provisions of the Strategic Airlift Capability program, a U.S. military officer in Papa, Hungary, said July 29.
July 23, 2009 - A month after Army experts first gathered to discuss requirements for a new ground combat vehicle, their insights from that forum were presented to the Army's vice chief of staff -- and were met with approval.
July 23, 2009 - Although the Post 9/11 GI Bill is not effective until Aug. 1, servicemembers may submit a request to transfer benefits to their spouses and children now.
July 22, 2009 - Learning by doing is exactly what 13 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets did when they traveled to six Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center locations to work as full-fledged members of operational test and evaluation teams.
July 22, 2009 - Defense Department officials are preparing to launch the first militarywide survey to assess morale, welfare and recreation programs.
July 15, 2009 - Servicemembers interested in using the new Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits this fall are encouraged to contact the Veterans Affairs Department soon to determine their eligibility, the VA’s director of education said.
July 09, 2009 - The fifth Army Reserve soldier to earn the Silver Star since the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 spoke about his experience in a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable July 6.
July 09, 2009 - From the use of newspapers and pamphlets to stoke the American Revolution to embedded journalists in the War in Iraq, the media has played a major role in every American conflict.
July 01, 2009 - Department of Defense officials began accepting applications from Airmen to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents June 29.
June 23, 2009 - How far would you go to save the life of someone you’ve never even met?
June 22, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today commended the work of the volunteers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here, saying they set the example for the rest of the country.
June 20, 2009 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to a nontraditional audience that believes in some very traditional American values here today.
June 18, 2009 - For the Department of Defense Education Activity, the 2008-2009 school year was all about improving education for military children, the agency’s director said as she reflected on the accomplishments of what she’s dubbed “Team DoDEA.”
June 18, 2009 - After 11 days of sea trials and more than 250 separate events, a multinational naval exercise in the Baltic region is scheduled to wrap up tomorrow.
June 17, 2009 - Marines have always found a way to accomplish the mission at hand and still meet the Marines abMarine Corps’ high standards, regardless of the resources available to them at any given time.
June 12, 2009 - Defense Department officials are preparing a far-ranging report on current and future goals as part of a congressional mandate.
June 10, 2009 - The Army and Marine Corps are surveying their populations to better design clothing to fit warfighters for the next 10 to 15 years.
June 05, 2009 - This year, as it’s been for the last five, no high school senior graduating from a Department of Defense Education Activity school in Europe will look around wishing a parent could be there as the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” fills the air.
May 30, 2009 - In some of his strongest words on the subject to date, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today said the United States will not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state and promised to defend U.S. allies in the region.
May 30, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates opened the “Shangri-La Dialogue” Asia security summit here today outlining a broad set of regional security issues and promising continued support from the U.S. administration.
May 30, 2009 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today called on U.S. allies in Asia to render more aid to bolster the fight in Afghanistan.
May 26, 2009 - The 586th Air Expeditionary Group is one of three Air Force groups organized to complete joint expeditionary taskings and is contributing significantly to operations in Iraq and Kuwait, the group’s commander said.
May 24, 2009 - The detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should be closed, the Pentagon’s senior military officer said here today.
May 20, 2009 - The Defense Department has unveiled “DoDLive,” a centrally linked and unified platform from which services can create and maintain blogs.
May 20, 2009 - The recently submitted $664 billion defense budget proposal for fiscal 2010 by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates can best be characterized as a “reform budget,” the Pentagon’s chief financial officer said.
May 18, 2009 - As the Air Force gears up for its second test of the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, Air Force Materiel Command leaders are reminding people to participate during the May 19-21 exercise.
May 14, 2009 - Vice President Joe Biden today announced the Defense Department’s plan to expand its housing assistance program with $555 million devoted to servicemembers forced to sell their homes at a loss due to the country’s struggling housing market.
May 08, 2009 - The Department of Veterans Affairs opened its doors for accepting Post-9/11 GI Bill applications May 1.
May 06, 2009 - The U.S. military has prepared for years to confront a public health challenge like the H1N1 influenza virus, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
April 27, 2009 - As the Defense Department ventures into social media, even the famed Tuskegee Airmen are using popular social media tools to engage others and inform the world about their service to their country.
April 23, 2009 - Known around the world by its emblematic orange and blue, the U.S. Coast Guard added “green” to its operations as part of yesterday’s celebration of Earth Day.
April 22, 2009 - Defense Department officials are working to reduce vulnerability to cyber-attack attempts that occur regularly and are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
April 16, 2009 - In his two-and-a-half years as Defense secretary, Robert M. Gates has had many hard decisions to make. But none, he said here today, compare to the difficulty of his part in sending men and women into combat.
April 15, 2009 - More than 150 participants from a wide variety of government agencies came together here yesterday and today to rehearse the course of action they would take to deal with a hurricane emergency.
April 07, 2009 - It's rare today to be able to sit down with living legends and pick their brains of past experiences and commitment during their military aviation careers.
April 06, 2009 - Building on an already strong culture of safety, Air Force Research Laboratory personnel began the process recently to incorporate the Voluntary Protection Program into all levels of the organization.
April 02, 2009 - April is Alcohol Awareness Month and Tricare officials here are committed to creating a "buzz" about the effects of alcohol abuse.
March 31, 2009 - Language and culture are “almost inextricably intertwined,” and military personnel must be knowledgeable in both to be fully effective when operating overseas, the director of a military language school said.
March 30, 2009 - Three American contractors who survived five and a half years in a Colombian jungle likened their captivity to being on the “planet of the apes,” said one of the three contractors held by the terrorist organization known as FARC.
March 30, 2009 - A new special area of emphasis, or SAE, titled Space as a Contested Environment was introduced by U.S. military officials.
March 27, 2009 - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. signed on to the Army Reserve Employer Partnership Initiative at a March 20 ceremony here that also drew 11 private-sector employers.
March 27, 2009 - The Marine Corps’ first expeditionary fighting vehicles –- 17-passenger armored vehicles -- are slated to be delivered to the Marine Corps for testing in May 2010, the vehicle’s program manager said.
March 20, 2009 - The Department of Defense has begun the process of removing Social Security numbers from issued identification cards in an effort to prevent identity theft.
March 17, 2009 - A team of experts came together this week to use the Vandenberg Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO 21, program to overcome obstacles in the Management Internal Control Program.
March 13, 2009 - Like adolescents around the world, U.S. military dependents in Europe crave more independence.
March 13, 2009 - American high school students from around the world toured the Pentagon today, capping off a weeklong visit to the nation’s capital and what many of them called one of the most exciting experiences of their young lives.
March 12, 2009 - The USS Robert G. Bradley has completed the first Africa Partnership Station mission to East Africa, signifying the U.S. commitment to helping African nations achieve stability and prosperity, the APS East Africa commander said.
March 04, 2009 - An Electronic Systems Center team has completed the first Materiel Development Decision using the new DOD Instruction 5000.02, Operation of the Defense Acquisition System, acquisition procedures approved in December.
February 19, 2009 - "Military Saves Week" will be observed throughout the fleet Feb. 22 to March 1. The goal of this year's campaign is to increase awareness about the necessity to build wealth and reduce debt.
February 17, 2009 - More than a dozen Department of Defense Education Activity students are among the 3,000 U.S. high school students chosen as candidates for the 2009 Presidential Scholars Program.
February 12, 2009 - The collision yesterday of two communication satellites has left a debris pattern that may affect future space operations, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a symposium here today.
February 10, 2009 - NASCAR driver Reed Sorenson, who drives the No. 43 Air Force-sponsored car, and his crew got a taste of a basic military trainee's life during a recent two-day visit to Lackland Air Force Base.
February 04, 2009 - As the nation enters its eighth year of war, the military’s highest-ranking officer says he is concerned about the health of the armed forces. He wants to ensure the country takes care of its men and women in uniform.
February 03, 2009 - Secretary of the Army Pete Geren hosted an Army Combined Federal Campaign National Capital Area victory celebration at the Pentagon Monday, praising staff and contributors alike for raising more than $3.25 million for charity.
February 02, 2009 - The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC) entered a cooperative research agreement to share unclassified of information about the world's oceans.
January 26, 2009 - The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) announced the establishment of senior enlisted continuation boards Jan. 24 as a means to help shape the force.
January 14, 2009 - Defense Department officials today launched "Armed with Science: Research and Applications for the Modern Military," an online radio show.
January 13, 2009 - Thousands of people are expected to come together Feb. 16 to make an 8.15 mile trek for the 2009 Hawaiian Telcom Great Aloha Run, one of Hawaii’s top participation races, which benefits organizations across the island.
January 05, 2009 - The search is on for three Department of Defense Education Activity students to represent the department’s schools at the 2009 Research Science Institute.
December 17, 2008 - The Army should be on target with its language and cultural capabilities within five to 10 years.
December 16, 2008 - They might not wear red suits or fly a sleigh with nine reindeer, but Airmen of the 709th Airlift Squadron here kept true to the holiday spirit of goodwill by delivering supplies to Guatemalan children Dec. 5 and 6.
December 11, 2008 - The Department of Defense has approved command sponsorship of families at two new locations in Korea and an increase in tour lengths for accompanied service members permanently assigned there.
December 10, 2008 - Tour lengths for some family-accompanied assignments in South Korea will be extended to three years, Pentagon officials announced today.
December 09, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met yesterday with Vice President-elect Joe Biden as Gates continues to work to ensure the department’s transition between the two administrations is as seamless as possible.
December 01, 2008 - Air Force officials are working to increase manager understanding of how to hire qualified people with disabilities.
November 26, 2008 - The Defense Department continues to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to resolve veterans’ health issues, including maladies associated with the Gulf War, a senior DoD official said here today.
November 26, 2008 - A Web-based network of support for wounded warriors, veterans and their families, as well as the families of the fallen, has sprung from a collaborative effort by the departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs.
November 24, 2008 - Software platforms that bridge the medical databases of the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are improving military health care, officials said today.
November 19, 2008 - The remains of six B-52 Stratofortress aircrew members killed when their aircraft crashed off the northwest coast of Guam July 21 were laid to rest in a ceremony held Nov. 14 at Arlington National Cemetery.
November 19, 2008 - Warrior Care Month allows us to restate our commitment to the Soldier's life, said Gen. George W. Casey Jr., chief of staff of the Army, during a Purple Heart Ceremony Nov. 17 at the Center for the Intrepid.
November 18, 2008 - Department of Defense officials here Nov. 17 launched the National Resource Directory, a collaborative effort between the departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs.
November 18, 2008 - Army Service Day and Warrior Care Month activities Monday began with the signing of a Warrior Healthcare Covenant at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
November 06, 2008 - About 3,000 soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team will leave Iraq nearly two months earlier than planned, military officials said.
November 04, 2008 - The Defense Department has made extensive plans for a smooth transition from the present administration to that of the president-elect, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said here today.
October 31, 2008 - Beginning Nov. 1, the Army and its sister services will focus attention to one of the Defense Department's highest priorities – caring for wounded ill, and injured warriors.
October 31, 2008 - Army Knowledge Online/Defense Knowledge Online received a third place award for improving information delivery and saving the Department of Defense millions of dollars by providing a portal that will become the standard for all DOD agencies.
October 30, 2008 - No matter who wins the election Nov. 4, Defense Department officials will work to ensure a smooth and efficient transition to the new administration, DoD officials said today.
October 29, 2008 - The Navy has embarked on the largest shoreline stabilization project in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
October 28, 2008 - The United States military is the best-manned, best-equipped and best-trained force in the world, but that doesn't mean a thing if it can't get to the fight, said the commander of U.S. Transportation Command.
October 21, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today honored career civilian employees from throughout the department.
October 20, 2008 - The Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group Employ The MRAP.
October 20, 2008 - Beginning today and until mid November, the Army will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the full integration of women into the regular Army.
October 20, 2008 - Army personnel officials are launching an outreach program as part of a push to hire more wounded warriors and their spouses as civilian employees.
October 20, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured participants in the first Wounded Warriors Family Summit here today he will “continue to press forward with a sense of urgency” to provide top-level care and support for wounded warriors.
October 10, 2008 - Wounded, ill or injured service members and their families now have until November 28, 2008, to help Military Health System (MHS) leadership better understand the needs and expectations of warriors in their care.
September 08, 2008 - On a small parade field at the steps of the Pentagon and across the river from the skyline of the nation's capital, top military and political leaders today pledged to continue looking for missing servicemembers no matter the cost.
August 05, 2008 - A panel looking at military compensation has recommended dramatic changes in the military retirement system.
May 12, 2008 - All military services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for April, with the Marine Corps recruiting 142 percent of its goal, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said here today.
March 28, 2008 - When Space Shuttle Endeavor launched March 11, more than 1,000 new materials were onboard to be tested as a part of the sixth Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE-6.
March 11, 2008 - U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are models of interagency cooperation, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here yesterday.
December 27, 2007 - Saving money, tobacco use and fighting the battle of the bulge are among the hot topics on most people's New Year's resolution lists, but this year Tricare officials can help.
March 16, 2007 - The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, or AVIP, mandates Airmen assigned to high-threat areas receive the Anthrax vaccine, while also providing Airmen the choice to continue anthrax vaccines if they are not assigned to a designated high-threat area.
March 01, 2007 - Child care is a critical issue for many families around the country, and the Defense Department stands alone as a model for quality child care in the nation, an independent study released March 1 finds.
October 23, 2006 - Established in 1958, the Young Marines is a nonprofit youth organization that teaches young people from ages 8 to 18 how to gain self-confidence and be responsible.
October 20, 2006 - With the 2.2 percent across-the-board pay raise that is part of the Fiscal 2007 National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense Department will reach its goal to bring military basic pay to the 70th percentile when compared to civilians.
October 17, 2006 - The fiscal 2007 National Defense Authorization Act provides more than $530 billion to maintain the military in the shape it must be to win the war on terror.
October 16, 2006 - The Defense Department will resume mandatory anthrax inoculations for servicemembers and civilians deploying to U.S. Central Command and Korea, DoD officials said today.
October 16, 2006 - The latest in a series of congressionally mandated reports on the long-term health effects of troop deployments to Southwest Asia from the 1991 Gulf War to present was released.
October 13, 2006 - The U.S. military’s health care community is transforming its approach to capturing, archiving and accessing servicemembers’ medical records, a senior Defense Department official said.
October 01, 2006 - The bill includes an additional $70 billion in emergency funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through early next year, including nearly $24 billion for the Army and Marine Corps to repair and replace worn-out equipment.
September 28, 2006 - Some 12,000 U.S. troops in 14 eastern provinces of Afghanistan will come under NATO control in the near future following a decision by the alliance’s defense ministers.
September 26, 2006 - Eighty-eight years after being killed in action along the not-so-quiet Western Front of World War I, Army Pvt. Francis Lupo of Cincinnati was buried with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
September 21, 2006 - Forty-five recruiters from the Defense Department and other federal agencies, as well as from private-sector companies, set up shop at the Sam Houston Club to entice wounded warriors and their families with job offers.
September 18, 2006 - New identification cards to be issued to Defense Department employees beginning next month will help standardize workforce identification and security access systems across the government.
September 12, 2006 - The use of biological-based products is important to the nation’s economy and to national security, because these products help reduce America’s dependence on foreign energy resources, the deputy secretary of defense said here today.
August 31, 2006 - Officials from the Defense Department and military services got together here yesterday for the first 'From Deployment to Employment' conference to discuss ways to better serve America’s severely injured servicemembers.
August 28, 2006 - A new Web site being developed by the Defense Department will provide information on electronic voting options for servicemembers and other U.S. citizens living overseas.
August 28, 2006 - Severely injured servicemembers and their spouses are seeing doors open to meaningful civilian careers, thanks to a partnership between the Defense Department and the private sector.
August 24, 2006 - Defense Department civilians and contractors who are deployed overseas will be included in military health protection measures for the first time as part of an upcoming new policy.
August 18, 2006 - Operation RE/MAX assists military spouses in developing careers in real estate, which a recent American National Standards Institute survey indicated as one of the top five careers suited for military spouses.
August 07, 2006 - Oklahoma City volunteers are preparing for the municipality’s first Freedom Walk, slated to run on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
August 04, 2006 - The Defense Department this month kicked off a program to help prevent activated reservists and National Guardsmen from facing financial hardships.
July 23, 2006 - Three severely wounded soldiers recovering in the Washington area got "a dream come true," as Washington's Major League Baseball team honored them and military members everywhere July 21.
July 19, 2006 - Sixty-five years after the Defense Department launched a program to train the first black military pilots and aircrews, veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen say they're proud of the barriers they helped break down and the example they set.
July 18, 2006 - A contracted ship has docked in Lebanon to evacuate U.S. citizens caught in the fighting there, and U.S. officials have ordered the expeditionary strike group based around the USS Iwo Jima to assist in the effort.
July 18, 2006 - While U.S. authorities in Cyprus are expecting to evacuate at least 5,000 Americans from Lebanon, they are preparing for any contingency. Nine U.S. Navy ships are converging on Lebanon from U.S. Central Command and from U.S. European Command.
June 23, 2006 - The Defense Department has no plans to discontinue its smallpox vaccination program, despite yesterday's announcement that vaccinations may have caused a soldier's death.
June 22, 2006 - A panel of military physician experts has concluded that vaccinations may have caused the death of a 26-year-old Army soldier.
June 06, 2006 - The VA announced over the weekend that the records stolen from the home of a VA representative in May might include personal information of people currently in the military, according to a VA news release.
April 26, 2006 - Rick Monday credits six years in the Marine Corps Reserve with his saving an American flag on April 25, 1976, during a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.
April 17, 2006 - The Defense Science Board will conduct a summer study on a topic that would have been inconceivable when the Defense Department established the board 50 years ago this year: the military implications of Internet search engines, online journals and blogs.
March 28, 2006 - Caspar W. Weinberger, the nation's 15th secretary of defense, died Tuesday. He was 88. Weinberger took office Jan. 21, 1981, and served until Nov. 23, 1987, making him the longest-serving defense secretary to date.
March 14, 2006 - Funding and public opinion are two major challenges the United States faces in fighting the global war on terrorism.
March 13, 2006 - A high-tech Defense Department identification system has linked some captured terrorists to previous crimes and prevented their release from overseas detention facilities.
March 05, 2006 - The Defense Department has asked the U.S. Army to launch a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, who was killed in the spring of 2004 during a combat operation in Afghanistan.
February 23, 2006 - The federal response to Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that the Defense Department is one of the only federal departments capable of playing a critical role in the nation's response to catastrophic events, a recently released government report stated.
February 16, 2006 - A general lack of financial knowledge makes servicemembers an ideal target for predatory money lenders, so the Defense Department is helping to do something about it.
February 10, 2006 - A partnership that enables military members and their families to file their tax returns electronically without charge is proving tremendously popular, with 103,000 returns already filed as of Feb. 7.
January 26, 2006 - Despite general perceptions that National Guard and Reserve troops lose income when called to active duty, most actually earn more in uniform than as civilians, a new Rand Corp. study reveals.
January 26, 2006 - The Defense Department will use a multifaceted approach to boost the availability of child care services for military families.
January 23, 2006 - Military members and their families can now file their taxes for free, thanks to a partnership between a group that helps military people deal with financial issues and a civilian financial services company.
January 10, 2006 - A variety of innovative recruiting initiatives, from a program to re-enlist veterans to an increase in the maximum enlistment age for the Army Reserve and National Guard, are being credited with the Army's continued success in reaching its goals.
January 09, 2006 - President Bush ushered in an across-the-board 3.1 percent military pay raise, effective Jan. 1, and a variety of other new or enhanced benefits for servicemembers and their families when he signed the 2006 National Defense Authorization Bill into law.
January 05, 2006 - Defense Department installations have begun implementing new cell phone restrictions for drivers on military bases.
December 28, 2005 - The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes has made the holidays brighter for 1,000 global war on terrorism veterans. Each of the veterans receiving the checks is classified as being 30 percent or more disabled.
December 23, 2005 - The Department of Defense today released the results of two reports on sexual harassment and sexual assault in the military: the 2004 survey of the reserve components and the Academic Program Year 2005 assessment at the three military service academies.
December 22, 2005 - A senior U.S. military officer says the number of insurgent attacks in Iraq is down since last week's election, and he believes the Iraqi people have reached what he calls the saturation point of their willingness to tolerate such attacks.
December 21, 2005 - Service members will receive an average housing allowance increase of 5.9 percent. An estimated $13.9 billion will be paid to nearly 950,000 service members in 2006. The planned increase for FY 2006 above the FY 2005 amount is about $1.6 billion.
December 15, 2005 - A program designed to help wounded veterans find meaningful civilian jobs is paying off by enabling some to use their military expertise to ensure their former comrades are getting the quality weaponry they need in combat.
December 13, 2005 - Several military related organizations have reported that the Department of Defense is looking at increasing the cost share of the Tricare healthcare program for the under-65 years of age members of the military retiree community.
December 12, 2005 - The 2005 BRAC is the largest, most joint-service-oriented round DoD has ever attempted, Philip Grone, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment, said in a Pentagon Channel interview.
December 02, 2005 - If it wasn’t for the selfless actions of Staff Sgt. Anthony B. Speich, ten Afghani troops and a Navy corpsman may have never been able to return home.
November 23, 2005 - The data shows the force is more educated than the population at large. Servicemembers have high school diplomas or the general equivalency diploma. More servicemembers have some college than the typical 18- to 24-year-olds.
November 15, 2005 - The window for signing up for Medicare's new prescription drug plan opens today, but Tricare Management Activity officials encourage eligible beneficiaries to weigh the facts before deciding whether to sign on to the plan.
November 07, 2005 - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today announced the next major units to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He emphasized that rotation planning remains flexible and will be based on conditions on the ground.
October 26, 2005 - Improving the process that provides servicemembers with correct pay and allowances is part of the Defense Department's plan to modernize its business practices, senior DoD transformation officials said.
October 12, 2005 - The Army was about 6,600 recruits shy of meeting its active duty enlisted recruiting goal for fiscal 2005, but a revamped recruiting system is causing the numbers to go back up.
September 24, 2005 - The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with other federal agencies, continues to respond to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
September 17, 2005 - Six Hispanic-American servicewomen were honored last week for outstanding achievements in the military services and their status as role models during the 2nd annual Latina Style Symposium awards luncheon.
September 13, 2005 - Military evacuees displaced by Hurricane Katrina may request that their prescription records at military treatment facilities in the Gulf Coast region be transferred to other military or retail pharmacies nationwide, officials with Tricare.
September 13, 2005 - Severely wounded servicemembers and all military spouses are encouraged to attend a "Hiring Heroes Career Fair" Sept. 20 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to explore job opportunities in the federal government and private sector.
September 05, 2005 - The 38,000 National Guard troops and almost 13,000 active-component forces in the region are working feverishly to wrap up search-and-rescue operations and get the hurricane victims to safety.
August 31, 2005 - National Guard units and members in 17 more states remained on standby today, ready to provide assistance as required in the wake of extensive damage, rising floodwaters, and power and communications outages throughout the region.
August 31, 2005 - More than 11,000 Army and Air National Guard members and 7,200 active-duty troops are supporting hurricane relief operations along the Gulf Coast, and 10,000 more National Guard troops are expected to join the effort within the next 48 hours.
August 26, 2005 - The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted today to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., rejecting a Pentagon proposal to close the base and consolidate the Air Force's B-1B Lancer long-ranger bomber aircraft fleet at Dyess AFB.
August 25, 2005 - The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis have been making progress in the prevention and handling of sexual assault and violence, but there are key issues that need to be addressed.
August 25, 2005 - The Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission began its second day of final deliberations today by approving the Defense Department's recommendation to close Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
August 24, 2005 - The Base Realignment and Closure Commission generally supported the Defense Department's recommendations today as the panel began its final four days of deliberations.
August 17, 2005 - Once used only for remote reconnaissance, unmanned aircraft technology has rapidly evolved in recent years. Such systems now feature strike capabilities and are being used for force-protection and signals-collection missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 17, 2005 -
Defense Department officials today recognized the "best of the best" among military installations. They are considered for the award based on how well they support their missions with the resources available to them.
August 16, 2005 - While an estimated 25 percent of Americans smoke, the military's numbers hover at 34 percent, according to Col. Gerald Wayne Talcott with the Air Force Medical Support Agency.
August 10, 2005 - The DoD Deployment Health Risk Communication Working Group and the Joint Task Force for Family Readiness Education on Deployments have joined together to create the Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library.
July 27, 2005 - The Defense Department is again sending letters to thousands of Gulf War veterans exposed to low levels of chemical agents contained in munitions destroyed at a weapons depot in Khamisiyah, Iraq, in March 1991.
July 23, 2005 - The Department of Defense released the latest report of the Air Force Health Study on the health effects of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The report includes the strongest evidence to date that Agent Orange is associated with adult-onset diabetes.
July 12, 2005 - Defense officials have announced that 15 organizations have won the 2005 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award for supporting employees who serve in the Reserves and National Guard.
July 11, 2005 - Recruiting and retention rates were up in June for all the services in both the active and reserve components. The release of June recruiting and retention statistics for all four services today came as welcome news following a spring slump.
July 08, 2005 - Veterans with service-related disabilities looking for business opportunities need look no farther than the U.S. government -- and more specifically, the Defense Department.
June 17, 2005 - A top Army general this week thanked more than 270 family members of servicemen still missing in Southeast Asia for their service and sacrifice during the Defense Department's 2005 annual government briefings for Vietnam War-era families.
June 13, 2005 - The riders of Soldier Ride 2005 intend to trek 4,200 miles from Marina Del Ray, Calif., to Montauk, N.Y., on the eastern tip of Long Island to raise money for injured servicemembers.
June 08, 2005 - Thousands of Reserve and Guard servicemembers and their families became eligible to purchase health care insurance through Tricare in late April.
May 23, 2005 - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that will determine whether universities can bar military recruiters from their campuses, without having to forfeit federal funding.
May 20, 2005 - The Department of Defense is testing a cutting-edge technology so revolutionary military scientists are saying it will change the face of biological warfare.
May 05, 2005 - Today's military is smaller than the Cold War force. It is already more agile and more flexible. And experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan show that joint operations enable the military to focus more power, more quickly exactly where it is needed.
May 03, 2005 - Few people dispute that the U.S. military has too much infrastructure to face the threats and opportunities of the 21st century. The question is: What's the best way to close or realign installations to match challenges of the new world?
May 03, 2005 - Defense Department officials are working to thwart insurance and investment marketing practices that exploit military personnel.
April 26, 2005 - hrough the goodwill and generosity of thousands of people with unused frequent flyer miles and U.S. airlines, the Fisher House Foundation has given out nearly 3,000 free airline tickets to war-wounded servicemembers and their families.
April 22, 2005 - Rising medical costs and the expansion of health benefits for retirees, Guardsmen and Reservists, and their families, are putting a strain on the military health care system.
April 20, 2005 - Three soldiers wounded in Iraq sparked new legislation to provide low-cost “traumatic injury” insurance for members of America’s armed forces. It would add a low-cost traumatic injury insurance benefit to the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance.
March 30, 2005 - After roughly 10 months of hearings, military officials announced that 38 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been found to not be enemy combatants and will be returned to their home countries. Five have already been released.
March 24, 2005 - A new health care plan, with coverage comparable to that enjoyed by federal employees under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance plan, will be available to eligible members of the National Guard and Reserve and their families April 25, 2005.
March 21, 2005 - TeamESPN is repaying servicemembers’ loyalty and has joined with many other companies, organizations and individuals as part of a Defense Department program called America Supports You.
March 15, 2005 - More than 70 more tests in and around the Pentagon have failed to turn up any evidence of anthrax contamination since the initial positive test March 14.
March 11, 2005 - Working to recruit 80,000 new members by late September, the Army is putting more recruiters in the field and giving them better tools to do their job.
March 04, 2005 - The Defense Department has joined forces with national agencies to help Guard and Reserve families in finding and affording child care while Mom or Dad is deployed in support of the global war on terrorism.
March 03, 2005 - The Army missed its February recruiting goals for the active duty, Guard and Reserve forces. It was the first time the service missed recruiting goals in five years. In February, the active Army’s goal was 7,050 new recruits, and the service fell short by
February 22, 2005 - Despite Iranian claims to the contrary, U.S. military aircraft are not flying missions in Iran's airspace, Pentagon spokesman Larry Di Rita said.
February 07, 2005 - A 3.1 percent military basic pay hike, higher housing allowances and more healthcare and educational benefits for the National Guard and Reserve are all part of the president's proposed fiscal 2006 defense budget.
February 07, 2005 - People are the highest priority in the budget. It funds a 3.1 percent pay raise for military personnel and raises the basic allowance for housing 4 percent. The budget request expands Tricare to cover mobilizing reservists and their families.
February 06, 2005 - Recalling his last moments in combat, Collier said a radio was strapped to his back as he took a knee in a seemingly safe place. He was passing word to another platoon when an AK-47 round entered the back of his left shoulder and mushroomed into his lung.
February 04, 2005 - Regional medical examiners are appointed by the Armed Forces medical examiner at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
The institute consists of officer and enlisted servicemembers from the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as civilian DoD employees.
February 03, 2005 - The Defense Department is on the lookout for people with language skills to support not only current operations, but future ones as well, according to Gail McGinn, deputy undersecretary of defense for plans.
February 01, 2005 - Pentagon leaders and Capitol Hill legislators want to increase the current available combined government death benefit for families of fallen servicemembers by about $250,000.
January 26, 2005 - January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, and the Armed Services Blood Program joins Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, in commending those who have taken the time to save lives.
January 18, 2005 - The center is the Army’s only Level One Trauma Center and the Defense Department’s only Burn Center, which is open to all service members and works to give the injured full function of the amputated parts.
December 30, 2004 - The Army will meet its requirement of 8,105 up-armored Humvees by March 2005, has equipped all deployed Soldiers and DoD civilians with Interceptor Body Armor, and has also developed a more flexible system for meeting field commander’s equipment needs.
December 14, 2004 - Department of Defense released a partial rotation list Dec. 14 of units scheduled for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
December 07, 2004 - All members of the U.S. armed forces will deal with the fallout of the sexual assault problems at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Defense Department officials said.
December 02, 2004 - The stabilization mission in Bosnia is complete and American servicemembers who served in the region can look with pride on their accomplishments. European Union soldiers officially take over the Bosnia mission today.
November 26, 2004 - Money contained within the 2005 National Defense Authorization Act will fund a 3.5 percent troop pay raise and eliminate servicemembers' out-of-pocket costs for family housing, DoD's top military personnel official noted.
November 09, 2004 - The government is appealing a Nov. 8 federal judge's ruling that brought a halt to a military commission hearing in a war- crimes trial against an enemy combatant being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
November 02, 2004 - The Defense Department put a temporary pause on all anthrax shots to military personnel while they review an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
October 25, 2004 - Many people choose laser eye surgery because they think it will make them more attractive or save them from having to grapple to find their glasses. But for a number of servicemembers, laser eye surgery is about saving lives on the battlefield.
October 22, 2004 - The Federal Voting Assistance Program has made available an official Online Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot. Generally, a citizen can only use the FWAB under three, very specific conditions...
October 21, 2004 - All deployed and deploying servicemembers and high-risk beneficiaries will be vaccinated on time this flu season, the Defense Department's chief medical officer said.
October 21, 2004 - A Defense Department program that provides the technology and services disabled workers need to use computers and other basic office equipment evens the employment playing field for the disabled while making it easier for managers to hire them.
October 15, 2004 - Deployed and deploying servicemembers are among the priority groups to receive the flu vaccine, Defense Department officials said.
October 07, 2004 - The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps all made their active duty recruiting numbers for fiscal 2004, according to DoD documents.
September 23, 2004 - Dr. Ali Alattar has some compelling stories to tell, and he believes U.S. military service members and their families need to hear them.
September 22, 2004 - Anthrax vaccinations have resumed for Soldiers whose series of injections were interrupted during the anthrax vaccine shortages of 2000-2001.
September 16, 2004 - 'I’ve acquired a target Sir…. Permission to engage!!' It sounds like dialogue taken from a movie or a video game, but with the steady squeeze of the trigger, reality comes crashing down, and a Marine realizes the importance of his daily training.
August 20, 2004 - Spouses to Teachers, DoD's latest endeavor to assist military spouses interested in teaching, is serving a similar purpose as the popular Troops to Teachers program, an official said.
August 20, 2004 - The 3.5 percent pay raise provided for in the 2005 Defense Appropriations Bill shows the U.S. government and the American people are committed to supporting their military forces.
August 20, 2004 - Defense officials are committed to ensuring military members have the ability to vote from anywhere in the world, DoD's top personnel officer said.
July 29, 2004 - When moviemakers have a military angle in the plot, they often come to the Army for help.
July 27, 2004 - U.S. and Korean officials have agreed on a plan to move all 8,000 American troops out of Seoul and its suburbs by December 2008. The forces will be relocated to south of the Han River in the Pyongtaek area, roughly 50 miles south of Seoul.
July 21, 2004 - Under Operation Blue to Green, officially approved July 19, the Army will provide the opportunity for members of the Navy and Air Force to transfer into the Army and retain their rank.
July 01, 2004 - The Defense Department has established a "one-stop" place to go whenever servicemembers or family members need assistance with any kind of problem.
June 30, 2004 - Anthrax and smallpox vaccination programs will include selected units within the U.S. Pacific Command, additional personnel now serving with the U.S. Central Command and other selected groups of individuals.
June 03, 2004 - The new TRICARE Retail Pharmacy (TRRx) contract took affect yesterday for TRICARE beneficiaries located in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam.
May 14, 2004 - The words spoken at opening ceremony honored all veterans, but those serving in the most recent war felt them most strongly. Seated in front of hundreds of service members and visitors at this year's event were severely injured Iraq war veterans.
April 21, 2004 - While U.S. Marines stand ready inside Fallujah, anti-coalition forces continue to attack in defiance of a ceasefire agreement. The city is a hotbed of anti- coalition activity, and has been since the U.S. troops entered the area in April last year.
April 15, 2004 - About 20,000 soldiers now in Iraq and Kuwait will serve at least 90 days past their originally scheduled tours of duty
April 08, 2004 - Armed Forces Voters Week is being held to encourage all citizens voting under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, who have not registered to vote or requested an absentee ballot this year, to do so as soon as possible.
April 08, 2004 - Senior U.S. officials decided to focus on the al Qaeda-Taliban connection in Afghanistan rather than on Iraq shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
March 31, 2004 - A new Defense Department reporting system has begun so members of all seven reserve components can register their employers.
March 30, 2004 - Jeffrey Wershow became a National Guard icon in March, because he died in Iraq last July.
March 28, 2004 - The Defense Department's top civilian today said he supports the 9/11 commission's investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, while noting the necessity of preventing future terrorist acts.
February 27, 2004 - The US military will stop using always-armed, live landmines after 2010 under a new government policy announced by senior officials at a State Department news briefing.
February 25, 2004 - The Defense Department's senior personnel official assured Senate Armed Services Committee members that the military would get to the bottom of allegations that scores of female service members were sexually assaulted during overseas deployments.
February 17, 2004 - The new head of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command said SMDC will focus on three priorities: supporting the warfighter, standing up the nation’s ground-based defense against ballistic missiles ...
February 09, 2004 - Department of Defense officials announced that new norms for the enlistment test, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, will be implemented this summer.
January 23, 2004 - In a break from past practice, the Defense Department announced that President Bush will request a $401.7 billion defense budget for fiscal 2005. Normally, this is one of the more closely guarded figures in the Pentagon.
January 15, 2004 - Hiring of military veterans across the federal civilian work force increased in fiscal 2002, the government's director of personnel said recently.
January 12, 2004 - The Department of Defense announced Jan. 8 that implementation of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) will resume immediately.
January 05, 2004 - The new year brings new hope for families of the more than 88,000 Americans who are still missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the 1991 Gulf War.
December 24, 2003 - Department of Defense officials and lawyers with the Justice Department are examining a decision handed down by a federal judge that ordered DOD to stop anthrax vaccinations for U.S. servicemembers without their consent.
December 17, 2003 - Defense Department-led effort to quickly deliver new technologies to the warfighter is making life easier -- and, more importantly, safer -- for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
December 08, 2003 - Military personnel will see their basic pay more in line with that of civilian counterparts in the private sector in 2004 thanks to an increased pay and benefits compensation package included in the 2004 Defense Authorization Act.
November 14, 2003 - To bolster force protection, the general public is urged not to send unsolicited mail, care packages or donations to service members forward deployed unless you are a family member, loved one or personal friend.
November 06, 2003 - Vietnam veteran and four-time Super Bowl champion Rocky Bleier will narrate a National Football League public service announcement in support of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund during network telecasts.
November 04, 2003 - Acts of heroism, community service and deeds that exemplify Army values can be found on the Army Web site's newest feature, ''Soldier Stories.''
October 29, 2003 - U.S. Northern Command is sending all eight of the Defense Department's C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, and six CH-53 helicopters with fire suppression buckets to support the wildland firefighting effort.
October 22, 2003 - Far from being a glum assessment, a memo Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to senior leaders poses questions Rumsfeld believes leaders should be asking about the new security environment.
October 21, 2003 - A parasitic disease being spread by sand flies in Iraq has prompted officials who oversee the military's blood supply to implement a one-year donor deferral for military personnel serving in that country.
September 26, 2003 - The first 192 troops to return to the states under the Operation Iraqi Freedom ''Rest and Recuperation'' Leave Program arrived at BWI Airport today. While the group was homogenous in their desert camouflage uniforms, their directions were varied.
September 24, 2003 - The Defense Department is continuing its investigations into two cases associated with the confinement facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in which an Air Force translator is charged with espionage and an Army chaplain is being held pending charges.
August 27, 2003 - Despite predictions to the contrary, Americans are continuing to volunteer for the military, and those already in service are re- enlisting at a vigorous rate.
August 24, 2003 - A team of experts in military medicine and health communication at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences here launched a new health education campaign today -- 'Courage to Care.'
August 01, 2003 - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is trying to help raise money to a build memorial honoring the 184 military and civilian personnel that died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
July 21, 2003 - Family members and defense officials alike intend to ensure that those who died at the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001, are remembered. Together, they launched a fund-raising campaign to build a memorial for the victims of the terrorist attack.
June 12, 2003 - Spectators at 13 Major League Baseball games and one Major League Soccer game will have the opportunity to honor America's military forces June 14, Flag Day.
May 30, 2003 - A significant expansion of effort in the hunt for weapons of mass destruction will begin to take hold in Iraq in coming days, DoD officials said today.
May 20, 2003 - Expanding employment opportunities for Army spouses while fulfilling corporate America's demand for skilled workers was the topic of the Army Spouse Employment Partnership Program working session in Arlington, Va., May 12.
May 06, 2003 - The faces of Saddam Hussein's defeated regime on the now-famous ''most wanted'' card deck have become ever familiar with more than 1 million decks printed and sold. The faces of the cards' creators, however, were a mystery, until now, that is.
May 02, 2003 - Three senior U.S. government officials agreed that humanitarian efforts to renew and restore Iraq have gone well so far, and movement will continue to return Iraq to the Iraqi people.
April 21, 2003 - DoD is taking a watchful approach to its smallpox vaccination program after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta reported investigating whether a sequence of cardiac deaths was associated with the vaccine.
April 20, 2003 - Darryl Worley gave a 45-minute concert at the Pentagon for several hundred servicemembers, civilian employees and family members April 16. The show was broadcast live to troops overseas, and an audio webcast now also is available.
April 18, 2003 - Tax relief and special pay for service members involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom have expanded.
April 13, 2003 - DoD officials identified the seven American prisoners of war found in northern Iraq today as five members of the 507th Maintenance Company and two Apache helicopter pilots.
April 08, 2003 - Coalition forces targeted ''senior regime officials'' in a strike in the Baghdad suburb of al Mansour April 7, a U.S. Central Command official said during a briefing in Qatar today.
April 05, 2003 - The special operations mission to rescue Army Pfc. Jessica D. Lynch from Iraqi captivity was a triumph of joint planning and execution, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart.
April 01, 2003 - It's Day 12 of ''Where's Saddam?'' Since Sunday, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and other senior DoD officials have noted that no one has seen Saddam Hussein since the operation to open the war.
March 24, 2003 - To bolster force protection, the general public is urged not to send unsolicited mail, care packages or donations to service members forward deployed unless you are a family member, loved one or personal friend.
March 23, 2003 - Iraqi television videotape purports to show U.S. service members captured by Iraqi forces. Al Jazeera – a satellite news network based out of Doha, Qatar – broadcast the tape.
March 21, 2003 - The death toll in the crash of a Marine CH-46 helicopter March 20 was reduced overnight to 12 by U.S. Central Command officials.
March 20, 2003 - Iraq has fired surface-to- surface missiles at U.S. forces based in Kuwait, DoD officials said this morning.
March 19, 2003 - With President Bush's deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq fast approaching, coalition aircraft dropped almost 2 million leaflets over Iraq March 19, U.S. Central Command officials said.
March 01, 2003 - The Defense Department announced the final approval of the Global War on Terrorism Medals. These medals recognize the significant contributions members of the armed forces bring to bear in combating terrorism.
January 10, 2003 - A new defense medal will eventually be issued to military members who served in the Republic of Korea, or adjacent waters, after July 28, 1954.
December 18, 2002 - The first soldiers in the national capital region and elsewhere were vaccinated against smallpox disease during the past few days.
December 13, 2002 - President Bush today announced he has ordered smallpox vaccinations to begin for military personnel.
December 03, 2002 - Al Qaeda and Taliban sympathizers launched two hit-and-run attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan Dec. 2, DoD officials said today. There have been no U.S. casualties, the officials said.
November 15, 2002 - The Armed Services YMCA seeks both artists and readers for two annual youth contests.
October 24, 2002 - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld spoke briefly today at a DoD press conference about two suspects arrested in connection with sniper shootings that have plagued the Washington metro region for three weeks.
October 17, 2002 - More than 1,100 people submitted designs for a memorial to those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon. Defense officials today announced the six designs selected as finalists.
October 16, 2002 - The Pentagon has been enlisted to support efforts to catch a deadly sniper who has preyed on metro Washington residents since Oct. 2.
October 11, 2002 - Bernardo C. Negrete has a message for young Hispanic Americans: ''The military is a perfect place to build your future!''
October 08, 2002 - One American Marine was killed today and another injured when they were attacked while training on an island off the coast of Kuwait.
September 27, 2002 - On a crisp, clear, late September morning, in the northern most county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the last battle of the Revolutionary War was fought.
September 25, 2002 - A little-known pay measure, set to become law, could turn into a budget-busting problem for the Defense Department, officials said. If enacted, the legislation may cost DoD around $58 billion extra over the next decade.
September 10, 2002 - Army Emergency Relief and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society today each received $350,000 checks from the Washington Redskins football team at an outdoor Pentagon ceremony.
September 10, 2002 - Clear Skies II, an ongoing air defense exercise here, is now a deployment -- and troops are being issued live weapons, Marine Gen. Peter Pace told reporters this afternoon.
July 23, 2002 - Rumsfeld ordered the Air Force's Office of Special Investigation to look into a leak that is the purported basis of a July 5 New York Times article on a secret war plan for an attack on Iraq.
July 22, 2002 - Department of Defense blood donor centers are asking sailors and Marines to donate this summer in hopes of keeping up DOD blood supplies while assisting civilian blood collection agencies.
July 19, 2002 - A report to Congress detailing the military power of the People's Republic of China is filled with vague words and phrases. This is because the Chinese government is still extremely secretive and opaque about military matters.
May 23, 2002 - DoD engineers are developing the 2010-era Objective Force Warrior even before the next- generation Land Warrior is fielded in 2004.
April 30, 2002 - DoD scientists and contractors are working to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a smallpox vaccine developed by the military a decade ago, according to an Army medical researcher at Fort Detrick, MD.
