Federal employees can now use their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits — up to 12 weeks of leave each year — to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas, according to a March 5 memo issued by the Office of Personnel Management. Feds now can use their...
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New fed leave ruling benefits military families
New fed leave law benefits military families
Federal employees can now use their Family and Medical Leave Act benefits — up to 12 weeks of leave each year — to help a family member who is in the military and deployed overseas, according to a March 5 memo issued by the Office of Personnel Management. Feds now can use their...
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Troops: Ops tempo challenges mental care
Service members and veterans praise legislation that would expand access to mental health care — but they question the military’s ability to improve treatment given the challenges of today’s high operations tempo. One proposal in the House would require all returning combat veterans to undergo confidential, face-to-face mental health screening. Another would allow...
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MarSOC officer awarded Bronze Star
The officer in charge of Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s assessment and selection received a Bronze Star with “V” device on Tuesday for his actions in Afghanistan. On May 30, 2008, Maj. John A. Moder, 36, repeatedly exposed himself to Taliban sharpshooters and rocket-propelled grenades during a firefight in the Garmsir district...
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Marjah: Ups and downs are lessons for future
MARJAH, Afghanistan — After a day spent pinned down in gunbattles or caught in a maze of roadside bombs, with little hope of air support and an erratic Afghan army to coax along, Lance Cpl. Travis Anderson reflected on the frustrations of the campaign U.S. forces were fighting. "I understand the reason behind...
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NC Marines dedicate clinic to slain corpsman
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A new medical clinic will be named in honor of a Navy Corpsman who was killed in Afghanistan. The Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command will dedicate the clinic to Hospital Corpsman Second Class Charles "Luke" Milam during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune on Friday. The clinic is one...
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Morphine May Reduce PTSD Risk
Injured service members who receive morphine during trauma care are about half as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as those who are not administered the drug, a Navy study has revealed.
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Afghan, Iraq Human Rights Abuses Up
As the U.S. military prepares to leave Iraq, the State Department is blaming the Iraqi government for arbitrary killings of civilians and other human rights abuses.
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Gates: Allies Know Iran Sanctions Next
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions are the inevitable next step in dealing with the threat of a nuclear Iran.
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Yemen Holds NJ Man After Al-Qaida Sweep
He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.
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Russia Criticizes US Over Afghan Drugs
Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's shift away from fighting drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying the resulting surge in heroin smuggling is endangering Russia's national security.
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Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 48 in Pakistan
At least 48 people, including 18 soldiers, were killed and 95 more injured Friday when two suicide bombings targeted a military convoy in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, security officials said.
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CG: Deepwater costs rise to $27.4 billion
The price tag for the Coast Guard’s major acquisitions program, called Deepwater, rose to $27.4 billion, the service’s acquisition’s chief told a congressional subcommittee Thursday. Rear Adm. Ronald R?bago said that he did not expect the costs to increase any further. Last summer, the Coast Guard acquisitions directorate reported that the program would...
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Official Announces Plans to Curb Fighter Program’s Cost
The Defense Department will require a shift to a fixed-price contract in its negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the initial production phase of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.
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Length of Wars Challenges Nation, Lynn Says
The duration of today's conflicts poses a greater challenge to the nation and its military than the magnitude of the wars, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III told an audience of American high school students.
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