Posts Tagged ‘house’
Servicemembers Fatherhood Forum
http://www.youtube.com/v/8yLiqWvkx4s?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Carmen Walker reports on a forum, lead by the White House and Veterans Affairs, on the importance of fatherhood and the difficulty fathers in the military face. Source
White House: Iraq drawdown unchanged by attacks
WASHINGTON — The White House says a deadly spike in violence in Iraq is not expected to alter U.S. plans to withdraw combat forces this year. A series of bombs across Baghdad on Tuesday killed at least 49 people and injured more than 160 people. It was part of a string of attacks in recent days. Authorities blame al-Qaida insurgents who are [...]
Sharp Salutes South Korea’s Military Forces
U.S. forces will be prepared to transition wartime operational control to the South Korean joint chiefs of staff as scheduled April 17, 2012, Army Gen. Walter "Skip" Sharp told the House and Senate Armed Services committees. Read more: Sharp Salutes South Korea's Military Forces
Gates: DoD examining F/A-18 multiyear plans
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that Pentagon officials are reviewing proposals from Boeing under which DoD would buy new F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters with multiyear contracts, plans the prime contractor says would save the military up to 10 percent. Gates told the House Appropriations defense subcommittee that Pentagon officials [...]
TRICARE Meets New Health Bill Standards
The TRICARE military health plan meets the standards set by the health care reform bill the House of Representatives passed last night, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in a statement issued yesterday. More here: TRICARE Meets New Health Bill Standards
Tricare Meets Health Care Bill’s Standards, Gates Says
The Tricare military health plan meets the standards set by the health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said in a statement. Visit link: Tricare Meets Health Care Bill's Standards, Gates Says
JIEDDO 3-star: Afghan IED attacks more lethal
WASHINGTON — Attacks on U.S. and allied forces with makeshift bombs in Afghanistan are 50 percent more lethal than three years ago, reflecting insurgents’ use of more powerful explosives and the increased vulnerability of troops who patrol more on foot than in the past. Lt. Gen. Michael Oates, director of the Joint Improvised Explosive [...]
Personnel chiefs warn against cuts to bonuses
Despite meeting all recruiting and retention goals, the service personnel chiefs pleaded with a House panel Wednesday to keep paying enlistment and selective re-enlistment bonuses. Clifford Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said military pay and benefits generally are competitive with the private sector, and that [...]
McChrystal: Goal still to get bin Laden alive
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.” The comment by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to reporters was in contrast to remarks made a day earlier by Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder told Congress that the [...]
