MAFFS units set records this wildfire season, full of highs and lowCrews who fly the Air National Guard's Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules returned to their homestation due to favorable wildfire conditions this month...
October 5, 2012

Florida Soldiers hit the waves for Key West exerciseIn a state with thousands of miles of coastline, rivers and waterways, most Floridians are never far from the water. The same water that provides recreation and nourishes a tourism industry...
October 5, 2012

Troops at risk to predatory schools, businesses, spendingFor-profit colleges, pay-day loans, and spending temptations may turn into significant debt and worthless college degrees for military members, said Holly Petraeus, of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
October 5, 2012

Odierno, Jill Biden announce education milestone for military kidsMore than 100 colleges and universities have signed on to a White House initiative to prepare educators for the unique needs of their military-connected students, Jill Biden said Thursday...
October 5, 2012

Presidential Inaugural joint task force is now in businessThe Joint Task Force - National Capital Region 57th Presidential Inaugural Staff began preparations in support of the Presidential Inauguration. The task force is charged with coordinating all military ceremonial support for the inaugural period. As a joint component, it includes members from all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components...
October 4, 2012

Army’s first cantor spreads word of Torah in Middle EastFirst Lt. David Frommer lit candles as he led a small group of service members and civilians in the chanting of the Torah. A chaplain of four years, Frommer has conducted several celebrations of the biblical holiday Sukkot (Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles), but this was his first in the Middle East...
October 4, 2012

Georgia Army National Guard members train Burundi militaryA pair of Georgia Army National Guardsmen from the 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion trained more than 30 Burundi Armed Forces personnel during two weeks of instruction on deployment and unit movement planning recently...
October 4, 2012

Mobile devices would enable more nimble operations, official saysMobile devices are becoming the way we communicate, and the Defense Department views that change as an opportunity, the department’s deputy chief information officer for command, control, communications and computers and information infrastructure said Sept. 28...
October 3, 2012

Multi-force Operation Deep Freeze underway in AntarcticaThe U.S. military recently kicked off the 2012-2013 season of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation...
October 3, 2012

In and outside the classroom, Wisconsin Guard members immerse themselves in SpanishThe Wisconsin Army National Guard Military Engagement Team members journeyed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for a two-week language immersion program at Institute for Second Language Acquisition, Inc., (I.S.L.A.) Sept. 9...
October 3, 2012

E-payments required for TRICARE Reserve Select and Retired Reserve monthly premiumsTo avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) or TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013...
October 3, 2012

New York Soldiers guide Afghan National Police to the futureSometime last April, New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Russell Clark, other U.S. Soldiers, and members of the Dand District Afghan National Police found their first target – a field of purple-white, oddly beautiful opium poppy plants...
October 2, 2012

Family Matters Blog: Panel addresses exceptional issuesRecently I had the opportunity to serve on a Defense Department advisory panel dealing with special needs issues across the military...
October 2, 2012

Guard observes National Hispanic Heritage MonthAmid a busy morning at Arlington Hall Station, the Army National Guard Bureau paused Sept. 27 to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month...
October 1, 2012