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Jan 04, 2008
Bush Won't Sign 2008 Defense Bill
New Web Site Shows Where the Troops Are
Combat Training Required for OEF, OIF-Bound Sailors
Behavioral Care Appointment Help Offered
Notification Procedure Changes Clarified
DFAS Releases 2007 Tax Statements
Newport's Third OCS Class Graduates
Recent Navy Promotions

Jan 11, 2008
Defense Bill Impasse Delays Bonuses
Children's Scholarship Deadline Nears
MC Reserve CWO Board To Convene
AF Taps 171 for OTS
DoD, VA Enhance Record-Sharing
VA COLAs Take Effect
VA Distributes 2008 Insurance Dividends
Housing Grant Benefit for Injured Service Members Expanded
Navy Officers' Community Gets New Name
AAFES Calendar Offers Discounts

Jan 18, 2008
3,200 Marines Bound for Afghanistan
Bill Dispute May Void Guard Recruits' Contracts
AF Taps 3,569 for 0-3
Services Meet Recruiting Goals
AF Allows Alters Cold-Weather Gear Policy
Changes Help Sailors Balance GWOT, Career, Family Obligations
Trauma Research Facility Construction Begins
Corps Seeks Athletes of the Year
Enlisted Promotions Released
Logistics Officers Don New Insignia

Jan 25, 2008
Senate Passes 2008 Defense Bill
Army Draws Fewer High-Quality Recruits
Help Available for Absentee Voters in Primaries
Changes Afoot for CENTCOM Air Force Members
New Government Travel Charge Card Selected
TRICARE Covers 'Lap-Band' Surgery
Space A Travel Changes Announced
Army Aims to Better Identify Soldiers with Brain Injuries
Command E-8, E-9 Lists Released
Guard, Reserve Mobilizations Increase Overall

Feb 01, 2008
Bush Signs 2008 Defense Bill
Navy Seeks Pregnancy, Parenthood Info
Air Forces Releases Demographics Data
Navy, Earnhardt Team Up
Bill Would Allow Prosecution of All Grave Defilers
Marines: No Visible Cell Phones
Army To Retire BDUs
Mullen Weighs In on Dwell Time
Proposed Legislation Would Forgive VA Debt of Those KIA
Admirals Assume New Duties

Feb 15, 2008
Army Offers Home, Small Business Incentives to Recruits
Navy Seeks Enlisted Fliers
Alternative to Pay Day Loans Offered
Navy Lifts Tuition-Assistance Restrictions
AF Launches Self-Service Assignments Application
Enlisteds Needed for Blue Angels
Corps Looking for EEO Advisors
FY ’09 Marine Corps WO Board To Convene
GAO: Privatize Medical Jobs Carefully

Feb 22, 2008
USPS Discounts 'Care Packages'
Scholarships Offered
Army Selects 4,342 for O-3
Think Tank Conducts Survey of Officers
Units Honored for Family Readiness
AF Bases Seek Summer Help
DARPA Cites Prosthetics Advances
AF To Pay January Enlistment Bonuses
Assignment, Deferment Help for Deployed AF Members

Feb 29, 2008
Marines’ Afghan Deployment Role Clarified
Initiative Aimed at Helping Returning Soldiers
AF Offers Web-Based Assignment Applications
Navy Releases FY ’09 LDO, CWO Promotion List
Reserve 0-6 Promotion List Released
New Lejeune Mess Hall Debuts
AF Seeks Special Agents
Exercise Tests Response to Catastrophes
Two Admirals Tapped for Promotion
VA Panel To Address Rural Health Issues

Mar 07, 2008
More Help Needed for Wounded, Disabled
‘21st Century GI Bill’ Sought
12-Month Deployments Get Support
Expert: Tanker Battle Wasn’t Close
Contract Awarded for New Walter Reed
Bliss Readies for Arrival of 1st Armored Division Unit
Joint Communications Unit Seeks Applicants
CNO Signs New Diversity Policy
AAFES Helps Good Students
AF Pilot Appears on ‘Jeopardy’

Mar 14, 2008
Services Meet February Recruiting Goals
Adm. Fallon, CENTCOM Chief, Steps Down
Bills to Aid Service Members Who Seek Green Cards Pass
Street-View Imagery of Bases Banned
Army Mental Health Study: More ‘Dwell Time’ Needed
GAO: Environmental Compliance Does Not Hinder Training
AF Officer Promotions Announced
AF Releases E-8 Promotion List
Army Releases 0-4 Chaplain Selections
Navy Offers Recruiting Incentives

Mar 21, 2008
CBO Tallies Costs of Added Care for Wounded
White Paper: Value of Military Pay Understated
Report: 2,688 Sexual Assault Cases Last Year
Award Program Honors Military Moms
AF To End ’08 Force Shaping
TRADOC Improves Correspondence Testing
DoD Awards $200 Million in Research Funding to Schools
AF Assignment Site Becomes Safer, Easier To Use
VA Addresses Nurse Shortage
‘Iraqi Freedom’ Takes Largest Share of GWOT Appropriations

Mar 28, 2008
Economic Stimulus Eligibility Clarified
CBO Projects Rise in Personnel Costs
NMFA Offers Free Summer Camps
Female Soldier Earns Silver Star
Army Announces E-7 Promotions
Army Emergency Relief’s Aid Output Rises
Navy Reviews IC Rating
Separate AFRICOM on the Horizon?
AF Officer, E-8, Enlisted Supplemental Promotions
VA To Open 14 New Clinics

Apr 04, 2008
Army To Cut Tour Lengths; BCT Strength in Iraq
Marines Launch New Web Site
DoD Takes Harder Stance on Campus Access
SEAL To Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor
Army General Succeeds Fallon at CENTCOM
VA 2008 Benefits Handbook Now Available
Guard Group: Docs' Fee Reduction Could Hinder TRICARE
Inaugural Help Wanted
Plan Would Allow Combat Vets To Recruit in Home Towns

Apr 18, 2008
CBO: Health-Care Funding, Expenses To Skyrocket
Immigrant Service Members Become U.S. Citizens
DFAS Reviews Retirees' Accounts for ‘Paid-Up' SBP
Some Retirees May Be Due Retroactive Payment
Bush Presents Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to Midshipmen
New Vets' Group Wants Better Education Benefits
AF Releases E-8 Promotions
Army Releases 0-5, 0-6 Promotions Lists
Report: Stolen Gear Show Up for Sale on Internet

Apr 25, 2008
Petraeus To Head CENTCOM
Path to Citizenship Eased
Personnel Chief Discusses Recruitment Waivers for Miscreants
Web Site Assists Searches for Homes
Corps Seeks Reserve Flight Instructors
Korea Strength To Remain Unchanged
Stars Authorized for Afghanistan, Iraq Medals
AF Sets Program Deadline for Officers
Navy Officer Promotions Released
VA, HUD To Build Housing for Homeless Vets

May 03, 2008
VA To Contact Vets, Offer Info on Benefits
Relocation Tool to Become Available
Political Neutrality Policy Updated
Army Announces 0-3, 0-4 Medical Promotions
Navy Releases Names of E-9 Selectees
Shoplifting at Exchanges Rises
Enlisteds Encouraged to Apply for White House Duty
U.S. 4th Fleet Reestablished
Mobile Courses Help Keep Soldiers, Families Together
Navy Resumes Paper Testing

May 09, 2008
Senate Panel OKs 3.9 Percent Pay Raise
Security Clearance Questionnaire Revised
OMB Urges Congress To Approve Supplemental Funding
SecDef: PTSD May Warrant Purple Heart
AF: Unmanned Aircraft Patrols Double in a Year
AF Announces O-3 Promotions
TRICARE Increases Access to O’seas Urgent Care
Army Announces CWO Promotions
More Work Likely Needed on Guam

 

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