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Program Assists Sexual Assault Victims
A program to assist victims of sexual assault was set up after concerns were raised over the treatment of U.S. soldiers raped in Iraq and Kuwait. It also followed the Air Force Academy scandal and female cadets' complaints that they were ostracized or disciplined after reporting sexual assaults.Organizations Join to Help Vets, Families
AMVETS, one of the nation’s leading veterans service organizations, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness signed a memorandum of understanding last week at the alliance’s Virginia headquarters in Arlington.Military Brides' Dream Dresses
A New Hampshire bridal shop owner is making military matrimonial dreams come true today when she hands out 50 free wedding dresses to blushing brides-to-be who are on active duty or engaged to someone serving overseas.
Pen Pals Send Support Overseas
Keka Wessman has her own little army. Unfortunately, they're not all at home. Her husband, Larry, a retired Army helicopter pilot, fought in the first Gulf War. Her oldest son, Carlos Rodriguez, 35, who lives in Lakewood, Wash., was an Army Ranger wounded in Mogadishu, Somalia. Her youngest son, Daniel, 28, will leave Spokane for his second Iraq tour in August.‘Army Wives’ Screening at Walter Reed
The cast of the Lifetime cable network drama “Army Wives” graced the red carpet at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here yesterday to help kick off the July Fourth week and salute servicemembers’ often-forgotten spouses.
Court Rules in Favor of Military Widows
A recent federal court ruling voted in favor of restoring an estimated $30 million in death benefits that were wrongly withheld from the surviving spouses of disabled military retirees.
Home-Front Support is Key to Success, Soldier Says
Support from their fellow citizens is vital to the success of servicemembers fighting the war on terror, a soldier who earned the Bronze Star Medal in Iraq said today.
Aptitude Test Helps Students Find Strengths
High school can be a challenging and sometimes daunting time for many teenagers who find themselves trapped between childhood and adulthood. But a program that uses the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery could help teens find their strengths.
Policy Aims to Prevent Loss of Leave
Servicemembers expecting to lose annual leave on Sept. 30 due to caps on carryover leave will be the first to benefit from a new policy that allows them to keep more annual leave, earn or hold on to certain special leave categories, and in some cases, sell back accrued leave.New Blog for MilParents
A new blog and resource website, Parents Zone, developed specifically for Parents of serving military members, debuted May 2008.Be Alert: Check-fraud Scams Can Ruin
The depot’s Legal Assistance Office is warning service members and their families against a recent outbreak of the Nigerian Counterfeit Cashier’s Check Scam that has targeted three members of the depot family in the past two months.New 'Lemon Law' Benefits Military Members
On January 1, an amendment to the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act took effect. The act, also known as the “Lemon Law,” was changed so that it now protects all military personnel stationed in California.Parent Network Informs and Educates
Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5 recently introduced a new way for Marines’ parents to learn about what’s happening with their sons during the latter’s deployment to western Al Anbar province, Iraq. The Parent Network started shortly before the battalion, nicknamed “Warlord,” left for Iraq and continues to grow.Elmo Helps Military Kids With Deployment Stress
Sunny days will be just around the corner when Elmo and his friends bring “The Sesame Street Experience” to 43 military installations to help children trying to cope with parents’ deployments.
Will Saying "No" at Work Hurt Your Career?
That was the question posed by Suzy Welch in a recent article for Oprah Magazine. She focused on three high-powered women, two CEOs and one senior staff person.Committee Completes Family Action Issues
Dental care for retirees overseas, more carryover leave for Soldiers, and earlier retired pay for deployed reserve-component Soldiers were three of the 10 issues listed as completed by the General Officer Steering Committee for the Army Family Action Plan at its conference June 5.Mission-essential Meals
Karen Tosten's Air Force husband often called on his way home from work with two questions: "What's for dinner?" and "Can my crew dogs come?"
Operation Cookie Drop
Sailors from Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 8, stationed at Fort Dix, N.J., assisted hundreds of Westchester and Putnam County Girl Scout Troops in loading over 40,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in Valhalla. The cookies will be distributed to men and women deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf.Spouses Walk for Their Marines
Family members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 gathered at the Foster Field House on Camp Foster June 7 to begin the "172 Miles in Their Shoes" campaign in a show of support to the Marines and sailors of the unit who are currently deployed to Iraq.Military Marriage: Spouses Cope with Deployments
A lot of marriages have been tested in Iraq, said an Army chaplain who returned from a year-long deployment there in November.What's Hot
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