U.S. Military

Air Force Changing Deployment Rates
Beginning in January 2009, the Air Force is switching from the old AEF rotations, to a program called "Tempo Bands." Each Air Force job will be assigned to a specific...

FY 2009 Military Clothing Allowance Rates
Enlisted military members are paid a "clothing allowance" to pay for maintenance and replacement of required uniform items. The allowances shown here are for Fiscal Year 2009 and are effective...

October Recruiting Statistics
The Department of Defense has announced its recruiting statistics for the active and reserve components for October 2008 (the first month of Fiscal Year 2009). A "Fiscal Year" runs from...

Air Force Tops in Blue Talent Search
Tops In Blue, the Air Force's premiere entertainment showcase, is accepting applications until Dec. 2 for its 2009 talent search. The 2009 talent call encourages vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers, and...

Pentagon Launches TroopTube
Eighteen months after banning access to YouTube and other social networking and entertainment sites on Defense Department computers, the Pentagon has launched a site where troops...

First Female Four-Star General
For the first time in U.S. history, a woman military officer pinned on the rank of four-star general, on November 14, according to a story by...

Support Your Servicemembers
After 9/11, when that nut sent out anthrax-infected letters, the Pentagon terminated the "Any Servicemember" mail program. However, now there is an authorized program whereby Americans can send holiday greeting...

What is a Veteran?
What is a "veteran?" One would think that would be an easy question to answer. In the millions of laws passed over two centuries by Congress, you would think that...

New Law Changes Saluting
A provision of the 2009 Defense Authorization Act changes federal law to allow U.S. veterans and military personnel not in uniform to render the military hand-salute ...

Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps
Tomorrow, the US Marines celebrate their 233rd birthday. Originally founded on Nov. 10, 1775, the Marine Corps was composed mainly of infantrymen serving aboard Navy ships. They were primarily responsible...