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Topic: Chuck HagelWritten by Terri Moon Cronk
According to a Defense Department news release published today, effective January 1st, 2015, the change in DoD’s Financial Management Regulation will prohibit service members from allotting pay to buy, lease or rent personal property, a senior DoD official said. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel thanks Fort Campbell Soldiers for Anti-Ebola EffortsBy Nick Simeone, Defense Media Activity
“You all understand the perils, the threats, the challenges that face our country,” Hagel told troops during a visit to the base as he made his way back to Washington from four days on the road visiting bases and service personnel around the country. “The challenges and threats that face our country in the world today are not just from Islamic fundamentalists or from terrorists but from health diseases and pandemic health threats that threaten the world. Ebola is part of that overall scope of threats.” ![]() A group of 30 U.S. military personnel, including Marines, Airmen, and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal, Oct. 19, 2014. The service members are bound for Monrovia, Liberia, where U.S. troops will construct medical treatment units and train health care workers as part of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to respond to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. (Maj. Dale Greer/U.S. Air National Guard) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby issues statement on Controlled Monitoring for Personnel Returning from Operation United Assistance
This order will apply to all military services that are contributing personnel to the fight against Ebola at its source. The secretary has also directed that the Joint Chiefs develop, for his review within 15 days, a detailed implementation plan for how this controlled monitoring will be applied across the force that takes into account the size and scope of the logistics required for this effort. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Fort Campbell reminds Service Members and their Families about Voting Resources101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Uniformed service members, and their eligible Family members stationed outside of their location voting jurisdiction may register and request an absentee ballot using the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) at www.fvap.gov Here’s a video from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel encouraging service members and their Families to exercise their right to vote: Sections: News | No Comments
Major General Robert Harris awards Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson with Above and Beyond Award
Sheriff Fuson was recognized for his support of his employees who are members of the Air and Army National Guard as well as US Army Reservist. ![]() Carl Lambert State Chair for the Tennessee Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve presents Sheriff Fuson with the “Patriot Award” from the Secretary of Defense «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Vice Chief of the Army General John F. Campbell nominated as new ISAF commanderWritten by Libby Howe
“I am truly honored and humbled by the president’s nomination for me to serve as the next International Security Assistance Force commander,” Campbell said. “If confirmed, I look forward to serving alongside our Afghan and coalition partners as we continue operations in Afghanistan. Until such time, I remain committed to my current responsibilities as the vice chief of staff of the Army,” he said. ![]() Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General John F. Campbell received a presidential nomination to serve as NATO’s International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan Commander. (U.S. Army) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Department of Defense releases Estimated Impacts of Sequestration-Level Funding Report
As the report says, sequester level budgets would result in continued force-level cuts across the military services. The Army would be reduced to 420,000 active duty soldiers along with 315,000 in the Guard and 185,000 in the Reserve. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for DOD Employees Under Sequestration Plans
During a town hall meeting today at the Mark Center in Alexandria, VA, Hagel told Defense Department employees that most will be required to take 11 furlough days beginning July 8th, one per week, through the end of the fiscal year, September 30th. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
President Barack Obama Emphasizes Concern About Sexual Assault in the MilitaryWritten by Jim Garamone
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the service secretaries, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the rest of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with the president at the White House to discuss ways to eliminate sexual assault from the military. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Fort Campbell’s 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers get visit from U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck HagelWritten by U.S. Army Sgt. Jon Heinrich Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan – Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Chuck Hagel, visited the U.S. Army Soldiers of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, March 9th. Hagel and his team landed at Forward Operating Base Fenty in a U.S. Air Force C-130 and were given a briefing by the command team of 1st BCT about the status of operations in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces in Afghanistan. After the briefing, Hagel made his way to the entrance of the FOB where he addressed Combined Team Bastogne Soldiers. ![]() U.S. Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Chuck Hagel, speaks to Combined Team Bastogne, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, March 9, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich, Combined Team 1-101 Public Affairs) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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