Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/06/19/army-confirms-these-5-cities-may-host-new-futures-command.html Army officials have been visiting cities that represent centers of innovation to find a home for the Futures Command.
Month: June 2018
New VA Policy to Protect Veterans from Predatory Lending
Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/06/19/new-va-policy-protects-veterans-predatory-lending.html Are you getting ?Refinance Now!? mailers? VA has new rules to protect you from the bad guys
Sailors Honor Pearl Harbor Survivor During One Last Visit
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/20/sailors-honor-pearl-harbor-survivor-during-one-last-visit.html Ray Emory survived the early morning attack on Pearl Harbor that killed nearly 2,400 servicemen nearly 80 years ago.
A Financial Calendar To Help You Plan Your Finances All Year Long
Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/06/20/financial-calendar-help-you-plan-your-finances-all-year-long.html A month-by-month guide to managing your finances
2 USS Fitzgerald Officers Face Courts-Martial in Wake of Collision
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/20/2-uss-fitzgerald-officers-face-courts-martial-wake-collision.html The Navy will pursue courts-martial for two officers from the USS Fitzgerald in the wake of a deadly collision one year ago.
Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Marine Veteran in Murders of 5 Women
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/14/jury-recommends-death-penalty-marine-veteran-murders-5-women.html A jury recommended the death penalty for an Illinois killer who was convicted of murdering five women two decades ago.
Coast Guard Receives International Recognition for Hurricane Response
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/20/coast-guard-receives-international-recognition-hurricane-response.html The international maritime community recognized the Coast Guard for its efforts to restore safe marine navigation in waterways hit by hurricanes.
BAE Systems Will Make Marines’ New Wheeled Amphibious Combat Vehicle
Source: https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/19/bae-systems-will-make-marines-new-wheeled-amphibious-combat-vehicle.html The Marine Corps announced today that BAE Systems will make the service’s brand-new amphibious combat vehicle.
Airstrikes in Afghanistan See Big Spike Following Spring Surge
Source: https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/19/airstrikes-afghanistan-see-big-spike-following-spring-surge.html Fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft together dropped nearly 600 weapons in the month of May.
Twin Brothers Reunited 74 Years After WWII Death at Normandy
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/20/twin-brothers-reunited-74-years-after-wwii-death-normandy.html Julius Heinrich Otto “Henry” Pieper, his identity recovered, was laid to rest beside his twin brother in Normandy.