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Travelers Must Now Prove Govt Quarters Unavailable When Filing Travel Claims

Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/06/04/travelers-must-now-prove-govt-quarters-unavailable-if-they-want-reimbursed.html Just submitting the name and phone number of a contact at the PCS or TDY station won’t cut it anymore.

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Army Medicine Embracing Robot Surgery, Other High-Tech Procedures

Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/05/14/army-medicine-embracing-robot-surgery-other-high-tech-procedures.html Physicians far from a?field hospital could soon perform delicate, highly specialized surgery on wounded troops using robotics.

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50 Miles To Paris – Third Battle Of The Aisne I THE GREAT WAR Week 201

Source: http://youtu.be/4f0177xGwU0 http://youtu.be/4f0177xGwU0

The German spring offensive has lost some traction over the past few weeks but the Allies are still under pressure. With Operations Bl?cher and York, the …

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Andy Mills, Battle of Midway Survivor, Dies at 103

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/05/31/andy-mills-battle-midway-survivor-dies-103.html As a black sailor in the segregated U.S. Navy, Andy Mills learned to pick his battles. Except when he couldn’t.

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Air Force to Double Number of Combat Aviation Advisors

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/03/air-force-double-number-air-advisors-special-ops-missions.html The expansion comes at a time when the U.S. military generally uses smaller teams in remote regions of the world.

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Bill Would Allow Coast Guard to Help Pay for Museum’s Design

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/05/31/bill-would-allow-coast-guard-help-pay-museums-design.html A bill authorizing funding for the Coast Guard enables the service to pay for design work for the National Coast Guard Museum.

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World War II Navajo Code Talker Dies at 92

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/04/24/world-war-ii-navajo-code-talker-dies-92.html The Navajo Nation says Roy Hawthorne Sr. died Saturday. He was 92.

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Sewage Bacteria Found in Pendleton’s Drinking Water

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/05/31/sewage-bacteria-found-pendletons-drinking-water.html A bacteria common to sewage and feces was found in Camp Pendleton, California’s drinking water last month.

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Coast Guard Welcomes New Commandant in Ceremony Attended by President

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/01/coast-guard-welcomes-new-commandant-ceremony-attended-president.html Adm. Karl Schultz became the 26th Coast Guard commandant, succeeding Adm. Paul Zukunft.

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This Performance Bar Could Keep Recruits from Breaking Bones in Basic

Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/05/29/performance-bar-could-keep-recruits-breaking-bones-basic.html Recruits with a more sedentary background have seen rising injury levels, an official said.