Ever wonder how often a particular Air Force Enlisted AFSC (job) deploys? Well, the Air Force recently released the average number of deployed days for most enlisted AFSCs, for the ... Read More

This week all of the Services report a decrease in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 1,289 ... Read More

Not every unmanned aerial vehicle in the sky over Iraq is a Predator. The 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron is using its “Desert Hawk” UAV in Iraq, providing an extra ... Read More

Some might call a bomb squad living in a bunker ironic; the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal flight airmen at Tallil Air Base in Iraq call it ... Read More

SWCCs, also referred to as “the Boat Guys,” are a major component of Naval Special Warfare. They are highly-trained individuals who operate and maintain the state-of-the art, high-performance craft used ... Read More

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- The Navy Exchange could make it easier to pay for children's college education. Through its A-OK Student Reward Program, four students will win a drawing for ... Read More

Imagine an “A” school (Navy Job Training) without instructors and lectures. A new computer-based training program called Electricity, Electronic, Communications and Radar (EEC&R), a core competency training, is now being ... Read More

The frustrations that sometimes accompany reassignment moves may become a thing of the past, with the introduction of a new Web site designed to consolidate the various housing sites into ... Read More

The military retirement pay system used to be easy to understand. Then, in the 80's Congress started making changes, making the system a little more complicated.

The Air Force has released the requirements for their new Physical Fitness Program, which becomes effective on January 1, 2004. This program replaces the annual ergo-cycle test that the Air ... Read More

This week all of the Services report a decrease in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 5,120 ... Read More

As part of the Fiscal Year 2003 Military Authorization Act, Congress mandated that all the military services implement a shorter active duty enlistment option, called the National Call to Service ... Read More

In an effort to leverage the strength of two key intelligence ratings, while streamlining the collection and processing training pipeline, the electronic warfare technician (EW) rating recently merged with cryptologic ... Read More

The Army is nearing the end of testing a pump that will make potable water from vehicle exhaust. In development for three years, the pumps when fielded may cost about ... Read More

The technology behind space ship lasers and force fields is a lot closer to reality than many think. Although those lasers and force fields won't be fielded for a few ... Read More

The U.S. Military Postal Service has assigned new geographic zip codes for units and personnel serving in Iraq. The intent of the new zip codes is to decrease the time ... Read More

Air Force Honor Guard officials are always looking for motivated and dedicated airmen and noncommissioned officers for what they call the world's best job. Located at Bolling Air Force Base ... Read More

WASHINGTON- U.S. senators recently returned from Iraq say life is looking up for its citizens and that American troop morale there is good. "I think that a lot is going ... Read More

The Air Force has released their new Enlistment Bonus List for Fiscal Year 2004. Bonus amounts range from a high of $10,000 to a low of $2,000. Enlistment Bonuses are ... Read More

According to an article in the Stars & Stripes, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has told associates he wants to close about 100 of the remaining 425 military installations in ... Read More

WASHINGTON – Service members in Iraq will soon get more current news as The Stars and Stripes, the daily newspaper of the U.S. military abroad, begins publishing in Baghdad, according ... Read More

The Air Force has offered photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) laser eye surgery to airmen since late 2001. Now, Air Force members can get LASIK eye surgery as well. Gen. T. Michael Moseley, ... Read More

Completely re-written from front to back! Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the test that is used by the military to determine ... Read More

NINE-year-old Douglas Wheelock watched in awe as the first man landed on the moon. “Every boy in America wanted to be an astronaut, but I was just a regular kid ... Read More

September 30 marked the end of another successful recruiting year for the U.S. Navy, and the 26th consecutive month that the sea service’s recruiting force attained its national mission goals ... Read More

FORT BENNING, GA -- Dismounted Battlespace Battle Lab’s lightweight shotgun system is undergoing operational inspection and test firing for 200 shotguns to be fielded to the 10th Mountain Division for ... Read More

Well, it was a long time coming, but I finally found time on my schedule to complete a medals and ribbons chart for the United States Navy and United States ... Read More

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, NV -- The U.S. Air Force’s air demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, will resume its schedule beginning with the Fort Smith Regional Air Show in Arkansas on ... Read More

Washington – The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2297, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, legislation that would expand and extend benefits to veterans and their surviving spouses. ... Read More

This week each of the Services report a decrease in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The net collective result is 3,233 ... Read More

The College Loan Repayment Program is an enlistment incentive. Like other enlistment incentives authorized by Congress, each of the services are free to offer the program, or not, as they ... Read More

When the Class of 2007 cadets reported for in-processing at the U.S. Air Force Academy in late June, they found many new changes that are putting academy policies more directly ... Read More

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, TX -- The Air Force has started a new program allowing airmen to complete record reviews online through the virtual military personnel flight. According to the Air ... Read More

From the days of Marines wielding muskets, to the current day fully automatic machine guns, weapons in the Marine Corps continue to change to accommodate the needs of battle. The ... Read More

The United States Army achieved mission success for a fourth straight year. Regular Army projections are for 74,167 accessions for the mission of 73,800, equaling 100.5 percent of the mission. ... Read More

An Army Sergeant, visiting his family in Georgia on a 30-day leave from his assignment in Korea won the 150 million dollar jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions Lottery. Sergeant Stephan ... Read More

Ever wonder what it takes to be selected for Marine Recon Training? Well, a screening was recently conducted at Mirimar Air Station. This article gives an overview of exactly what ... Read More

ARLINGTON, VA -- The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) recently launched NEWSWIRE, a service that delivers news and information about defense pay, finance and accounting issues directly to subscribers' ... Read More

A new Web-based system will integrate all of the services' military personnel and pay systems. The Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System will provide 'one-stop shopping' for service members when ... Read More

Officials at the Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS) are cautioning the 2 million military and civilian users of "myPay" to use only the official Web site when accessing pay ... Read More

WASHINGTON – Uniformed services personnel, retirees and family members will soon experience the benefits of a new retail pharmacy contract, according to the American Forces News Service. The new contract with ... Read More

Lance Cpl. Kevin Lotz, a Marine stationed at Twenty-Nine Palms, California, pleaded guilty during his court-martial yesterday for refusing to obey a lawful order (a violation of Article 92 of ... Read More

This week the Army, Navy, and Air Force each report a decrease in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Marine Corps ... Read More