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Employment Program to Resume for Enrolled Spouses By Elaine Wilson American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 11, 2010 - The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program, commonly known as MyCAA, will resume March 13 for the more than 136,000 spouses who already have established an account, the defense official who heads up the program announced today.   Full article...

Support Helps Children Cope With Deployments By Elaine Wilson American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 - Children with a strong nondeployed parent or caregiver and a solid support system have a better ability to cope with deployments, two recent studies have shown.   Full article...

Policy to Mandate Head Injury Evaluations By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 - Defense Department officials expect to launch a new policy in the coming months that will make head-injury evaluations mandatory for all troops who suffer possible concussions, a senior official with the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury said.   Full article...

New Health System Site Makes Information Accessible American Forces Press Service FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 8, 2010 - The Military Health System has launched a new Health.mil Web site that provides a single point of entry to military health news, information and resources.   Full article...

Board Reassesses Service Disability Ratings By Air Force Master Sgt. Russell P. Petcoff Special to American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 3, 2010 - Recommendations from a congressionally directed Defense Department disability review board have resulted in 61 percent of applicants having their status changed from a medical separation to retirement on the permanent disability list, the board president said.   Full article...

New Policy Authorizes Social Media Access, With Caveats By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2010 - Attention all Facebookers, Twitter tweeters and YouTubers: a new Defense Department policy authorizes you to access these and other Web 2.0 platforms from nonclassified government computers, as long as it doesn't compromise operational security or involve prohibited activities or Web sites.   Full article...

Updated Web Site Helps Wounded Warriors, Families By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2010 - Defense Department officials have updated and improved access to the National Resource Directory, a Web site for wounded, ill and injured servicemembers, veterans, their families and those who support them.   Full article...

Approved Spouses Unaffected by Career Program Pause By Carmen L. Gleason American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2010 - A week after announcing the temporary halt of the Defense Department's Military Spouse Career Advancement Account operations, the head of the program assures participants with approved financial assistance that their enrollment will be unaffected.   Full article...

Soldiers, Families Top Army Priorities, Leaders Say By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2010 - Funding programs to support soldiers and their families is the Army's top priority in the new fiscal year, the service's secretary and chief of staff told a Senate panel today.   Full article...

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Wounded Warrior Web Site Upgraded IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 143-10 February 23, 2010 The Department of Defense announced today that its National Resource Directory [ https://www.nationalsresourcedirectory.gov/ ] (NRD) Web site for wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans, their families and those who support them, recently received a comprehensive system upgrade to provide users with easier access.  Full article...

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Stop-Loss Payments Continue, But Some No Longer Eligible
Tuesday, 05 January 2010

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2010 - The fiscal 2010 defense budget extends payments to servicemembers involuntarily extended on active duty under the so-called "Stop Loss" program, but those who received a bonus for voluntarily re-enlisting or extending their service no longer qualify for retroactive Stop Loss pay.

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Clearing the Way: Guard Unit Makes Afghan Roads Safer
Tuesday, 05 January 2010

By Army Sgt. Jon E. Dougherty
Special to American Forces Press Service

NEAR THE AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN BORDER, Jan. 5, 2010 - The tired, frazzled and hungry soldiers of the Missouri Army National Guard's 3rd Platoon, 1141st Engineer Company, rolled into their combat outpost here well after dark, worn out and in desperate need of a break.

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Servicemember Voting Laws Reflect Changes
Thursday, 31 December 2009

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2009 - Laws have changed and servicemembers who want to vote need to be aware of these changes, the director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program said.

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Community Partnerships Assist Families of Deployed Soldiers
Wednesday, 30 December 2009

By Rob Mcllvaine
Special to American Forces Press Service

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 30, 2009 - Due to multiple military deployments that have occurred for nearly a decade, many Army families choose to remain in their established neighborhoods or return to a relative's hometown when their soldier deploys.

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Military Families Weather Holidays, Deployments
Wednesday, 23 December 2009

By Elaine Wilson
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2009 - Brandy Flotten is tackling her first holiday season without her deployed husband, but she's still determined to keep the holiday spirit alive for her two sons, she said.

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Pentagon Officials Identify Troops for Afghanistan
Tuesday, 22 December 2009

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2009 - Defense Department officials today identified 6,000 servicemembers to deploy in 2010 as part of President Barack Obama's order to increase the U.S. footprint in Afghanistan.

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Law Allows Spouses to Keep Residency While Under Orders
Wednesday, 16 December 2009

By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2009 - A new law protects military spouses from being taxed for work performed in states where they're living outside their home states as a result of military orders.

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DOD Releases 2010 Housing Rates
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 980-09
December 16, 2009
              
The Department of Defense today released the 2010 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates. Military members will receive an average housing allowance increase of 2.5 percent when the new rates take effect, Jan. 1, 2010.
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