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| WASHINGTON, May 5, 2009 - JetBlue airlines is offering active duty military personnel $1 fares for domestic, nonstop flights, for a limited time in honor of National Military Appreciation Month. |
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| WASHINGTON, May 5, 2009 - A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning to consumers has prompted military exchanges to remove the diet supplement Hydroxycut from store shelves, officials say. |
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| WASHINGTON, May 5, 2009 - Leading-edge software technology being developed by the military and NASA is proving 98 percent effective in eliminating aircraft crashes, a NASA test flight director said. |
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| WASHINGTON, May 5, 2009 - Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has issued a message to servicemembers and their families around the world, commemorating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. |
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| WASHINGTON, May 4, 2009 - Sixty years after its inception, NATO remains committed to helping to shape the security environment, the alliance’s chief of staff said. |
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| WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 - The name of an American serviceman who died as a result of wounds suffered in combat in the Vietnam War will be inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |
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| WASHINGTON, May 1, 2009 - Servicemembers and veterans who enroll in the new Post-9/11 GI Bill will be able to attend some of the country’s most prestigious – and high-cost –universities, thanks to a new program that’s gaining momentum in academic circles. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 - Defense Department agencies at all levels have valuable resources at their fingertips for training troops, civilian employees and contractors on prevention of sexual harassment and assault. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 - As the Department of Veterans Affairs begins accepting sign-ups for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are asking veterans to do their homework before they switch plans. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 - The Defense Department is directing servicemembers and government civilians deployed in overseas war zones to refrain from taking aspirin unless under a doctor’s orders. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 30, 2009 - Defense leaders are planning a militarywide survey to assess the effectiveness of morale, welfare and recreation programs. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 - People who are interested in learning more about the Defense Department’s Quadrennial Defense Review process can do so by just accessing the QDR fact sheet that is posted on Defenselink, the Pentagon’s public-internet web page. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 - With the Department of Veterans Affairs ready to begin accepting sign-ups for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Defense Department is working to get word out on its proposed policy regarding the bill’s transferability provisions to help servicemembers decide if the new benefit is right for them. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 - When future astronauts prepare to go to the moon or to a rendezvous with the International Space Station, their craft will look suspiciously familiar.
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| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 - The Marine Corps commandant confirmed a suspected case of H1N1 flu at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 - More than 300 military spouses attended one of two "Field Exercises" recently at Fort Sill, Okla., designed to assist them in dealing with life while their deployed spouses are away. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 - Country music megastar Toby Keith has performed for rowdy, appreciative troops more than 130 times over seven straight years in various deployed locations. But during this year’s “America’s Toughest Tour,” he said, “The boys and girls were rockin' and laughin' like never before.” |
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| FORT BRAGG, N.C., April 28, 2009 - Troops at Fort Bragg, N.C., are experiencing 'adventure' physical training -- including canoeing -- to learn the benefits of working as a team. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 - A group of U.S. military organizations are teaming up to develop improved, better-integrated missile defense training. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 - President Barack Obama’s nominee for Navy Secretary pledged to address the service’s acquisition process to ensure sailors, Marines, and taxpayers aren’t shortchanged. |
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| FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., April 27, 2009 - Forty-two years after Army Maj. Jack T. Stewart, assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group, was listed as missing after a fierce battle in Vietnam, the U.S. Army has honored him with a Distinguished Service Cross. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 27, 2009 - As the Defense Department ventures into social media, even the famed Tuskegee Airmen are using popular social media tools to engage others and inform the world about their service. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 27, 2009 - For troops on the battlefield facing enemy projectiles, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is making progress to respond with life-saving speed and accuracy. |
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| KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, April 27, 2009 - The United States military will continue working with the Congolese armed forces in training, advising and capacity building to support security assistance cooperation activities. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 27, 2009 - A Navy-sponsored study on the behavioral response of toothed whales to various sounds in the ocean has provided fresh insights into these little-understood mammals. |
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| BOSTON, April 24, 2009 - Two Special Forces soldiers who are single-leg amputees completed the 113th Boston Marathon on hand cycles in less than two hours. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 24, 2009 - Before U.S. military troops touch ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, they must first pass through one of a handful of military portals that coordinate movement in and out of the theater. |
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| MINOT, N.D., April 24, 2009 - The North Dakota National Guard finished pulling out two barrier systems that proved to be useful new tools in the fight against recent flooding in the state. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 24, 2009 - The Defense Department will release a substantial number of photos associated with concluded past investigations of alleged abuse of detainees. |
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| WASHINGTON, April 24, 2009 - To recognize nurses' commitment to wounded servicemembers, a Maryland-based wellness center will provide free acupuncture and therapeutic bodywork sessions to nurses at a Veterans Affairs medical center. |
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