VA has just made it possible for more of America’s Veterans living in highly rural areas to get free transportation to a VA medical center or other facilities that provide VA care. Read the full story
Monthly Archives: October 2014
CDC to revise Ebola protocol; military readies medical team
Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear ‘with no skin showing,’ a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the U.S., if
Spain gives U.S. go-ahead to use bases against Ebola
Spain has agreed to allow the U.S. to use two military bases in the southwest of the country to support its efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Ranger rescue: Instructor saves 2 at Florida beach
Typical recovery from neck surgery: Plenty of rest.
NATO seeks more U.S. ships
NATO’s sea boss wants to see more of the U.S. Navy in Europe.
Future USS Detroit christened in Wisconsin
The Navy has christened a warship named after Michigan’s largest city.
Air Force strike chief urges B-52 engine replacement
The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command wants the service to consider installing new engines on its aging B-52 fleet, but budget realities could intervene.
Turkey would oppose U.S. arms transfers to Kurds
Turkey would not agree to any U.S.
Obama switches gears, confronting Ebola head on
President Obama delayed acting on immigration and an attorney general nomination this fall to dodge the politics of the midterm campaign season. But there was one topic he could not push aside – Ebola.
Former special operations troops take up battle against online child predators
Military members who can no longer fight the wars overseas are battling a new enemy at home: the murky online spaces where sexual predators prey on children.

