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Self-healing paint could halt rust on military vehicles March 18, 2014 — A new additive could help military vehicles, including the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, heal like human skin and avoid costly maintenance as a result of corrosion.Developed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in partnership with the Office of Naval Research, polyfibroblast allows scratches forming MORE

Experimental combat unit to test integrating female Marines March 12, 2014 — The Marine Corps plans to stand up an experimental task force comprised of both men and women volunteers in primarily ground-combat-arms specialties for about a year so analysts can assess their performance, the general officer overseeing the Marine Corps’ force-integration planning effort said March 10.Brig. Gen. George W. Smith Jr. said one of MORE

Vietnam experience inspires vet to create delivery company March 7, 2014 — Mar. 4, 2014 – Fred Smith served two tours in Vietnam with the Marine Corps, earning the Silver Star, Bronze Star and two Purple Heart medals.During his wartime service, Smith said, he was impressed with the effectiveness of wartime logistics and Marine Corps leadership values. He thought he might be able to use some of that experience to build a MORE

Hagel outlines compensation reform proposals in budget request March 7, 2014 — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addressed compensation reform over the past two days during testimony before Congress on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal.Speaking to the House Armed Services Committee March 6, 2014, Hagel called compensation a “critical” issue.“Regarding compensation reform, taking care of our people … means MORE

Transition, progress mark commander’s year in Afghanistan March 7, 2014 — The period since February 2013 can best be characterized as a year of transition for Afghanistan’s Regional Command Southwest, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter Lee Miller Jr. said March 6, 2014 at a Pentagon news briefing.Miller, former commander of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force said that when he arrived in Helmand province early last year as MORE

Department of Defense identifies Marine casualty March 4, 2014 — The Department of Defense announced March 4, 2014 the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Caleb L. Erickson, 20, of Waseca, Minn., died Feb. 28, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine MORE

Budget official describes Pentagon's cost-saving measures February 27, 2014 — The Pentagon's chief financial officer assured a conference audience of the Defense Department's commitment to the forces.Feb. 26, 2014, despite plans to modestly slow growth in military pay and benefits."We are committed to full support of the all-volunteer force, and we will ensure we do this in a way that slows growth and nobody's pay is cut," MORE

Officials testify on links between suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual assault February 27, 2014 — Defense Department officials testified Feb. 26 before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on the relationship between military sexual assault survivors and the subsequent development of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder.Dr. Karen S. Guice, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, was MORE

Commandant Gen. James F. Amos: Corps is going sleeves up February 25, 2014 — Sergeants and Corporals,Sgt. Maj. Barrett and I have now spoken to the majority of you about our efforts to "Reawaken the Soul of our Corps." Each time that we have talked with you, we come away with a strong belief that you "get it." You understand that our renewed focus on the four enduring principles of: DISCIPLINE; ADHERENCE TO STANDARDS; MORE

Department of Defense stresses cutting debt, saving more in military saves week February 25, 2014 — Defense Department leaders believe personal financial readiness equals mission readiness. Coinciding with this, officials want service members to "set a goal, make a plan and save automatically" in the Military Saves Week campaign that started Feb. 24, 2014, a senior Pentagon official said.Military Saves is a year-long campaign with DOD partner the MORE

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