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Funding for Army tuition assistance stops
March 11, 2013
Beginning March 8, 2013, funding for tuition assistance will cease and Soldiers cannot submit new requests for tuition assistance. This suspension in funding "is necessary given the significant budget execution challenges caused by the combined effects of a possible year-long continuing resolution and sequestration," the G-1 public affairs office wrote in a released statement. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. William Wiseman)
Hagel visits Afghanistan to assess operations
March 8, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs the press, March 7, 2013, en route to Afghanistan to thank troops during his first trip as the 24th secretary. (DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)
7th Sus. Bde. LCU deploys in support of humanitarian crisis exercise in Cuba
March 6, 2013
The LCU 2001 "Runnymede" prepares to leave the Leeward shoreline of Guantanamo Bay Feb. 15. The Runnymede was at Guantanamo Bay to support Integrated Advance 2013, a humanitarian-related exercise U.S. Southern Command conducts biennially. The LCU 2001 is one of two U.S. Army South LCUs that operate within the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Barbara J. Liau, 123rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Langley CES show their skills during fuel spill exercise
March 6, 2013
Members of the 633rd Civil Engineering Squadron establish a control center during a fuel spill exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Feb. 28, 2013. A map on the area containing the spill will be made by the incident commander at the control center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Paerschke-O’Brien/ Released)
MilPDS upgrade begins
March 5, 2013
Air Force Personnel Center Commander Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart pushes the button to shut down the Military Personnel Data System and initiate a full upgrade. MilPDS is expected to be unaccessible for up to 23 days.
Task force established to close gaps between active, Guard, Reserve
March 5, 2013
Fort Eustis Boulevard construction project to begin March 18
March 4, 2013
March marks TBI Awareness Month
March 4, 2013
March marks brain injury awareness month, the special observance month dedicated to raising TBI consciousness and honoring the millions of survivors living with brain injuries every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 1.7 million people sustain traumatic brain injuries annually, and TBI is a contributing factor for nearly a third of injury-related deaths and 235,000 yearly hospitalizations. (U.S. Army graphic by Matt Staley/Released)
Commander of Army Materiel Command visits Fort Eustis
March 4, 2013
Secretary details results of sequestration uncertainty
March 4, 2013
In his first press briefing as Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel discusses the onset of the sequester and the grave impact it will have on national security and military readiness during a briefing at the Pentagon, March 1, 2013. After taking initial questions from reporters, Hagel introduced Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Cater, who provided details on the impending steep cuts. (DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)