House PCB MLA 10-07 passed unanimously
PCB MLA 10-07, was heard and passed unanimously this morning in the House Military and Local Affairs Committee.
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Northrop pulls out of tanker bid war
03/09/2010 © Florida Today (FL)
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced Monday that it would not bid on the contract to build the next generation of Air Force aerial refueling tankers, saying the proposal requirements clearly favor competitor Boeing Co.
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POINT, POINT, COUNTERPOINT: Debating the line in the sand on gulf drilling
03/09/2010 © Destin Log (FL)
There is a federal limit of 125 miles from Florida’s shores, which prohibits oil and gas exploration. The memorial, along with its Senate companion piece, makes no attempt to negotiate any number less than 125 and asks the U.S. Congress to open up drilling from the 10-mile mark to the 125-mile mark.
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Military widows denied benefits
03/07/2010 Florida Today
PALM BAY — When Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Stringer died in 2002, his widow began receiving payments from a Department of Defense annuity he paid into for almost 30 years.
But seven months later, when Marianne Stringer got his Veterans Affairs surviving-spouse benefits, the money she received from the annuity was deducted.
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P.C. military officials give views on oil drilling
03/05/2010 News Herald Panama City
TALLAHASSEE — In testimony before a House committee Friday, officials from Naval Support Activity Panama City and the Bay Defense Alliance laid out the potential impact of oil drilling in state waters, which extend 10 miles offshore.
“I think the activity at NSA comes right up to the beach. At some point in time, they actually have things on the beach,” said Leon Walter, a Bay Defense Alliance board member.
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Popular Tuition Program for Military Spouses "Paused"
03/04/2010 First Coast News.com
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The spouses of active duty military members in many ways serve their country too, and at times have had to postpone higher education to take care of family.
That's why a Department of Defense program called "MyCaa," which provides tuition assistance seemed perfect and was very popular, with 98,000 people enrolled.
But two weeks ago, it was put on hold. "Oh my God, I was flabbergasted and I was furious... we just want the common courtesy of 'here's what's going on, here's an email and this is why,'" said Army spouse Tiffany Vedvick.
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Taskforce bids to lure headquarters of US Africa Command to county
03/04/2010 Miami Today News
Members of a public-private taskforce to lure the US Africa Command to Miami-Dade County say they're working to lay groundwork required to house another military command here…"We are the closest location to Africa of all other major cities," said Dennis Moss, Miami-Dade County Commission chairman, who met with Pentagon officials last year about AFRICOM. "If we can attract that command to Miami-Dade, that would bring a positive impact on our community."
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Military commission meets to discuss proposed aircraft carrier move
03/01/2010 Daily Press
VIRGINIA BEACH -
Hampton Roads officials acknowledged Monday they have to walk a fine line in pressing the Navy about its decision to move an aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Mayport, Fla.
They want to ask tough questions without alienating defense leaders, mindful that more miliary debates are always down the road.
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Area lawmakers still opposed to offshore drilling
03/01/2010 NewsHerald.com
PANAMA CITY — A predictable sequence of events played out over the past few days.
First, last Friday future Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, filed oil drilling legislation, SB 2622, that would allow the governor and Florida Cabinet to charge $1 million for companies to explore the waters as close as three miles off Florida’s coast.
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Training Boosts Economy
02/18/2010 KeysNews.com
Lower Keys hotels and restaurants are expected to benefit from this week's influx of hundreds of military aviators and support staff who are making their way here for training at various military facilities.
"By the end of the week we should have 700-plus people in town," Naval Air Station Key West spokesman Jim Brooks said.
Navy and Air National Guard squadrons from Virginia, California, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Canada typically flock here in winter, as this time of year brings clear, warm skies to the Keys and storms that batter the rest of the nation, said Capt. Steven Holmes.
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DoD Puts Spouse Career Assistance on Hold
02/17/2010 Military.com
The Pentagon program that picks up some of the tab for military spouse career education has come to a halt, officials say.
Department of Defense spokeswoman Maj. April Cunningham said the Pentagon is "taking a comprehensive top-to-bottom program review" to ensure it is fulfilling the mandate to help spouses land jobs in "portable careers" such as construction, education, financial services, health services, information technology and real estate.
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Cubic Security Training Institute Opening Draws Large Crowd From Military, Law Enforcement and Security Organizations
02/17/2010 CNN Money.com
An Orlando-based defense unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) has opened a new instrumented training facility and live-fire range for military, law enforcement and security personnel.
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Okaloosa EDC Releases 59 Joint Strike Fighter Economic Impact Analysis 02/17/2010 Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County
Following the 2005 BRAC decision to locate the Joint Strike Fighter Initial Training Center at Eglin and the resultant EIS, the EDC engaged the UWF Haas Center in 2007 to conduct an economic impact analysis on the incoming 107 aircraft. Now, three years later we are looking at receiving 59 JSF and the EDC reengaged the Haas Center to conduct a new analysis as a result of the deviation from the original numbers.
Click here to read the summary report of that analysis.
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