http://www.mail.com/subjects/2506-military-affairs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2506-military-affairs.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861250-marine-survey-lists-concerns-women-combat.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Male Marines listed being falsely accused of sexual harassment or assault as a top concern in a survey about moving women into combat jobs, and thousands indicated the change could prompt them to leave the service altogether. The anonymous online questionnaire by the Marine Corps surveyed 53,000 troops last summer, with the results provid... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1861250-marine-survey-lists-concerns-women-combat.html 2013-02-01T23:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1862108-va-report-22-veterans-commit-suicide-day.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of veterans who commit suicide each day is more than 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has previously estimated, but the problem doesn't appear to be getting worse for veterans compared to the rest of the country, according to a VA study released Friday. Indeed, the overall percentage of suicides by vet... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1862108-va-report-22-veterans-commit-suicide-day.html 2013-02-01T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lara Croft. Samus Aran. Jill Valentine. Chell. In the realm of video games, it's not difficult to identify tough-as-nails women who uncover ancient treasures, blast away aliens, battle zombies and outwit malicious robots. However, when it comes to finding fictional females who take down terrorists, call in airstrikes, frag combatants an... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1861812-games-to-follow-pentagon-women-combat.html 2013-02-01T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860682-marine-leader-skepticism-infantry-women.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the Marine Corps — the most male of all military branches — said Thursday the infantry side is skeptical about how women will perform in those units, and some combat positions may end up being closed again if not enough females meet the rigorous, physically demanding standards. Gen. James Amos made the remarks to reporters at ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860682-marine-leader-skepticism-infantry-women.html 2013-02-01T03:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1856680-reset-familiar-faces-obamas-2nd-term-team.html President Barack Obama is much of the way through completing his second-term Cabinet and top White House staff. For many of those chosen so far, it's been a game of musical chairs. Same faces, new places. He nominated Jack Lew — his chief of staff and earlier his budget director — to be Treasury secretary. To fill the chief-of-staff opening, the presiden... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1856680-reset-familiar-faces-obamas-2nd-term-team.html 2013-01-30T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852936-lawmaker-va-to-fill-mental-care-gap.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans who have trouble getting timely mental health care from Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics should also have access to thousands of health care providers who care for military personnel and their families, says the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. The proposal by Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., borrow... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1852936-lawmaker-va-to-fill-mental-care-gap.html 2013-01-29T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847482-health-answers-sought-burned-off-war-garbage.html WASHINGTON (AP) — J.D. Williams didn't think much about the smoke cloud that often shrouded his air base in Iraq. Not when it covered everything he owned with black soot or when his wheezing and coughing made it difficult to sleep at night. "We just went about our business because there was a war going on," said Williams, a retired chief warrant officer w... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847482-health-answers-sought-burned-off-war-garbage.html 2013-01-26T13:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847384-wife-female-army-officer-join-spouses-club.html FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A woman who is married to a female Army officer at Fort Bragg and who was recently denied membership in its officers' spouses club said late Friday that she has been invited to become a full member. Ashley Broadway told the Associated Press that she received the invitation from the club's board in an email Friday. The invitation ca... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847384-wife-female-army-officer-join-spouses-club.html 2013-01-26T05:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1846808-american-women-served-died.html WASHINGTON (AP) — American women have served and died on the nation's battlefields from the first. They were nurses and cooks, spies and couriers in the Revolutionary War. Some disguised themselves as men to fight for the Union or the Confederacy. Yet the U.S. military's official acceptance of women in combat took more than two centuries. New roles for fe... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1846808-american-women-served-died.html 2013-01-25T21:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845826-countries-where-women-combat.html From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with stories of women fighting alongside men. In many modern armies, however, ground infantry combat is still largely a male preserve — either by regulation, practical issues such as physical requirements of living ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845826-countries-where-women-combat.html 2013-01-25T16:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844782-ap-photos-womens-military-service.html Through the years, women's roles in wartime have evolved — not that women ever have been inclined to just stand by. During the American Revolution, Nancy Morgan Hart was famously depicted with a musket, defending her home and children from British soldiers in Georgia. In World War II, members of the Women Army Corps worked in a support capacity, while in ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844782-ap-photos-womens-military-service.html 2013-01-25T13:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845300-1st-woman-to-lead-combat-thrilled-with-change.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Army Capt. Linda L. Bray says her male superiors were incredulous upon hearing she had ably led a platoon of military police officers through a firefight during the 1989 invasion of Panama. Instead of being lauded for her actions, the first woman in U.S. history to lead male troops in combat said higher-ranking officers ac... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845300-1st-woman-to-lead-combat-thrilled-with-change.html 2013-01-25T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844888-women-combat-face-doubts-emotions-ability.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — During her time in Iraq, Alma Felix would see her fellow female soldiers leave the Army installations where she worked at a desk job and head into combat with their male counterparts. But many returned home feeling that few knew of their contributions. "I guess we do disappear into the background," the 27-year-old former Army specialist s... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1844888-women-combat-face-doubts-emotions-ability.html 2013-01-25T02:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842424-women-combat-good-to-they-meet-standards.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Women in the military must have the same opportunities as men to take on grueling and dangerous combat jobs, whether loading 50-pound artillery shells or joining commando raids to take out terrorists, defense leaders declared Thursday as they ordered a quarter-million positions open to service members regardless of gender. As Defense Sec... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842424-women-combat-good-to-they-meet-standards.html 2013-01-24T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844212-women-serve-combat-related-jobs.html The Pentagon is knocking down old barriers to women serving in combat, but some already are in risky jobs. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's order, signed Thursday, opens 238,000 new jobs to women. A look at some of the dangerous jobs women can do now, and what will be open to them if they meet the qualifications: PILOTS. In 1991, Congress ended a ban on w... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1844212-women-serve-combat-related-jobs.html 2013-01-24T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1843290-white-house-obama-supports-women-combat.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says allowing women to serve in combat marks another step toward the country's founding ideals of fairness and equality. Obama says in a written statement he expressed strong support for the decision to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who lifted the combat ban Thursday. Obama says he is confident the decision — cou... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1843290-white-house-obama-supports-women-combat.html 2013-01-24T18:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1843536-2nd-ny-hospital-warns-insulin-pen-infection.html OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital officials said Thursday. Olean General Hospital was mailing letters to 1,915 patients who received insulin at the hospital from November 2009 through last week... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1843536-2nd-ny-hospital-warns-insulin-pen-infection.html 2013-01-24T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1842412-gay-rights-groups-seek-order-employer-bias.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. The drive comes as Obama included an unexpected declaration of support for gay rights in his inaugural address Monday, saying, "Our journey is not complete until our gay... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1842412-gay-rights-groups-seek-order-employer-bias.html 2013-01-24T07:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1840636-coast-guardsman-custody-disappearance.html HONOLULU (AP) — A Coast Guardsman who disappeared more than three months ago and showed up at his home over the weekend was in military custody at Pearl Harbor on Wednesday after being released from the hospital. Tripler Army Medical Center medically cleared and released Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Matthews on Tuesday night, Coast Guard spokesman Chie... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1840636-coast-guardsman-custody-disappearance.html 2013-01-23T22:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839744-gay-activists-laud-obama-speech-want-action.html NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama's emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations as to what steps should be taken next. "I was very moved," said Jon Davidson, legal director of the gay-rights group Lambda Legal. "But there's a lot more to do in the four years... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839744-gay-activists-laud-obama-speech-want-action.html 2013-01-23T14:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832198-same-sex-military-couples-struggle-recognition.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. Karen Alexander fought for her country in Iraq, but back home she often feels the U.S. Army is fighting against her. Married to another female soldier with a 4-year-old son, Alexander is denied the same housing allowance and other family-friendly benefits she would be entitled to if married to a man. As far as Uncle Sam is concer... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832198-same-sex-military-couples-struggle-recognition.html 2013-01-19T17:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1830612-agency-nc-camp-lejeune-water-contaminated-1953.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tens of thousands more Marines and their relatives could be eligible for government health care for their illnesses now that a federal agency determined that the water at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune was contaminated four years earlier than previously thought. In a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Agency for Toxic Su... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1830612-agency-nc-camp-lejeune-water-contaminated-1953.html 2013-01-18T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826288-obama-names-8-citizens-to-highlight-successes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is featuring eight Americans as "citizen co-chairs" of his inauguration, a new role created to highlight his first-term accomplishments with examples of lives that have either been improved by his actions or inspired his presidency. The honorees announced Thursday include a woman with a brain tumor who no longer is... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826288-obama-names-8-citizens-to-highlight-successes.html 2013-01-17T17:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1821878-wal-mart-to-hire-vets-buy-american-products.html NEW YORK (AP) — Why wait on Washington when there's Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the biggest private employer in the U.S. with 1.4 million workers here, said Tuesday that it is rolling out a three-part plan to help jumpstart the sluggish U.S. economy. The plan includes hiring more than 100,000 vetera... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1821878-wal-mart-to-hire-vets-buy-american-products.html 2013-01-15T23:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821274-schumer-boxer-to-hagel-pentagons-job.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel secured the backing of two of the staunchest pro-Israel Senate Democrats in a clear boost to the Republican's prospects of becoming President Barack Obama's next defense secretary. Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Barbara Boxer of California said Tuesday that they had spoken extensively with Hagel and he had addressed thei... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1821274-schumer-boxer-to-hagel-pentagons-job.html 2013-01-15T23:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1821334-spin-meter-obama-social-security-warning.html WASHINGTON (AP) — No one doubts dire things will happen, and fast, if the government runs out of borrowing authority in coming weeks. But late Social Security checks need not be among them. President Barack Obama's blanket statement Monday that "Social Security checks and veterans benefits will be delayed" if Congress doesn't raise the debt limit masked t... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1821334-spin-meter-obama-social-security-warning.html 2013-01-15T16:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1821268-suicides-military-rise-combat-lessens.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For U.S. troops, less combat is not translating to less stress. Members of the military committed suicide at a record pace in 2012 — almost one per day — and some experts think the trend will grow worse this year. Pentagon figures obtained Monday by The Associated Press show 349 suicides among active-duty troops last year, up from 301 th... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1821268-suicides-military-rise-combat-lessens.html 2013-01-15T07:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1819798-obama-debt-limit-fight-imperils-elderlys-checks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring "we are not a deadbeat nation," President Obama warned on Monday that Social Security checks and veterans' benefits will be delayed if congressional Republicans fail to increase the government's borrowing authority in a looming showdown over the nation's debt and spending. Obama said he was willing to negotiate deficit reductio... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1819798-obama-debt-limit-fight-imperils-elderlys-checks.html 2013-01-14T21:55:00Z