Military related links 080915

Navy Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Announces Layoffs

http://www.wsj.com/articles/shipbuilder-huntington-ingalls-announces-layoffs-1437767438

 

Voices: Marines balance warrior spirit and diversity

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/28/quest-inclusiveness-undermining-corps-germano/30463249/

 

Dismantling military's transgender ban to begin Monday

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/29/defense-secretary-ashton-carter-chelsea-manning-transgender/30828647/

 

Women of War Speak

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/books/soldier-girls-by-helen-thorpe-explores-3-experiences.html

 

Army Heritage Center Foundation

https://www.armyheritage.org/

 

Navy changing body-fat rules, fitness assessment

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/03/navy-fitness-standards/31053321/

 

Another soldier spurned by Army dies of apparent suicide

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/04/another-soldier-spurned-army-dies-apparent-suicide/30726649/

 

Sheriff: 1 man fires in vicinity of soldiers in Mississippi

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sheriff-1-man-fires-in-vicinity-of-soldiers-in-mississippi/ar-BBloLyX

 

How Obama Shrank the Military

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-obama-shrank-the-military-1438551147

 

Coast Guard Seeks Reliable Budget:

https://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/coast-guard-commandant-zukunft-seeks-bigger-budget.

 

Coast Guard celebrates 225 years with postage stamp     

http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/coast-guard/2015/08/04/coast-guard-celebrates-225-years-postage-stamp/31107947/

 

‘America’s Tall Ship’ returns on new U.S. Coast Guard forever stamp

http://www.linns.com/en/news/stamp-news/2015/july/_america_s-tall-ship-returns-on-new-u-s--coast-guard-forever-sta.html

 

Top Enlisted Leaders Issue Joint BAH Letter to Congress               

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/pay/allowances/2015/07/23/bah-cuts-letter/30583569/ 

 

2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Stuck on Compensation and Retirement Reform           

http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/08/2016-national-defense-authorization-act-stuck-on-compensation-and-retirement-reform

 

After Senate confirmation, Neller gears up to lead the Corps       

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/08/07/after-senate-confirmation-neller-gears-up-lead-corps/31215495/ 

 

Army Ranger School a Test for Women in Combat Roles

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/us/women-in-army-ranger-school-move-a-step-closer-to-combat.html?_r=0

 

Pentagon Sizing Up Email Hack of Its Brass

http://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-sizing-up-email-hack-of-its-brass-1438989404