Dignitaries, veterans, employees and volunteers gathered at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Praise music and prayers filled the air Saturday as hundreds spent a portion of the Memorial Day weekend worshipping God during an Open Air Faith Festival and Concert at Parade Field 1.

Tens of thousands of care packages will be packed and ready for shipping to servicemembers deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and on ships at sea in time for Independence Day.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates fully supports an enhanced GI Bill, but believes some measures being discussed on Capitol Hill would undermine the all-volunteer force by encouraging troops to leave too soon

Army officials in Europe are working to develop a standard model to ensure all redeploying Soldiers and their families receive the same programs and services, regardless of their location.

The DoD and the Office of Personnel Management have issued proposed joint regulations revising the National Security Personnel System, one of DoD’s human resources management systems.

A Pentagon announcement May 21 that NATO command tours will be extended to a year was premature, DoD officials said May 22.

More than 3,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines officially kicked off the Memorial Day commemoration on the evening of May 22 as they placed 265,000 miniature flags at every grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

The DoD is looking for ways to integrate a structured learning environment and gaming to train military members, a senior official said.

I was in the midst of getting Ronnie and Tommy ready for school when I heard a noise that demanded immediate attention. The load of clothes going round and round in my dryer didn’t sound “right.“