In order to aid public health agencies during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S Department of Defense has placed hundreds of medical personnel on alert and ordered the deployment of two hospital ships. According to an article published by MilitaryTimes.com, “In addition to sending the USNS Mercy and Comfort to pandemic hotspots, active-duty troops could help staff…
Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg has stated that ongoing efforts to improve and transform the military health care system are becoming extremely complicated and difficult. Hogg continued by saying that the Defense Health Agency (DHA) is not ready for this transformation. According to an article published by the MilitaryTimes.com, “The Defense Department…
A proposal from two Maine lawmakers may allow Gold Star Families (families of people who died during military service) free access to national parks. According to an article published by MilitaryTimes.com, “Democratic Rep. Jared Golden and independent Sen. Angus King said their proposal would honor Gold Star Families with free entrance to the National Park Service’s locations and…
Earlier this week, Veterans Affairs (VA) deputy secretary James Byrne was abruptly fired after serving less than five months in his position. According to an article published in MilitaryTimes.com, “Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie abruptly fired the second-highest department official on Monday, saying he had lost confidence in his ability to perform the job. [In] a two-sentence statement announcing the…
Wolf & Brown Law Offices is proud to announce that VA attorney Matthew J. Brown, Esq. was admitted to practice before the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Matthew has also been accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs to prepare, present, and prosecute veteran’s claims and appeals. His practice focuses solely on claims and…
According to an announcement made by officials last week, the Air Force will spend an excess of $2 million in order to permanently eradicate PFAS-contaminated water from local waterways which has been flowing from a former Montgomery County base. According to an article published by The Philadelphia Inquirer, “The agreement to fund the fix comes after more than…
The U.S. Postal Service announced that they will be releasing a new Purple Heart stamp that will be made available at post offices this Friday. According to an article published by Stars and Stripes, “The Purple Heart is given to servicemembers killed or wounded by enemy actions. The new stamp, a tribute to the sacrifices…
The alarm is being raised at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi by Air Reserve Technicians claiming that they were exposed to a chemical that could be the reason behind several deaths and illnesses among them. Retired Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Tamla McGhee, 45, who served with the 403rd Fabrication Flight from 2001 to 2012 said, “One thing I…
Hundreds of residents were relocated from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland as a result of severe mold problems with some of its dorms. According to an article published by AirforceTimes, “Initial inspections of the technical training dorms at Lackland are now finished, and secondary inspections are underway, said Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing…
A report released last week showed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not take a person’s military service into consideration before deporting them. In addition to this, ICE does not track how many veterans are deported but does require that their agents look at employment history, health, community service, deployments to war zones, military decorations,…
