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To save millions of dollars in compensation and ease streamlining of store operations on base, Defense officials are weighing a plan to convert the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to a non-appropriated fund activity, which could reduce wages and benefits for 15,000 commissary workers.

WASHINGTON, April 21, 2015 – The Defense Department announced the winners of the 2015 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards in a news release issued today.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. -- In a seven-week period, the cost of sending one Marine through Weapons and Tactics Instructors course is comparable to the cost of a four-year education at an Ivy League university.

WASHINGTON -- The spring America’s PrepareAthon! is upon us. It’s a time when the Nation is reminded that emergency preparedness is a community affair. Do you live in an earthquake zone, tornado alley, or an area prone to typhoons, floods or wildfires? If not these, most of us can recall a time when some natural disaster was a concern.

ARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va -- Major Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, recently addressed his Marines, sailors and civilians and left them with a simple, but stern message: “Sexual assault has no place in our Corps, and if found guilty of this crime, your career will end.”

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan --  Service members gathered alongside local business owners for the English Networking Dinner March 27 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.