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Palm Beach State College Opens New Vet Center

Veterans Success Center, a 2,300 square-foot site at Palm Beach State College to help veterans pursue an education, will open Thursday in suburban Lake Worth as U.S. Reps Lois Frankel and Brian Mast speak before an expected crowd of 200 people. “This center will help veterans get enrolled in classes and use their GI Bill […]

University of Bridgeport Debuts New STEM Bus

BRIDGEPORT — The University of Bridgeport will cut the ribbon Thursday on a STEM on Wheels bus that will bring hands-on science — and a robot named Dash — to area schools. The mobile laboratory will teach students how to code, retrieve and interpret satellite data by contacting earth orbiting satellites and about mechatronics, a […]

West Point Signs Research Agreement With IT Consulting Firm

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Maryland. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Enlighten IT Consulting — a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) subsidiary, an Alion Company. The research agreement provides advanced data analytics and tackles system challenges including how the application of analytics within key cyber terrain […]

Marine from Rural Ga. Says Military Helped Him Leave Comfort Zone

The Marine Corps expanded Adam Tomblin’s view of the world and helped him achieve a series of firsts. The longtime Commerce resident had never flown in an airplane until he joined the Marines in 2008. In four years in the Marines, Tomblin, now 28, traveled far out of his comfort zone in rural northeast Georgia […]

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Military Could Face Budget Cuts if Democrats Control Congress

If Democrats gain control of one or both houses of Congress in November, military experts are concerned about potential budget cuts – and the resulting effects on military preparedness. “I think we’ll find that the money Congress and the president have given the military in the past two years has been desperately needed – and […]

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Northwestern Michigan College Ranked Among the Best for Vets

TRAVERSE CITY — Since the script has flipped from soldier to student, so has the service. Military Times magazine ranked Northwestern Michigan College the second-best two-year college for veterans in its Best for Vets list for 2019. NMC moved up one spot from the 2017 list. The community college has implemented a series of initiatives […]

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NYC Mayor Announces Funding for Student Veterans at Risk of Eviction

With about 12,000 New York City student veterans at risk of eviction from their homes in the coming months, city officials on Monday announced a plan to provide emergency rental assistance. A pair of city agencies — the Department of Veterans’ Services and Department of Social Services — are streamlining the process for those student […]

Colorado State University-Pueblo Deemed a “Purple Heart” University

The president of Colorado State University-Pueblo said being designated a Purple Heart University is an honor and testimony to Pueblo’s long-standing commitment to honoring those who have served and sacrificed for our country. The school was officially recognized as the state’s first designated Purple Heart University in April and will celebrate that designation on Nov. […]

Military Senior Master Sergeant is Teacher of the Month

All educators come into their profession by different paths. Farmington High School’s Featured Teacher for October has one of the more interesting paths into the educational world. Senior Master Sergeant Earnest Heflin, one of the high school’s two JROTC instructors, teaches leadership education. He said he loves being in the classroom with students, helping them […]

Military Vets Infuse Life into Dying Travel Agency Industry

For as long as he could remember, Nick Moyneur had fantasized about launching a company. But by 2014, at the age of 31, he saw no clear way to do it. Moyneur had just concluded six years in the Navy, and he felt disoriented without the regimented military direction he’d been used to. He was also […]

N.C. Soldiers Compete in Invictus Games in Australia

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. – Two wounded warriors from Wake County are in Australia taking part in the Invictus Games. “The games are just fun — it’s awesome,” said Staff Sgt. Tim Payne, who lives in Raleigh. “It’s awesome. It’s the only opportunity where you can meet multi-nationals from so many different countries.” Prince Harry came […]

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Eastern Kentucky University Among Colleges Ranked as, “Best for Vets”

RICHMOND, Ky. — Once again, Eastern Kentucky University is among the leading four-year schools nationally in the annual Military Times: Best for Vets rankings. EKU finished 12th (tops in Kentucky and adjacent states) in the recently announced 2019 rankings, up from 14th a year ago. The rankings measure schools on their commitment to helping military […]

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