WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11233) on Dec. 6, 2024, by Cameron M. Keys, defense logistics and resource management policy analyst, and Brendan W. McGarry, defense budget specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds Since 1870, the U.S. military has operated various types of working capital funds to procure and provide materiel and commercial products and services to its more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10335) on Dec. 6, 2024, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: DOD Domestic School System The Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) manages federally funded school systems overseas and domestically that provide pre-kindergarten (pre-K) through grade 12 education, primarily for the children of active duty servicemem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11313) on Dec. 6, 2024, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Background The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a federally funded program of instruction for high school-aged students administered by the armed forces. The purpose of JROTC, according to 10 U.S.C. Sec.2 more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii On the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day in 2021, about 135 World War II veterans attended the observance of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Last year, fewer than 30 veterans attended Dec. 7 events. As veterans and Pearl Harbor survivors pass away, their legacy lives on with the next generation of service members.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a notice of reservation proclamation in the Federal Register on Nov. 29, 2024, entitled "Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs proclaimed approximately 79.21 acres, more or less, an addition to the reservation of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe, Okl more ST

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UNITED STATES World War II became real to many Americans on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, when 350 Japanese planes staged two air attacks on the U. S. military in Pearl Harbor and surrounding bases on Oahu, Hawaii. The attacks that morning took the U.S. Armed Forces by complete surprise. "In the end, the U.S. would suffer the loss of 2,403 sailors, airmen, Marines, soldiers more PR