AUSA News May 2009 

The Army vice chief tells a Senate subcommittee that multiple deployments have been linked to the rise of Army suicide rates.

The Department of Defense approved changes to the Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR) that affects the length of military tours in Korea on March 2.

After a carefully coordinated effort by veteran and military service organizations, including the Association of the United States Army, President Barack Obama decided to remove from consideration the proposal to bill veteran’s private or work provided health insurance for Veterans’ Administration treatment of service-connected medical needs.