American Legion HQ changes membership tactics
In a move to shore up American Legion’s bottom line, the organization is holding back thousands of new members—along with their dues—from state affiliates.
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State’s next economic initiative to revolve around military
Indiana economic-development officials are in the beginning stages of forming a marketing initiative—dubbed the Indiana Center for Complex Operations, or ICCO—to market the state’s budding defense sector.
Lilly Endowment awards Purdue center $6.3M
A Purdue University-based institute that aids military families whose lives have been disrupted by a relative's deployment overseas has won a $6.3 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to boost its mission.
ITT Educational, for-profit peers reaped $521M from military
Twenty for-profit colleges—led by Carmel-based ITT Educational Services—reaped $521 million in U.S. taxpayer funds in 2010 by recruiting armed-services members and veterans through misleading marketing, according to a Congressional report released Thursday.
HETRICK: All I know of equality I learned from Rudolph
Like Donner, we find ourselves advocating lies and abetting coverups of our good soldiers’; true identities, rather than celebrating the unique talents of every American willing to serve
$26.8M military deal revs local Rolls-Royce operation
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s Indianapolis operations continue to cash in on military contracts, scoring a $26.8 million deal to provide 12 spare engines for the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.
Federal documents clear way for land exchange
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said in a release Friday that 1,250 acres of the Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area will be used by the Indiana National Guard. The guard plans a $105 million expansion of Camp Atterbury in Johnson County.
Local government supplier cracks Inc. 500’s top 10
A combination of military service and education has helped Kevin Paul turn Indianapolis-based KPaul Properties LLC into one
of the fastest-growing companies in the nation.
Biden addresses thousands of vets in Indianapolis stop
Vice President Joe Biden discussed the drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq during an address to a gathering of about 5,500
war veterans from across the country.
Wolf Technical Services wins Army Corps contract
The company has been hired to refine technology that detects whether a vehicle might be carrying suspicious cargo, including
explosives.
Raytheon lands $250 million Navy electronics contract
Workers at Raytheon Technical Services’ Indianapolis facility will spend four more years working on software to control electronics
on the Navy’s V-22 Osprey aircraft.
Rolls-Royce opens plant making part for Joint Strike Fighter
The new "focused factory" in Plainfield will produce lift fans for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The fan allows
one version of the aircraft to make helicopter-like landings.
Camp Atterbury makes cut for Guard mobilization centers
Camp’s role in deploying units overseas will be secure for years to come despite Defense Department cutbacks, says leader
of Indiana National Guard.
Group prepares to take over Indiana chemical depot
A local group expects to take control of the Army's Newport Chemical Depot by the end of this year and plans improvements
to help attract businesses to the western Indiana site.
Warfare museum to open in Indianapolis Saturday
The museum will display artifacts and uniforms from all branches of the military from 1910 through Operation Desert Storm
in Iraq. A model of the USS Indianapolis, which was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II, also will be displayed.
Indy defense accounting jobs appear safe
Department of Defense concurs that Indianapolis a better location than Cleveland for about 225 Marine Corps jobs.
Ohio congressmen seek to raid Indy defense accounting jobs
U.S. Reps. Kucinich and LaTourette say about 225 Marine Corps IT jobs belong in Cleveland instead of Indianapolis.
Expansion set for Camp Atterbury training site
The proposed plan will expand the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury, bring economic development to south-central
Indiana, and open a new fish and wildlife area in Putnam County in western Indiana.
Raytheon lands key Navy contract
Raytheon Technical Services Co. LLC in Indianapolis will develop a new bomb rack for U.S. Navy airplanes under a recently awarded $32.4 million contract.
Rolls-Royce bags $160M military contract
Rolls-Royce Corp.’s Indianapolis operations will manufacture 78 turboshaft engines for U.S. Navy and Air Force helicopters
under the terms of a mammoth $160.6 million military contract.