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JK Moving Services Named Military Spouse Friendly® Employer for Hiring and Training Members of Military and Their Spouses

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Monday, January 15, 2024
Other Consumer, Other Transport, Women, Veterans, Transport, Military, Men, Consumer, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Defense, Employee assistance program, Support, Methodology, CDL, Veteran, Work, Workforce, JK, Active Guard Reserve, American City Business Journals, Private sector, Military personnel, Spouse

JK Moving Services , a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, has earned the 2024 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer designation for its commitment to hiring and supporting members of the military and their spouses.

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  • JK Moving Services , a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, has earned the 2024 Military Spouse Friendly® Employer designation for its commitment to hiring and supporting members of the military and their spouses.
  • Institutions earning the Military Spouse Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey.
  • JK not only helps make moves easier for military members and their families, but we also hire them and their spouses.
  • JK Moving Services will be showcased in the 2024 Military Friendly® Employers in an upcoming issue of Military Spouse Magazine and on MilitaryFriendly.com.

JK Moving Services Named Military Friendly® Employer for Emphasis on Hiring and Training Veterans

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Friday, November 10, 2023
Defense, Military, Other Transport, Consumer, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Veterans, Transport, Other Consumer, JK, Workforce, Transition Assistance Program, American City Business Journals, Employee assistance program, Private sector, Work, CDL, Veteran, Military personnel, Methodology, Support, Active Guard Reserve, Nursing, Management

JK Moving Services , a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, has earned the 2024 Military Friendly® Employer designation for its commitment to hiring and supporting members of the military.

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  • JK Moving Services , a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, has earned the 2024 Military Friendly® Employer designation for its commitment to hiring and supporting members of the military.
  • Institutions earning the Military Friendly® Employer designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey.
  • The JK Moving SkillBridge Program gives active-duty military members who will soon transition into civilian life a chance to gain valuable work experience through specific industry training and development.
  • JK Moving Services will be showcased in the 2024 Military Friendly® Employers in the Winter issue of G.I.

908 Devices Awarded $10.4M Order from the United States Air Force for its Handheld MX908 Device

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop devices for chemical and biochemical analysis, announces today that it has been awarded a total of $10.4 million in purchase orders from the United States Air Force and Air National Guard Fire & Emergency Services Program for its MX908 handheld mass spectrometry device with Aero module.

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  • 908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop devices for chemical and biochemical analysis, announces today that it has been awarded a total of $10.4 million in purchase orders from the United States Air Force and Air National Guard Fire & Emergency Services Program for its MX908 handheld mass spectrometry device with Aero module.
  • Approximately a third of the orders include Aero module upgrades, training, and support for existing MX908 devices previously deployed to the Air National Guard.
  • With this award, the U.S. Air Force has broadened its adoption of the MX908 device and Aero module to encompass both the Active and Reserve components of the service, along with the Air National Guard.
  • The MX908 handheld device utilizes the company’s proprietary High Pressure Mass Spectrometry (HPMS) technology to detect and identify priority drugs, chemical agents, and explosives at trace levels.

JK Moving Selected for DoD’s SkillBridge, Graduating its First Military Veteran Through the Hiring/Training Program

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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JK Moving Services , a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, was recently selected as an authorized SkillBridge Partner and welcomed its first graduate as a new employee.

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  • JK Moving Services , a global moving, storage, relocation, and logistics enterprise, was recently selected as an authorized SkillBridge Partner and welcomed its first graduate as a new employee.
  • The prestigious DoD program helps any rank service member that is exiting military life transition to new opportunities.
  • The first JK SkillBridge “graduate” is a Navy veteran and has joined the JK team in moving logistics after earning his CDL license.
  • With the pilot portion of the program complete, JK Moving has already accepted six more service members into its SkillBridge program.

5Star Life Appoints General Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.) as Board Chair

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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5Star Life Insurance Company announced today the appointment of 5Star Life President, General Larry O. Spencer, as new Chair of the Board, effective January 1, 2023.

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  • 5Star Life Insurance Company announced today the appointment of 5Star Life President, General Larry O. Spencer, as new Chair of the Board, effective January 1, 2023.
  • “It has been an honor to serve as President of 5Star Life these past few years, and I look forward to my new role.
  • I would like to thank General Eberhart for his contributions to 5Star Life as Chair and for his constant and thoughtful guidance.
  • He was named AFBA President in March 2020 and 5Star Life Insurance Company President in June 2020.

AFA Opens 2022 Scholarship Applications

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is now accepting 2022 scholarship applications, making available more than $100,000 in academic and flight training scholarships to Air and Space Force members, spouses, and children.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association is now accepting 2022 scholarship applications, making available more than $100,000 in academic and flight training scholarships to Air and Space Force members, spouses, and children.
  • Applications must be submitted at www.afa.org/education/scholarships on or before April 30, 2022.
  • AFA scholarships are supported by donors seeking to help students realize their dreams through advanced education.
  • AFA offers 11 scholarship programs:
    Provides $1,000 annually to one minor dependent of Active, Guard, Reserve, veteran, or retired military members from any service branch pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university.