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    The Pentagon won't be dictating program cuts to the services, said Jessica Wright, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Mike Morones / staff
    • August 12, 2013 - 9:51 AM

    As more and deeper budget cuts loom, the fate of the military's quality-of-life programs will be left to the individual services, defense officials …

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  1. A loadmaster gives final signals to the crew of a B-52 as it begins shutdown procedures at RAAF Base Darwin, Australia. Air Force

    Prime ContentPacific shift: New assignments and duty stations in throwback to Cold War deployments

    As the U.S. builds its presence in the Pacific, the Air Force is looking back to the Cold War for managing deployments.

    • Aug. 12, 2013
  2. Prime ContentDoD responds to child abuse crisis

    Faced with an epidemic of child abuse across the four services, the Defense Department is establishing a child abuse working group, according to a Pentagon spokesman.

    • Aug. 12, 2013
  3. The Pentagon won't be dictating program cuts to the services, said Jessica Wright, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. Mike Morones / staff

    Prime ContentDoD: Fate of quality-of-life programs left to services

    As more and deeper budget cuts loom, the fate of the military's quality-of-life programs will be left to the individual services, defense officials say.

    • Aug. 12, 2013
  4. Prime ContentEditorial: A budget blow to troops

    When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently floated the broad outlines of his Strategic Choices Management Review, the section on military pay and benefits included now-familiar proposals to shrink future annual military pay raises and make changes in the

    • Aug. 12, 2013
  5. The Strategic Choices Management Review states that the Air Force could cut the size of the C-130 fleet with 'minimal risk.' 1st Lt. Jason Uhlig / Army

    Prime ContentCuts stretch across fighter, airlift and bomber communities

    The Air Force's share of budget cuts could add up to five tactical aircraft squadrons and much of its C-130 fleet.

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  6. Prime ContentSmaller raises, fewer troops

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has for the first time offered details of how today's budget cuts will affect the military over the next decade, suggesting the Army and Marine Corps force levels could drop to historic lows, the Navy's carrier fleet will fac

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  7. Prime ContentEditorial: Hagel delivers the details; Congress must act on them

    For two years, senior Pentagon leaders have repeatedly told Congress that piling on another $500 billion in automatic, inflexible cuts over the next decade — on top of $487 million in cuts already made to the 10-year plan — would devastate military capabi

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  8. Prime ContentSuicides drop in '13, but advocates won't declare victory yet

    A drop in the pace of military suicides in the first half of 2013 is welcome news for the Defense Department, but officials are not ready to call the decline a trend, given that 2012 saw the worst year for suicide since the military began closely tracking

    • Aug. 5, 2013
  9. Prime ContentDorr: Air power too risky in Syria

    The nasty, 2-year-old civil war in Syria has taken 93,000 lives, according to the Associated Press. Once expected to quickly oust President Bashar Assad, the war now seems likely to partition the country and, according to a U.S.

    • Jul. 31, 2013
  10. Prime ContentEditorial: Justice can't be secret

    The Navy posted six months' worth of court-martial verdicts to its homepage July 22 and the Marine Corps followed suit two days later. Both pledge to update their lists regularly.

    • Jul. 31, 2013
  11. A security forces airman keeps watch at an entry control point at Akrab Air Base in the fictitious Kingdom of Nessor during Exercise Eagle Flag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wilson / Air Force

    Prime ContentSecurity forces: One strike and you're out

    Competition for security forces jobs is getting tougher, and the Air Force no longer has any patience for screw-ups.

    • Jul. 26, 2013
  12. Prime ContentDorr: Global Hawk is no prize

    'When I heard that the Air Force chief of staff presented an award to the Global Hawk 'industry team,' I said, 'This is a joke. This has got to be a joke.''

    • Jul. 23, 2013
  13. Prime ContentEditorial: Hagel: Cuts start at top

    Critics have long called for the Pentagon to slash headquarters staffs that have grown dramatically, especially since 9/11.

    • Jul. 22, 2013
  14. Prime ContentEditorial: Time to share sacrifice

    The Pentagon's top civilian and top military leader recently sounded warnings that the nation risks a steep decline in military readiness if spending priorities are not rapidly reset for a postwar era.

    • Jul. 15, 2013
  15. Prime ContentISAF scales back sorties as Afghans ramp up evacuations

    The pace for U.S. and international aircrews in Afghanistan has slowed dramatically as Afghan forces have increased their role in the sky, new stats from Air Forces Central Command show.

    • Jul. 15, 2013
  16. Prime ContentNew Defense Health Agency taking shape

    The clock is ticking on the Tricare Management Activity, the Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical Command and other military health offices slated for aggregation into the new Defense Health Agency.

    • Jul. 9, 2013
  17. Air Reserve Technicians, civilians who are also in the Air Reserve, are often confused for active-duty airmen, which causes complications, some have said. Andre Bowser / Air Force

    Prime ContentAir Reserve Technician: Civilians shouldn't have to wear uniforms

    The Air Force requires some federal employees to wear uniforms at work, even when they are in civilian status.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  18. Air Force Lt. Col. Ted Roberts and his family recently completed their seventh PCS move, buying a house — and hoping to settle down — near Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Prime ContentLonger tours, fewer moves loom for troops

    Congress is ratcheting up pressure on the Pentagon to save money on permanent change-of-station moves, a change that could have a far-reaching impact on military life, careers and culture.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  19. Prime ContentDorr: Why no new AF Secretary?

    When Americans complain about a breakdown of government in Washington, they're usually venting at our dysfunctional Congress.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  20. Prime ContentEditorial: Cut costs, not readiness

    Two targets for budget cuts now under close review are the commissary system and permanent change-of-station moves.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  21. Due to budget cuts, there will be fewer inspectors general visiting bases and less flying to meet new operational readiness inspections. Sgt. Darron Salzer / Army National Guard

    Prime ContentACC cuts back on readiness inspections

    Air Combat Command has been forced to cut back on inspections because of budget cuts, and that could mean less work for crews being inspected.

    • Jul. 7, 2013
  22. Prime ContentDorr: Back to basics with ABUs

    For the past dozen years, each service branch has developed its own combat attire.

    • Jul. 3, 2013
  23. Prime ContentEditorial: Wasteful NCO retraining

    The Air Force recently announced nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers must retrain next year out of their overmanned specialties and into jobs that are undermanned.

    • Jul. 3, 2013
  24. Prime ContentEditorial: Check the 'married' box

    Regardless of how you feel about the June 26 Supreme Court ruling barring discrimination against legally married same-sex couples, the military's mission now is clear: Quickly and seamlessly make this work.

    • Jul. 3, 2013
  25. A B-1 Lancer bomber aircraft departs for a training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Senior Airman Brett Clashman/Air Force

    Prime ContentB-1 crews are busy while other combat squads lose hours

    The Air Force has forced combat squadrons to stay on the ground and canceled large-scale exercises for its fleet, but one aircraft has been busy in the middle of it all: the B-1B Lancer.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
  1. DoD weighs major COCOM realignment

    The Pentagon is considering a major overhaul of its geographical combatant commands, possibly realigning oversight within hot-button areas of the world and eliminating thousands of military and civilian positions,according to defense sources.....

      9:41 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  2. USAF captains' nonprofit helps Afghan women sell handmade scarves

    If not for the Christmas card Capt. Jonathan Hudgins got while in Afghanistan or the summers he worked in his family's grocery, Flying Scarfs might not have taken off....

      8:21 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  3. New USAFA superintendent to begin today

    The Air Force Academy will get its first female superintendent when Maj. Gen. Michelle Johnson formally takes the academy's top job Monday....

      7:04 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  4. Airman found dead at Davis-Monthan AFB

    The U.S. Air Force is looking into the death of an airman at a base in southern Arizona....

      4:27 PM, Aug. 10, 2013
  5. Pacific shift: New assignments and duty stations in throwback to Cold War deployments

    As the U.S. builds its presence in the Pacific, the Air Force is looking back to the Cold War for managing deployments....

      8:19 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  6. Army uses Air Force lessons learned in basic training review

    The Army wants to learn from the Air Force's mistakes....

      9:55 AM, Aug. 11, 2013
  7. Woman nominated to lead Air Force Academy

    For the first time in Air Force Academy history, a woman may be its superintendant....

      2:28 PM, Mar. 15, 2013
  8. Pentagon wants new limit on Tricare

    The Pentagon's latest proposal to rein in its medical costs could potentially block millions of retired troops and their familiy members from accessing the Tricare health system and is likely to set off yet another battle on Capitol Hill....

      7:27 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  9. Airman found dead at Davis-Monthan AFB

    The U.S. Air Force is looking into the death of an airman at a base in southern Arizona....

      4:27 PM, Aug. 10, 2013
  10. Former staff sergeant stabbed to avoid PT test

    A former staff sergeant at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., tried to get out of her physical training test by recruiting someone to stab her in the stomach....

      9:51 AM, Jul. 24, 2013
  11. Former staff sergeant stabbed to avoid PT test

    A former staff sergeant at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., tried to get out of her physical training test by recruiting someone to stab her in the stomach....

      9:51 AM, Jul. 24, 2013
  12. NATO says 3 troops killed in Afghanistan

    NATO said three of its service members were killed Sunday in eastern Afghanistan but provided no further details....

      11:03 AM, Aug. 11, 2013
  13. Shaw AFB helps new dads cope with kids

    New parents have a hard enough time dealing with crying, up-at-all-hours babies....

      1:43 PM, Aug. 11, 2013
  14. Retired lt. col. helps get diaper supplies to families in need

    Alison Weir worked in the space and intelligence arena in the Air Force, but now she has a new mission — overseeing diaper supply programs to diaper banks across the U.S....

      10:09 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  15. Security forces: One strike and you're out

    Competition for security forces jobs is getting tougher, and the Air Force no longer has any patience for screw-ups....

      9:39 AM, Jul. 28, 2013
  16. 30,000 airmen have failed waist tape since 2010

    As airmen wait with bated breath for Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh to decide whether to separate the tape test from the PT test, the Air Force has launched a pre-emptive strike against those who feel the tape test isn't fair....

      1:21 PM, Aug. 9, 2013
  17. TACPs march to remember leader 1 year after his death

    On Aug. 8, one year after Maj. Walter David 'DG' Gray died in Afghanistan when a suicide bomber attacked his vehicle, 13 of his men finished a 140-mile ruck march from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Arlington National Cemetery to honor him....

      9:53 AM, Aug. 11, 2013
  18. JBLM houses airspace protection program

    A red circle slowly moves across one of seven computer screens on the desk of Tech. Sgt. Mary Maggiolino....

      4:12 PM, Aug. 11, 2013
  19. Photo gallery: Endangered species thrive on U.S. military ranges

    The sign leaves no doubt about the risk in entering the steep seaside hills that North America's rarest bird calls home: 'Danger. Boom. Explosives. Unexploded Ordnance and Laser Range in Use. Keep Out.'...

      10:15 AM, Aug. 11, 2013
  20. DoD weighs major COCOM realignment

    The Pentagon is considering a major overhaul of its geographical combatant commands, possibly realigning oversight within hot-button areas of the world and eliminating thousands of military and civilian positions,according to defense sources.....

      9:41 AM, Aug. 12, 2013

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