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At the end of World War II, 2nd Lt. Vaughn Boone traveled across North Africa to entertain his fellow service members waiting their turn to go home. He performed music, magic shows, mind-reading acts, hypnosis and ventriloquist routines.
BAH cuts could hurt privatized housing, tooThe possibility of reducing Basic Allowance for Housing rates clearly would have an immediate effect on troops' wallets by forcing them to pay more …
A new nonprofit is helping vets start and grow their own businesses with advice, mentoring and cash.
A major innovation — forged by the struggles of the Great Recession and fostered by technology — has come to higher education.
Delaware coach Dan Brock said his team needed to put the pressure on Navy early to have any chance of pulling off a victory Saturday in the …
Promoting the best: Tech sgts. may have to impress a board to advanceFacing the need to get smaller, the Air Force is reviewing how it evaluates and promotes airmen to make sure it retains the best of the best.
BMI won't be easier than tape testSoon, failing the waist measurement component of the physical fitness test will not mean an automatic failure for airmen who pass the rest of the test.
BAH cuts could hurt privatized housing, tooThe possibility of reducing Basic Allowance for Housing rates clearly would have an immediate effect on troops' wallets by forcing them to pay more out of pocket for housing.
Military payday loan laws set for review, improvementsConsumer protections for troops and their families should be expanded to not only clamp down on 'morphing' payday loans, but also on products like overdraft checking, installment loans and rent-to-own contracts, some consumer advocates have told defense o
Editorial: Keep PTSD aid on trackThe White House has launched a media blitz touting a collaboration between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and large university and medical research centers to help veterans suffering the 'invisible' signature wounds of the wars in Iraq an
Dorr: Vietnam vets still victimsBecky Sager cries all night. She wonders how many years her battle with the Veterans Affairs Department is taking from her life. VA is always on her mind as she watches her husband, Ben, '
Editorial: PT changes needed nowFor the past three years, Air Force leadership has updated policy guidance on physical training every six months, usually to clarify confusion over PT test rules.
Overturned death penalty brings families back to 'where they started' in Schliepsiek caseThe nightmares began soon after the brutal killings of his daughter and son-in-law at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. For 15 months, they persisted: Images of Jamie Schliepsiek fighting for her life while her husband, Senior Airman Andy Schliepsiek, lay helpless from a stab wound that severed his spinal cord.
Special Forces vet's family featured in marijuana documentaryFormer Special Forces Staff Sgt. Matt Figi is stepping front and center into the debate to legalize medical marijuana after appearing in a CNN documentary that focused on the plight of his little girl.
Navy captain spearheads malaria breakthroughFor 15 years, Navy Capt. Judith Epstein has toiled at the Naval Medical Research Center to develop a malaria vaccine.
Want a fast promotion? Go intel or medicalHoping to speed up your chances for promotion in an age of staff drawdowns and plummeting selection rates? Bone up on your intelligence skills or anatomy books.
Cost analyses pit active against GuardIn the coming months, two major reviews will be completed that could drastically change the number of people, aircraft and bases the Air Force needs, and how much of them will go to the active-duty force, Reserve or Guard.
DoD responds to child abuse crisisFaced 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.
Pacific shift: New assignments and duty stations in throwback to Cold War deploymentsAs the U.S. builds its presence in the Pacific, the Air Force is looking back to the Cold War for managing deployments.
DoD: Fate of quality-of-life programs left to servicesAs 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.
Editorial: A budget blow to troopsWhen 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
Cuts stretch across fighter, airlift and bomber communitiesThe Air Force's share of budget cuts could add up to five tactical aircraft squadrons and much of its C-130 fleet.
Smaller raises, fewer troopsDefense 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
Editorial: Hagel delivers the details; Congress must act on themFor 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
Suicides drop in '13, but advocates won't declare victory yetA 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
Dorr: Air power too risky in SyriaThe 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.
Editorial: Justice can't be secretThe 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.
Security forces: One strike and you're outCompetition for security forces jobs is getting tougher, and the Air Force no longer has any patience for screw-ups.
Dorr: 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.''
Editorial: Hagel: Cuts start at topCritics have long called for the Pentagon to slash headquarters staffs that have grown dramatically, especially since 9/11.
The days of being able to wait until you were close to retirement to transfer your GI Bill benefits are over, and Air Force officials want you to plan ahead so you and your family don't lose out....
A key Republican subcommittee chairman is ready to accept pay and benefits cuts for future service members, but he won't support base closing or significant force structure cuts....
A cliffhanger finish to the 2014 defense budget is forecast by the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, leaving doubts right to the end of the year about funding levels, the size of the military pay raise and potential changes in how the military jus...
Airmen at six bases from Alaska to Florida will get new community centers or new or renovated homes — and in some cases all of the above — as part of a growing Defense Department effort to shift the costs of base housing to private companies....
Expectations are not high for this year's Combined Federal Campaign, given problems with the economy and the federal budget woes that have affected some government employees....
Under new rules, both enlisted airmen and officers will need to get approval from their supervisors before the Air Force will offer tuition assistance for classes....
President Obama says a U.S.-Russian agreement offers a chance to destroy Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons and promises to end the threat they pose to Syrians and the world....
The Air Force is opening its wallet to keep more fighter pilots for a longer period of time, even as the service faces serious budget cuts that may continue for years....
On Sept. 11, more than 1,000 people came to witness the return of the first New York Air National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan, a young staff sergeant who lived and died doing what he loved....
The days of being able to wait until you were close to retirement to transfer your GI Bill benefits are over, and Air Force officials want you to plan ahead so you and your family don't lose out....
Airmen at six bases from Alaska to Florida will get new community centers or new or renovated homes — and in some cases all of the above — as part of a growing Defense Department effort to shift the costs of base housing to private companies....
The Air Force's F-35 program is expected to reach two major milestones this fall: the adoption of an advanced software and weapons system on the single-engine jet, and the beginning of major pilot training at the service's second base for the fighter....
The Pakistani Taliban demanded Sunday that the government release militant prisoners and begin withdrawing troops from the group's tribal sanctuary before they participate in peace talks, raising doubts about prospects for negotiations....
A cliffhanger finish to the 2014 defense budget is forecast by the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, leaving doubts right to the end of the year about funding levels, the size of the military pay raise and potential changes in how the military jus...
An official said a suicide car bomber apparently aiming to hit a NATO-Afghan convoy near the southern city of Kandahar blew up early, killing at least three civilians....
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday sent a strong warning to Syria, saying 'the threat of force is real' if it does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons....
A newly published Air Force document includes all sexual assault convictions from 2010 through August of this year. It marks the first time the service has attempted to release such a list as it faces criticism for its handling of sex assault cases....
The days of being able to wait until you were close to retirement to transfer your GI Bill benefits are over, and Air Force officials want you to plan ahead so you and your family don't lose out....
At the end of World War II, 2nd Lt. Vaughn Boone traveled across North Africa to entertain his fellow service members waiting their turn to go home. He performed music, magic shows, mind-reading acts, hypnosis and ventriloquist routines....
The cost-of-living adjustment in government benefits for next year is likely to be 1.5 percent, according to an August 8 estimate from the Congressional Budget Office....
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