AF leaders: No involuntary cuts to active force
The Air Force intends to cut its force by 10,000 airmen in fiscal 2013, but service leaders said Friday that they don't intend to employ involuntary cuts in the active force to reach that goal.
Proposed AF Guard, Reserve cuts meet resistance
The Air Force's Guard and Reserve components will take a big hit in terms of personnel if the service gets its way — staffing levels would be cut by 6,000 in fiscal 2013, and aircraft levels... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 19:08:06 EST
Tell us: No more civilian PT testers
Civilian PT testers got the ax late last year as part of an Air Force-wide money-saving reorganization that will cut 13,500 civilian positions. Posted Thursday Feb 2, 2012 18:49:31 EST
Army rules Manning will face court-martial
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 19:56:50 EST
MoH recipient Day faces firestorm over Fla. job
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating claims that the high-profile war hero who administered the Public Defender's Office in Okaloosa County came to work,... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 18:57:50 EST
Lawmakers question pace of Arlington probe
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress on Friday questioned why nobody has been prosecuted as part of a criminal investigation of mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery, nearly three years... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 19:42:46 EST
Unidentified drone crashes in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A surveillance drone has crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital, according to witnesses. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 18:44:33 EST
Officials say Taliban letter pushed for talks
WASHINGTON — Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S.... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 17:20:10 EST
Lawmaker: Exempt vets health care from cuts
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman moved Friday to protect veterans' health care accounts from potential automatic budget cuts. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 15:02:52 EST
Air Force camp to be named for JTAC airman
A new Air Force camp in Afghanistan now bears the name of a joint terminal attack controller whom fellow airmen called "heroic and courageous." Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 16:12:12 EST
Mont. Guard gets C-130 mission to replace F-15s
The Montana Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Wing on Gore Hill is expected to be told Friday that it will be receiving eight C-130 cargo/transport planes to replace the current F-15 fighter jet... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 11:54:20 EST
Administration unveils Veterans Jobs Corps
WASHINGTON — In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 14:39:55 EST
Post-9/11 veterans unemployment drops in Jan.
Amid a host of new and planned programs to help veterans find jobs, the government reported Friday that the unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans fell significantly in January to... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 19:54:59 EST
Petition: Iraq veterans deserve parade
A group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans wants government officials to organize a National Day of Action and parades around the country to celebrate veterans of the Iraq War. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 10:39:10 EST
Artists repurpose boneyard planes as canvases
TUCSON, Ariz. — Eric Firestone was haunted by Tucson's boneyard, the place where old government planes went to die. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 9:05:06 EST
NATO mulls paying for Afghan forces after 2014
BRUSSELS — NATO's top official said Friday that the alliance expects regional powers to contribute to a multibillion dollar fund to finance the Afghan army and police after they assume... Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 17:19:29 EST
Surveillance drone crashes in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Witnesses say a surveillance drone has crashed into a refugee camp in the Somali capital. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 8:50:29 EST
Rep.: Hold commanders responsible for budget
A key member of the House Armed Services Committee wants military commanders "held responsible" for keeping spending in check. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 16:42:43 EST
U.S.-backed strike kills top Filipino rebels
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike that significantly weakens an al-Qaida-linked... Posted Thursday Feb 2, 2012 21:16:44 EST
Top officers benefit from revised pension rules
A change in federal law to keep experienced officers in uniform allows top generals and admirals to make more in retirement than they did on active duty, Pentagon and congressional records show. Posted Friday Feb 3, 2012 17:18:20 EST
Western nations ask Israel to not attack Iran
WASHINGTON — Israel's major allies in the West are working hard to talk it out of a unilateral military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, arguing forcefully that an attack ultimately would... Posted Thursday Feb 2, 2012 19:46:41 EST
Proposed AF Guard, Reserve cuts meet resistance
The Air Force's Guard and Reserve components will take a big hit in terms of personnel if the service gets its way — staffing levels would be cut by 6,000 in fiscal 2013, and aircraft levels would also be reduced.
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