2,500 jobs available — overseas
The latest enlisted overseas assignment list was issued Wednesday by Air Force Personnel Center. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:08:34 EDT
Airman shot dead at party posthumously promoted
A 20-year-old airman who was fatally shot in the abdomen at a party was posthumously promoted to airman first class Wednesday, a spokesman for Malmstrom Air Force Base said. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 18:22:36 EDT
Soldier, translator find love in Iraq
LACEY, Wash. — Their first real date lasted only 20 minutes. It ended because darkness was falling, when unimaginable new threats and nightmares could emerge on the streets of Baghdad. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 6:25:32 EDT
Air Force vet shot dead in Fla. courthouse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Authorities still don’t know why a man opened fire inside a downtown courthouse lobby, but the weapons he carried in a backpack suggest he was in for a fierce fight... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 6:54:37 EDT
DoD: 43,000 unfit troops sent to war
WASHINGTON — More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 6:58:43 EDT
Couple sues school over JROTC death
AUBURN, Maine — A Lewiston couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lewiston school system over a plane crash that killed their daughter and three other people two years ago. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 6:59:22 EDT
Calif. man admits lying about Vietnam service
SACRAMENTO — An Oroville man has pleaded guilty to falsely representing himself as a decorated military hero from the Vietnam War. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:04:39 EDT
Guardsman charged with stealing border fence
An Air National Guardsman assigned to protect America’s border with Mexico has been charged with selling off parts of the border’s fence. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:03:33 EDT
Academy not satisfied with minority rates
The Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, acknowledging the academy’s uphill battle to draw more minority students at a May 8 congressional meeting, reiterated its commitment to attract... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:02:12 EDT
Airmen search for missing UAV
Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., are searching for an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle that disappeared Tuesday during a training sortie near Ocala, Fla. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:01:01 EDT
Airmen can get full value from moving firms
Airmen whose belongings are damaged when being shipped for an official move will soon be able to get full replacement value for the items and file all their claims online. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:01:39 EDT
Airmen snag 10 DoD media awards
Airmen once again had a strong showing in the Thomas Jefferson Awards, the Defense Department’s annual awards for the best print and broadcast media productions by military and civilian... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:00:00 EDT
U.S. denies al-Qaida in Iraq leader arrested
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 8:08:06 EDT
House panel adds $950M for readiness needs
A House subcommittee has approved a $950 million increase in operations and maintenance funds in hopes of restoring combat readiness, set aside $650 million to improve living conditions on military... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 8:02:40 EDT
Whiteman airman arrested in meth probe
An airman at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of manufacturing crystal methamphetamine. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 18:25:43 EDT
McChord AFB, Fort Lewis will merge in 2010
The merger of McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis, Wash., into a joint base will not take effect until 2010. Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 17:32:16 EDT
T-38s must be inspected before flying again
Air Force T-38 Talons face a mandatory inspection of their wing ailerons before returning to flight. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 12:59:36 EDT
Preventive care plan omits Tricare for Life
Budgetary rules forced a House subcommittee to take the unprecedented step of creating a new Tricare preventive health care program that does not apply to 1.5 million for Medicare-eligible retirees... Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:54:08 EDT
35th Services Squadron is best in PacAF
The 35th Services Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, has won the 2008 Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank Award given annually to the best services squadron in Pacific Air Forces, the base announced Tuesday. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:43:36 EDT
43rd Airlift Wing gets new commander
POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — A new commander has been installed at the Air Force base that is home to the planes that haul paratroopers and special operation troops from neighboring Fort Bragg. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:43:22 EDT
Russia, U.S. meet about joint air missions
In an event unthinkable 20 years ago, officials from the Russian and U.S. air forces met recently to discuss cooperation on theater security. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:42:57 EDT
VA warns of problems with GI Bill upgrades
The Department of Veterans Affairs seemed to be standing in front of a fast-moving train Wednesday when a top official said VA would need two years of preparation to come up with a payment system for... Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 12:07:25 EDT
Stuck tail rudders may have caused F-15 crash
Stuck tail rudders likely caused the Feb. 1 crash of an F-15 D Eagle off the coast of Hawaii, leaving the jet in a left-hand turn and dive the pilot couldn’t pull the jet out of, an accident... Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:22:38 EDT
Selection date for O-6 nurses pushed up
The 2008 board date to select colonels from the ranks of Air Force nurses has been changed. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 6:08:11 EDT
Major generals, brigadier-select get new jobs
New job assignments have arrived for two major generals and a brigadier-select, and the head of Pacific Air Forces’ intelligence operations has been nominated for his first star. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 6:07:23 EDT
Army running out of payroll cash, DoD says
In an announcement that puts troops and their families in the middle of a political dispute, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that the Army will not be able to pay soldiers after June 15 unless... Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 5:44:46 EDT
Man convicted of falsely claiming MoH
It was a novel argument: freedom of speech protects falsely claiming an award of the Medal of Honor. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:04:55 EDT
Parents hear Afghan firefight on voice mail
OTIS, Ore. — An Oregon couple checking their voice mail found a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:56:03 EDT
‘Today’ airs live from Malmstrom
Hide the launch codes. NBC’s “Today” correspondent Al Roker will broadcast live Tuesday morning from a Minuteman III nuclear missile silo at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., as part... Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 15:49:58 EDT
More Predators flying above Iraq, Afghanistan
Soldiers can expect to hear one more flying lawn mower loitering overhead now that the Air Force has established the 24th MQ-1 Predator combat air patrol in Iraq and Afghanistan. Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 7:28:48 EDT
Senator offers planes to help stranded troops
Maine’s senior senator has offered up her state’s Air National Guard assets to bring home troops whose flights from the war zone have been delayed. Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 12:48:58 EDT
Common base-access rules unlikely until 2012
The Defense Department said it cannot meet a Jan. 1 deadline to craft a defensewide policy for allowing entry to installations and is asking for more time. Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 6:26:59 EDT
Female SF dog handler is first in Afghanistan
A female Security Forces airman has been recognized for being a “first” — in this case, the first female dog handler attached to a Security Forces team in Afghanistan. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:07:38 EDT
Deal struck to open March to private aircraft
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A tentative deal has been struck to open the March Air Reserve Base to general aviation. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 13:08:56 EDT
Green Zone golf: A course with real bunkers
BAGHDAD — The weight of the 9-iron felt just right. My first swing off the first tee was smooth and the ball sailed straight and true. Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:27:20 EDT
Congressman accuses VA of criminal negligence
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs’ top mental health official said Tuesday he made a poor choice of words when he sent his colleagues an e-mail about suicide data that... Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:26:59 EDT
Senate prepares for GI Bill showdown
A showdown Wednesday in the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee over improvements in GI Bill education benefits could hinge on whether the Veterans Affairs Department softens its opposition to... Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:25:55 EDT
Overseas members get more health care options
Active-duty members overseas who have urgent medical needs can now use Tricare’s overseas contractor facilities, even if they are near a military treatment facility. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 13:42:08 EDT
Synthetic fuel tested on fighter jet engines
Air Force engineers have started testing synthetic fuel on fighter jet engines, the latest effort in a movement to fly all of the service’s aircraft on the coal-based fuel. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 10:38:34 EDT
Half of eligible pilots take $125,000 bonus
A little more than half of the Air Force pilots eligible for the $125,000 pilot bonus have decided take the money, according to the Air Force. Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 6:23:23 EDT
Panel funds B-52s but not more airmen
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal 2009 defense spending bill appears to be a mixed bag for the Air Force. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 19:45:14 EDT
Report: Saddam feared getting STDs from guards
CAIRO, Egypt — Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or some other venereal disease during his U.S.-supervised captivity, according to excerpts of his prison writings... Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:32:03 EDT
4-star: Spec ops need in Iraq likely to rise
WASHINGTON — Even as the overall U.S. force in Iraq shrinks, the number of elite troops known as special operations forces is likely to grow, the U.S. military’s top commando told The... Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 7:41:06 EDT
Crews put out fire at Eglin
Crews extinguished a small fire Monday morning in a logistics and readiness squadron building at Elgin Air Force Base, Fla. Posted Monday May 5, 2008 10:44:03 EDT
AC-130 strafes militants in Iraq
BAGHDAD — An Air Force gunship strafed Shiite extremists who attacked U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Monday, and the military said it killed at least nine militants in recent clashes in the... Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:54:31 EDT
Breast cancer inspires navigator
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — As a colonel in the Air Force and a navigator by trade, Anne R. Fairchild is used to being in control. After all, it’s her job to tell pilots where to go. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 12:34:25 EDT
Gen.: Afghanistan pullout may be 3 years off
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — An American general leading NATO forces in Afghanistan said troop withdrawals could start in about three years. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 12:10:44 EDT
Military donations to anti-war candidates rise
Republicans receive the largest slice of presidential campaign contributions made by military members and their spouses, but leading anti-war candidates are getting a substantial cut, too, according... Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:00:29 EDT
100 more Mont. guardsmen make it home
A C-17 cargo plane touched down at Gore Hill, Mont., at about 8:15 Saturday evening, bringing the 120th Fighter Wing’s 60-day deployment in Iraq to a close. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:03:19 EDT
Hotels, shops, condos planned for Green Zone
BAGHDAD — Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:23:46 EDT
9/11 charity for Pentagon victims to close
WASHINGTON — The largest charity established to help Washington-area victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is closing nearly seven years after a hijacked airplane crashed into the Pentagon. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:23:33 EDT
‘Northern Edge’ set to begin
The biggest annual military training exercise in Alaska is set to kick off Monday, bringing together about 5,000 soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors from bases in Alaska, California, Nevada and... Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 5:54:41 EDT
Shipyard prison considered for cyber command
KITTERY, Maine — At the same time as the Navy is exploring private development of the former Portsmouth Naval Shipyard prison, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is pushing to bring the Air Force’s... Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 5:57:01 EDT
Ex-airman to get $12,000 in USERRA lawsuit
The Justice Department has brokered a deal with Wal-Mart to resolve an employment lawsuit filed against the company on behalf of an Air Force veteran, the department announced Thursday. Posted Monday May 5, 2008 8:31:42 EDT
Hill ART breaks F-16 flight-hours record
Somewhere in the sky south of Kirkuk, Iraq, on Friday, Lt. Col. Michael Brill flew past an aviation milestone. Posted Monday May 5, 2008 7:05:16 EDT
Work begins on 1,118 new homes at Hickam
More than 200 Air Force members and local business and political leaders attended a groundbreaking ceremony April 29 for the second phase of a major housing privatization project at Hickam Air Force... Posted Saturday May 3, 2008 8:37:41 EDT
Names of pilots killed in Talon crash released
Late Friday afternoon, the Air Force identified the two pilots who died Thursday when their T-38C Talon crashed while practicing take offs and landing at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Posted Monday May 5, 2008 18:35:10 EDT
DoD approves joint air-to-surface missile
The Defense Department has given the go-ahead to the Air Force’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, officials announced Friday, after more than a year of deliberating and rehabilitating the... Posted Monday May 5, 2008 12:38:57 EDT
Probe sought into using retired officers in PR
WASHINGTON — Forty-one House members are calling on the Defense Department inspector general to investigate a public relations effort that relied on retired military officers to defend the Bush... Posted Monday May 5, 2008 7:09:25 EDT
97 selected to pin on captains’ bars
Of 101 first lieutenants considered for promotion in the latest round of captain selections, 97 junior officers will get to pin on captain’s bars, the Air Force Personnel Center announced May... Posted Monday May 5, 2008 7:04:03 EDT
Fallen airman remembered as full of life
Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner — Vega to his friends — had no difficulty holding his own among the soldiers at Forward Operating Base Kutschbach, Afghanistan. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 16:34:04 EDT
NATO chief offers to eat tie over plane claim
BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has told Moscow he will eat his necktie if Russia can prove that a jet fighter from the Western alliance shot down an unmanned... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 15:43:08 EDT
Defense schools chief to retire June 30
After nearly eight years at the helm of the Defense Department’s school system, Joe Tafoya has announced his retirement from federal service. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 14:03:13 EDT
VA adds $2 million for PTSD center
After a series of congressional hearings showed that gaps remain in mental health care for veterans, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Friday it is allocating an additional $2 million to the... Posted Monday May 5, 2008 9:37:36 EDT
Senate votes to continue health care panel
A joint committee responsible for improving the transition of combat-injured service members from active-duty to veterans’ status would live on into the next administration under legislation... Posted Sunday May 4, 2008 17:21:38 EDT
Misawa airman arrested in forcible touching
AOMORI, Japan — A U.S. airman stationed at Misawa Air Base was arrested Friday on charges of groping a 19-year-old woman while she was walking home, said a spokesman from Hachinohe police. Posted Saturday May 3, 2008 17:42:21 EDT
Predator crashes in southern Iraq
A Predator crashed in Iraq on Friday, the first to be lost since two went down in one week in early April. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 10:53:13 EDT
Mechanical failure blamed in Italy crash
Mechanical failures aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter led to the deadliest crash involving airmen in 2007, an investigation concluded. Posted Saturday May 3, 2008 8:39:05 EDT
Bill would open Vet Centers to active troops
Active and reserve service members would be eligible for mental health counseling from one of the 207 veterans’ centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs under bipartisan... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:17:01 EDT
T-38C trainers grounded after fatal crashes
In the wake of the second fatal crash in nine days, Air Education and Training Command has grounded its fleet of about 500 T-38C Talon training jets. Posted Monday May 5, 2008 6:02:30 EDT
Marine burned on 97 percent of body dies
Sgt. Merlin German had been struggling with burn wounds covering more than 97 percent of his body for nearly two years when he made a decision: painful or not, he was going to don his dress blues and... Posted Sunday May 4, 2008 11:18:50 EDT
125 enlisted airmen selected for commissions
Air Force Recruiting Service officials have announced the newest group of Officer Training School selectees. OTS Selection Board 08OT02 selected 125 airmen between the ranks of E-3 and E-7 and 148... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 6:04:10 EDT
Senate panel vote doesn’t stop drawdown
The Senate Armed Services Committee turned down the Air Force’s request to stop the drawdown. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 10:50:26 EDT
Minot airman gets year in jail for fatal wreck
MINOT, N.D. — A Minot Air Force Base man has been sentenced to a year in jail on a negligent homicide charge stemming from a fiery crash that killed another airman. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 10:51:08 EDT
Senate panel OKs 3.9 percent raise for 2009
A Senate committee, siding with military and veterans’ groups rather than the Pentagon, has approved a 3.9 percent military pay raise for 2009, a move that would continue to close the perceived... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 6:41:29 EDT
Security clearance process to be automated
Bush administration officials want to have a plan in place to automate most aspects of the security clearance process by the time a new administration arrives. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 6:05:36 EDT
Levin: Contractor cuts could strain troops
A move by the Senate Armed Services Committee to limit the role of private security contractors in Iraq could have an unintended consequence of increasing the strain on Army and Marine Corps ground... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:01:15 EDT
New DoD Web sites counter enemy rhetoric
The Pentagon is setting up a global network of foreign-language news Web sites, including an Arabic site for Iraqis, and hiring local journalists to write current events stories and other content... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:18:32 EDT
Long-term TBI care lacking, report says
Three years after rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury, eight of 52 veterans interviewed faced significant unmet medical, mental health and career-assistance needs, and most of the patients had... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:19:22 EDT
VA to help more veterans with voting
A revised voting assistance policy for patients at veterans’ hospitals and nursing homes has satisfied two senators who have been pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide more... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:04:00 EDT
73 Mont. guardsmen arrive home from Iraq
“It’s great to be home,” exclaimed Staff Sgt. Scott Milburn, surrounded by dignitaries but looking for his family Wednesday after a 60-day deployment in Iraq. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:19:08 EDT
IED kills Ellsworth airman in Afghanistan
An airman died Tuesday in Afghanistan of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, the Defense Department announced. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 8:02:34 EDT
Mission Accomplished, 5 years later
WASHINGTON — The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the “Mission Accomplished” banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a... Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 11:24:38 EDT
U.S. airstrike kills Somalian al-Qaida chief
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military killed a man identified as the head of the main al-Qaida cell in Somalia and 10 others in an airstrike overnight, an Islamic insurgent group said Thursday. Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 9:44:15 EDT
6 enlisted selected for graduate degrees
The Air Force is paying six enlisted airmen to earn master’s degrees through the Enlisted to Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate Degree Program. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 10:54:36 EDT
Class action sought in anti-war shirt case
PHOENIX — A Tennessee couple whose soldier son was killed in Iraq wants to expand their lawsuit against an Arizona online merchant of anti-war T-shirts to cover thousands of casualties and seek... Posted Friday May 2, 2008 7:37:34 EDT
Security clearance Question 21 rewritten
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday urged troops to get psychiatric counseling for wartime mental health problems, saying it’s “not going to count against... Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 12:56:42 EDT
Owner of troubled housing firm wins contract
A construction and engineering firm that is part-owner of troubled housing development projects at four Air Force bases has been awarded a contract to do environmental remediation work at two former... Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 12:56:58 EDT
TransCom chief Schwartz to retire this fall
MASCOUTAH, Ill. — The head of the U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base is retiring. Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 12:57:11 EDT
N.Y. Guard unit marks 100th anniversary
Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing. Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 8:31:34 EDT
Action slows on vets’ benefits upgrades
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved major improvements in veterans’ education and home loan programs Wednesday, but details in the bills could delay or even prevent the... Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 11:33:28 EDT
VA trial ends with differing views of care
SAN FRANCISCO — A two-week trial that scrutinized the quality of health care for veterans concluded Wednesday with the judge questioning how much authority he had to order changes in the... Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 7:27:12 EDT
Wynne to headline cyberspace symposium in June
Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne will headline the Air Force’s second annual Cyberspace Symposium hosted by the Electronic Systems Center this June. Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 7:12:13 EDT
Non-line captain selections due Friday
The final round of quarterly selections for non-line officers pinning on captain’s bars in 2008 is set to be released Friday. Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 6:51:50 EDT
Senator: Focus on mental health costs of war
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is calling on President Bush to issue a directive making it clear that veterans’ mental health issues will be fully addressed. Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 5:53:00 EDT
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
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