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  • Northrop won’t bid on Air Force tanker
    Northrop Grumman today confirmed that it will not bid for the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest, saying the solicitation favors rival Boeing’s smaller 767-based offering.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 18:09:36 EST
  • More want combat element in fitness test
    Run a mile and a half. Do as many push-ups as you can in a minute. Ditto for sit-ups. And have your waist measured.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 17:19:31 EST
  • Air Force warrant officers: What do you think?
    The Marine Corps, Navy and Army all have warrant officer positions for technical specialists or experts in a career field.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:03:07 EST
  • Utah base dealing with rash of suicides
    SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Hill Air Force Base has hired a psychologist to deal with a rash of suicides, mostly among civilians complaining of harsh working conditions.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 20:09:47 EST
  • Report details mistakes that cost airman legs
    Airman 1st Class Colton Read went to David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., to have his gallbladder removed.He was a healthy 20-year-old man who...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 12:16:29 EST
  • Foreign language bonuses open to all airmen
    Bolehkah anda bercakap Bahasa Melayu? ¿Hablas español? Khun phûut phaasãa thai ben mãi?
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 17:20:00 EST
  • Boeing to convert old F-16s to targets
    The Air Force has begun replacing its dwindling supply of QF-4 target drones with QF-16s, according to a Boeing announcement made Tuesday.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 18:01:01 EST
  • Developmental education program deadline set
    Air Force officers and civilians who want to pursue intermediate or senior developmental education this year must submit their applications by April 5, personnel officials announced Monday.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:53:45 EST
  • Plan would expand leave for some families
    Military family members who are ineligible for family and medical leave still could get time off for deployment-related issues under potentially controversial legislation pending before two...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:41:53 EST
  • Wyo. Guard grounds annual air show
    CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Air National Guard won’t host its annual air show this July because of deployments, construction at the airfield and other issues, but the performance by the...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 13:24:32 EST
  • Lawmakers push for big VA budget increase
    Despite plans to give the Veterans Affairs Department a 7 percent budget increase at a time when most federal spending is frozen, key congressional committees are pushing for even bigger veterans...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 12:09:44 EST
  • VA to automate Agent Orange claims process
    WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will fully automate how it pays claims for illnesses related to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange to keep an...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 21:58:40 EST
  • Obama seeks deal to try Gitmo suspects
    WASHINGTON — White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 18:09:11 EST
  • Court to rule in military funeral protest case
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 13:46:22 EST
  • Real Hurt Lockers in Iraq: Life is no movie
    NASIRIYAH, Iraq — American bomb disposal experts in Iraq say few people — even in armed forces — long knew what they did. But not anymore.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 17:40:19 EST
  • Military academies teach more cyberwarfare
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As cybersecurity grows in importance to national security, the nation’s three major military academies are teaching students how to be effective cyber warriors, both by...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 13:28:56 EST
  • Air Force veteran wants memorial to war dogs
    FULTON, Texas — A former Air Force sentry dog handler in Vietnam has one last mission.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 12:49:19 EST
  • EPR ratings: What do you think?
    Air Force Times wants your thoughts on the service’s Enlisted Performance Report system. Are raters and leadership properly evaluating their airmen, or is it too...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 14:03:45 EST
  • Yokota, Peterson squadrons take A1 honors
    Squadrons at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., were 2009’s standout performers in the Air Force’s manpower and personnel directorate.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 11:47:37 EST
  • Iraqis vote, await 'new beginning'
    BAGHDAD — Millions of Iraqis voted in national elections on Sunday despite bomb and grenade attacks in a test of democracy and Iraq's ability to take over security from U.S. troops.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 10:45:18 EST
  • Airman with shotgun disarmed at Sheppard AFB
    WICHITA FALLS, Texas — An airman in training at Sheppard Air Force Base was in military custody Monday after toting a shotgun outside a dormitory.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 11:04:51 EST
  • U.S. troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti
    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending even as the city is...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 8:41:45 EST
  • Keesler medics deploy to aid Chile
    BILOXI, Miss. — A fully equipped team from the 81st Medical Group at Keesler Air Force Base left for Chile on Sunday to help victims of the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that hit Feb. 27.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 7:50:52 EST
  • Gates meeting with leaders in Afghanistan
    KABUL — Preparations have begun for a crucial campaign to assert Afghan government control over Kandahar, spiritual home of the Taliban, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 7:48:29 EST
  • Odierno: Troop withdrawal plan on schedule
    WASHINGTON — The top U.S. general in Iraq says the Iraqi military performed superbly on Sunday's mostly peaceful election day and that President Barack Obama's plan to remove American...
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 7:45:28 EST
  • NATO suspends training of Kosovo security force
    PRISTINA, Kosovo — NATO is suspending the training of Kosovo’s security troops after a military-style parade that broke the force’s agreement to focus only on civil emergencies, it...
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 16:45:46 EST
  • McChrystal, Karzai visit reclaimed Marjah
    MARJAH, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai heard a litany of complaints Sunday from residents of Marjah, the town in the south that thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan troops just...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 8:53:43 EST
  • Al-Qaida urges troops to follow lead of Hasan
    CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s American-born spokesman Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood.
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 14:03:09 EST
  • N. Korea makes more threats ahead of exercises
    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s military threatened to use “merciless physical force” in response to annual military drills by the United States and South Korea that begin...
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 9:41:14 EST
  • San Diego State tops Air Force hoops team
    AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Malcolm Thomas and Kawhi Leonard each scored 18 points as San Diego State defeated Air Force 61-42 Saturday night.
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 9:38:13 EST
  • Short supply of priests strained by deployments
    Priests in the war zones are worn out, beat up by a relentless deployment tempo and “compassion fatigue,” the Air Force’s top chaplain says.
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 8:46:47 EST
  • Court ruling could complicate gay ban debate
    SEATTLE — A pressing legal reality for the “don’t ask, don’t tell” standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already...
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 14:28:01 EST
  • British leader: New patrol vehicles for troops
    KABUL — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised British troops 200 new patrol vehicles that can resist roadside bombs more effectively during an unannounced visit Saturday to southern...
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 16:03:55 EST
  • Report: Top Pakistani Taliban member killed
    ISLAMABAD — A top Pakistani Taliban commander close to al-Qaida is believed to have been killed in an army airstrike, officials said Saturday, in the latest apparent blow to insurgents who have...
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 9:49:24 EST
  • Threat to guard shutters main gate at Nellis
    LAS VEGAS — Military officials say the main entrance of an Air Force base outside Las Vegas was shut down after a man made a verbal threat to a guard at the gate.
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 9:33:01 EST
  • Plan lays out aircraft acquisition through 2040
    The Air Force is taking a long look down the road at buying and fielding new airplanes.
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 8:40:30 EST
  • CMSAF: Deployment tempo puts retention at risk
    ORLANDO, Fla. — The Air Force’s top enlisted leader says the service must manage deployment tempo or it will drive its best airmen out of the force.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9, 2010 13:17:43 EST
  • Report not sold on Afghan civilian surge
    WASHINGTON — The so-called “civilian surge” in Afghanistan is mired in bureaucracy and may not succeed in time to help the war effort, a State Department report found.
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 18:13:21 EST
  • Military trials possible for 9/11 suspects
    WASHINGTON — Looking to breathe life into President Obama’s stalled pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, White House advisers are inching toward recommending military trials for...
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 18:01:42 EST
  • British PM: U.S. to blame for early Iraq woes
    LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Friday the decision to invade Iraq was justified, but told a major inquiry into the war that the United States dismissed warnings of chaos...
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 10:08:24 EST
  • Air Force names top recruiters for 2009
    The Air Force’s top 14 recruiters were recognized recently by their commander and treated to a five-day stay in San Antonio.
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 15:35:09 EST
  • Parents of Pentagon gunman warned authorities
    HOLLISTER, Calif. — The Pentagon shooter had been behaving erratically, and his family feared in January that he had bought a gun, a law enforcement official said Friday.
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 8:31:00 EST
  • NY Guard wing to fly final F-16 mission
    Saturday marks the end of the F-16 era for the 174th Fighter Wing in New York.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:12:38 EST
  • Reservist in private plane aids C-17
    A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down.
    Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:12:26 EST
  • Tinker reservist arrested on sex complaints
    OKLAHOMA CITY — An Air Force reservist based at Tinker Air Force Base has been arrested on multiple sexual assault complaints involving two teenage girls.
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 11:49:12 EST
  • New AF civilian leader confirmed
    The Air Force has a No. 2 civilian leader for the first time since August 2007.
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 14:54:07 EST
  • Senior master sergeant selections announced
    The Air Force officials chose 1,269 of 13,471 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant — a selection rate of 9.24 percent, down from 10.97 percent last year. Those...
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 8:35:26 EST
  • AF secretary backs repeal of gay ban
    Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Thursday he supports the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” putting him at odds with the service’s top uniformed leader.
    Posted Sunday Mar 7, 2010 8:39:56 EST
  • Boeing reveals upgraded 767 for tanker bid
    Boeing has unveiled its 767-based bid in the $35 billion KC-X contest with an airplane it claims will more than meet all requirements laid out in the Air Force’s solicitation for new tankers...
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 8:34:56 EST
  • Mullen: Troops can’t solve problems alone
    FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says troops can’t solve the world’s problems alone.
    Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 14:42:06 EST
  • Senator warns against $1B deal with Xe
    WASHINGTON— A senior Senate Democrat said Thursday the Pentagon should consider barring Blackwater, now called Xe Services, from a new $1 billion deal to train Afghan police because of...
    Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 19:42:52 EST
  • DoD officials mum on DADT opinions
    It was a day for congressional pontificating on whether to repeal the law banning open military service by gays — and for the Pentagon’s new top personnel official and the two officials...
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 18:38:57 EST
  • Tops in Blue picks 31 airmen, needs more
    Air Force Service Agency officials have picked 31 airmen to join the elite musical team Tops in Blue for 2010, but they’re still in need of talented airmen who can play the guitar, alto...
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 17:32:27 EST
  • DoD: Expect fewer F-35s if costs keep rising
    The Pentagon will buy fewer F-35s than planned if program costs keep rising, says a senior U.S. defense official.
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 12:37:30 EST
  • DoD to reduce use of Social Security numbers
    The Defense Department is preparing to launch a militarywide effort to reduce the use of Social Security numbers to lower the chances of identity theft for military and civilian workers and...
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 16:17:33 EST
  • FlightLines: Schwartz elaborates on gay ban
    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz made news recently when he told the House Armed Services Committee that repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” in...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 18:49:02 EST
  • Los Angeles AFB worker sentenced for kickbacks
    SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for taking $73,000 in kickbacks from contractors at the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 11:49:27 EST
  • Israeli raid called off after Facebook slip
    JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says a planned raid on a West Bank village was called off after an Israeli soldier disclosed its details online.
    Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 20:04:44 EST
  • Soldier sues, says Hurt Locker based on him
    With the 82nd Academy Awards days away, a 38-year-old Army bomb expert said Tuesday that he’s hurt that Hollywood producers cut him out of a front-running best picture nominee —...
    Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 8:30:03 EST
  • Donley: Additional C-130s not needed
    Don’t count on Air Force leaders calling for increasing the number of C-130 Hercules because of the Army adding 30,000 soldiers this year and next.
    Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 15:24:18 EST
  • Better VA care sought for suicidal vets
    An Iraq war veteran whose life fell apart after several friends died in combat and others — including his brother — killed themselves told a Senate committee that the Veterans Affairs...
    Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 17:29:04 EST
  • Joint Base San Antonio is largest installation
    The three military bases in the San Antonio area — two Air Force and one Army — are miles apart, but their distance from one another didn’t stop the Defense Department from bringing...
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 10:07:53 EST
  • Feds say guardsman stole gear, sold it online
    VANCOUVER, Wash. — Federal investigators say a member of the Oregon Air National Guard stole ATVs, motorcyles and electronics, then used Craigslist.com to resell many of the items.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 21:35:54 EST
  • Obama changes SecDef line of succession
    WASHINGTON — Who would act as defense secretary if the 66-year-old Robert Gates died or resigned and his deputy, Bill Lynn, couldn’t do it?
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 16:46:55 EST
  • DoD memo formalizes F-35 program overhaul
    The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer late last week formalized the restructuring to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, extending the plane’s test phase to 2015 and delaying the start of...
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 17:34:42 EST
  • Petraeus: Pre-offensive warning was needed risk
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The general commanding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said Tuesday the military took a calculated risk when it warned people in the Afghan city of Marjah of a major...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 18:12:29 EST
  • New rules for troops hit by IED blasts
    WASHINGTON — Troops caught near a roadside blast will be pulled out of combat for 24 hours and checked for a mild traumatic brain injury, even if they appear unhurt or say they are fine,...
    Posted Friday Mar 5, 2010 13:51:04 EST
  • Enrollment surge forced tuition program to halt
    An abrupt sixfold increase in the number of military spouses enrolling in the My Career Advancement Account program caused the sudden halt of the program Feb. 16, according to a defense official.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 17:18:04 EST
  • Troops to have voice in DADT review
    The views of the troops will be an integral part of the nearly year-long review of the ramifications of open military service by gays, according to the parameters of the study released Tuesday by the...
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 16:44:50 EST
  • DoD to brief F-35 partners on program changes
    Defense acquisition chief Ashton Carter will huddle March 4 with other military procurement chiefs about Pentagon plans to restructure the multination F-35 fighter program, a Pentagon official said.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 18:41:54 EST
  • Air Force, city settle jet noise lawsuit
    VALPARAISO, Fla. — A Panhandle city and the Air Force have settled a lawsuit over anticipated noise from new fighter jet training.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 13:34:21 EST
  • VA delay may stall benefits for Vietnam vets
    Three veterans groups have threatened the Veterans Affairs Department with a lawsuit if VA does not publish regulations by March 12 about three Agent Orange-related diseases that the Institute of...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 9:40:58 EST
  • Petraeus: Extremists remain threat in Iraq
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, said he expects there will be a threat from extremists to disrupt the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq, but...
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 17:17:20 EST
  • Girl dies after alleged assault by airman
    GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A 3-year-old girl has died from severe brain injuries that police say were caused by a Malmstrom Air Force Base airman.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 18:49:27 EST
  • B-2 engine catches fire at Andersen
    A fire ignited in a B-2 Spirit bomber Feb. 26 during a routine ground engine start at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3, 2010 12:47:53 EST
  • Putin: Russia to build new strategic bomber
    MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia will build a new strategic bomber, a move that comes as the nation tries to upgrade its aging military arsenal.
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 14:57:56 EST
  • ABA opposed to child custody protection bill
    Two major veterans groups have endorsed legislation that would protect deployed service members from losing custody of children. But their support might not be enough to overcome strong objections...
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 11:03:57 EST
  • Hold off on new GI Bill changes, VA cautions
    In the face of a growing pile of ideas for changing the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the head of Veterans Affairs Department’s education service is asking Congress hold off on any significant revisions...
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 10:32:36 EST
  • WASP reflects on time flying in WWII
    POMEROY, Wash. — At a time when women were restricted from many occupations, Elizabeth Munoz became one of the first in the country to fly military aircraft during World War II.
    Posted Sunday Feb 28, 2010 17:51:36 EST
  • Schwartz: Blues not back full time, for now
    Psst! Blues might be coming back every day of the week.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 5:57:12 EST
  • Service in Wash. for last Canadian WWI soldier
    SPOKANE, Wash. — John Babcock, Canada’s last soldier from World War I who died this past week at the age of 109, was remembered at a memorial service as a symbol of his 650,000 countrymen...
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 19:18:26 EST
  • 2 Marine battalions staying in Marjah
    MARJAH, Afghanistan — More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about 1,000 Afghan troops who stormed the Taliban town of Marjah as part of a major NATO offensive against a resurgent Taliban will stay...
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 6:12:11 EST
  • UNLV routs Air Force hoops team, 77-47
    AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — After UNLV struggled to beat Air Force at home in late January, the Runnin’ Rebels had little trouble handling the Falcons on the road Saturday.
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 14:34:31 EST
  • Former guardsman leads U.S. to bobsled gold
    WHISTLER, British Columbia — They were bitter rivals, at least until the race was over.
    Posted Tuesday Mar 2, 2010 7:52:17 EST
  • Keesler making comeback after Katrina
    Things are starting to look up at Keesler Air Force Base. The Mississippi air base was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but new and restored buildings across the base are beginning to erase the...
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 19:16:45 EST
  • Nuke audits uncover shortfalls at 5 bases
    At least five Air Force bases have made mistakes in how they inventory, store or control access to nuclear weapons-related material, according to an internal investigation.
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 19:16:54 EST
  • In wake of earthquake, U.S. offers aid to Chile
    WASHINGTON — The U.S. “will be there” if Chile asks for rescue and recovery help after a powerful earthquake struck the South American nation, President Obama said Saturday.
    Posted Sunday Feb 28, 2010 8:42:30 EST
  • Airmen stationed in NM face housing crunch
    Two small towns in New Mexico, Clovis and Portales, will get 18,000 new residents in the next five years — virtually all of them somehow tied to Air Force Special Operations Command.
    Posted Sunday Feb 28, 2010 8:43:57 EST
  • Troops use archived UAV feed downrange
    Jimmie Johnson led the field. Kyle Busch made a pit stop for fuel. Tony Stewart came back on the track with new tires, ready to charge.
    Posted Saturday Feb 27, 2010 8:40:04 EST
  • Registration open for best sapper competition
    The annual service-wide best sapper competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., is open for registration and will be held April 19-21.
    Posted Saturday Feb 27, 2010 10:03:56 EST
  • VFW post opens Internet cafe for troops, family
    NEW ALBANY, Ind. — A southern Indiana VFW Post has launched a $10,000 project to help troops stay in touch with their loved ones while they’re deployed.
    Posted Saturday Feb 27, 2010 12:13:56 EST
  • Military weighs role in battered Haiti
    PORT-AU-PRINCE — Military officials are deliberating how long American troops should stay in Haiti to tend to its earthquake-battered population, knowing that work remains but reluctant to take...
    Posted Sunday Feb 28, 2010 8:30:38 EST
  • Schwartz: Get those AF boots off the ground
    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz wants lawmakers to give more money to the Army and Marine Corps so airmen don’t have to fill in for soldiers and Marines in the combat zones.
    Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 19:17:02 EST
  • DoD opens access to social media sites
    Users of unclassified .mil computers are now allowed to access social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter — subject to local control if bandwidth demand or web integrity become issues.
    Posted Saturday Feb 27, 2010 9:15:28 EST
  • Study: Cost same for F-35 alternate engine
    Adding a second engine to the F-35 Lightning II program would cost the same as hewing to the single-source plan, according to a new Pentagon study. Defense Department officials say that supports...
    Posted Friday Feb 26, 2010 17:08:15 EST
  • New codes may come for intelligence officers
    The Air Force is considering additional Air Force Specialty Codes for intelligence officers that would let the airmen focus on specific skills and make it easier for the service to identify who has...
    Posted Saturday Feb 27, 2010 8:56:54 EST
  • Mullen visits Haiti, talks to U.S. troops
    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Adm. Mike Mullen met Friday with Haitian President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive in Mullen's first trip to the earthquake-devastated country.
    Posted Friday Feb 26, 2010 14:54:01 EST
  • Benefits reconsidered for ill Gulf War vets
    WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward...
    Posted Friday Feb 26, 2010 14:51:04 EST
  • New site gathers online help for vets, troops
    To help wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and their families navigate the multitude of Web sites offering help, several federal agencies have launched the free Posted Friday Feb 26, 2010 14:12:28 EST
  • Va. Beach lawmaker to hold MyCAA discussion
    Rep. Glenn Nye, D-Va., will hold a roundtable meeting at 4 p.m. Sunday at his Virginia Beach office to hear from local military spouses affected by the Defense Department’s sudden halt of a...
    Posted Friday Feb 26, 2010 14:06:41 EST

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