http://www.airforcetimes.com en-us Copyright 2013, airforcetimes.com SaxoTech Online Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:31:17 -0400 15 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/NEWS/309160007 The Air Force has budgeted roughly half as much money for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 as it expects to spend this fiscal year. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:23:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/NEWS/309160007 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/BENEFITS06/309160006 Next year, veterans could have broader access to mental health treatment and specialty care provided by private physicians under a new multibillion-dollar program. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:17:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/BENEFITS06/309160006 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/NEWS/309160005 Faced with steep budget cuts and the desire to keep existing procurement initiatives on track, the Air Force is considering scrapping its entire fleet of A-10 attack jets and KC-10 tankers, according to multiple military and defense sources. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:09:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/NEWS/309160005 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/NEWS/309160004 Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has a lot to contend with - an aging fleet of aircraft, an uncertain fiscal future and the possibility that the Air Force will be needed for an operation in Syria. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 06:37:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130916/NEWS/309160004 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150021 A military report says a contaminated bunker discovered at a West Texas military post had nearly seven times more than the level of accepted radiation. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:45:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150021 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS02/309150020 Indiana National Guard officials say a sergeant from Indianapolis serving in Afghanistan has died from a non-combat related illness. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:36:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS02/309150020 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS05/309150019 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 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:33:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS05/309150019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150012 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:21:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150012 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS02/309150018 The search for people stranded from the Rocky Mountain foothills to the plains of northeastern Colorado grew more difficult Sunday, with a new wave of rain threatening to hamper airlifts from the flooded areas still out of reach. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:21:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS02/309150018 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS02/309150002 Military helicopter crews are expanding their searches for people who are stranded with more rain expected to fall in flooded areas. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 15:13:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS02/309150002 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY04/309150010 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 Midshipmen's home opener. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:04:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY04/309150010 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS05/309150006 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:34:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS05/309150006 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS08/309150003 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:14:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS08/309150003 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY04/309150016 At a school with a long list of pretty good quarterbacks, Joe Southwick's passing performance Friday night lifted Boise State to a second straight win and set a new standard for pinpoint passing. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:06:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY04/309150016 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY04/309150015 Don't mention moral victory to the Army Black Knights. It's not in their lexicon. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:56:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY04/309150015 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/CAREERS/309150014 Reserve Marines will now face the same pressure as their active-duty counterparts to pick up rank or risk discharge from the service. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:44:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/CAREERS/309150014 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/BENEFITS/309150013 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:32:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/BENEFITS/309150013 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150011 Special agents at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service want you to consider this scenario: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:21:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150011 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS05/309150009 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:09:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS05/309150009 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150008 In one month, the new Continental United States Replacement Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, has processed almost 250 soldiers and Army civilians for their overseas deployments. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:07:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS/309150008 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY02/309150007 'Enlisted,' a new sitcom coming in January from Fox and creator Kevin Biegel, is pop culture's latest attempt to portray military life. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:03:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/OFFDUTY02/309150007 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS08/309150005 A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the center and south of the country, killed at least 48 people on Sunday, officials said. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:48:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS08/309150005 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS08/309150004 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:43:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130915/NEWS08/309150004 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS05/309140006 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 16:49:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS05/309140006 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140009 Officials expect numbers to grow as program goes into full swing Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:36:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140009 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS02/309140010 Marines looking to exit the Selected Marine Corps Reserve will be able to leave the service up to a year early - starting now. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:36:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS02/309140010 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140007 Until recently, when it came time to meet, these D.C.-based chiefs were forced to temporarily commandeer a conference room. But not anymore. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:18:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140007 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS04/309140003 The Army has set itself a Dec. 15 deadline to brief Congress on the results of a comprehensive study of its ground vehicle industrial base that it began in 2012, according to a draft document obtained by Defense News, a sister publication of Army Times. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:03:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS04/309140003 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/BENEFITS07/309140008 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:48:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/BENEFITS07/309140008 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140011 The Defense Department on Saturday identified a Fort Bliss soldier who died of wounds he received during a noncombat-related incident in Afghanistan. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140011 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140004 A West Point graduate and former Army captain busted for trafficking heroin from Afghanistan to the U.S. was sentenced Sept. 4 to 10 years in a federal prison. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140004 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS08/309140002 After days of intense negotiations, the United States and Russia reached agreement Saturday on a framework to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014 and impose U.N. penalties if the Assad government fails to comply. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:43:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS08/309140002 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140015 A decorated former soldier and Utah guardsman from Park City was ordered Thursday to spend 12 years in federal prison in a child pornography case, and must also pay nearly $600,000 in restitution to a woman who was featured in some of the images he shared Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:09:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140015 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS02/309140021 An Illinois Army National Guard soldier has died during physical fitness training at a military education course in Michigan. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:06:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS02/309140021 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS05/309140020 Two Republican senators who have sharply criticized President Barack Obama's foreign policy say a Syrian chemical weapons agreement hailed by the president is meaningless. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:20:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS05/309140020 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS08/309140019 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. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS08/309140019 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140018 After six months, four veterans have completed their hike of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, ending with a celebration at the summit of Mount Katahdin. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:08:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS/309140018 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/CAREERS03/309140017 A Navy submarine based in Groton is welcoming a new commanding officer. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/CAREERS03/309140017 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140016 A jury in western Kentucky took less than 90 minutes to convict a former Fort Campbell soldier of killing his 3-year-old daughter. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:52:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140016 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/OFFDUTY03/309140013 Marine Lt. Col. Bill Conner was stationed in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2008 when he got an email telling him he had won a spot in the prestigious Hawaii Ironman triathlon, a berth he had sought for 13 years. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:46:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/OFFDUTY03/309140013 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140014 Two Tennessee men charged with killing a Fort Campbell solder who was giving them a ride home will face a jury starting Monday. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:35:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/NEWS06/309140014 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/JOBS03/309140005 A new nonprofit is helping vets start and grow their own businesses with advice, mentoring and cash. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:25:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/JOBS03/309140005 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/OFFDUTY04/309140001 For quarterback Jaleel Awini and the rest of the Air Force offense, things were going well in the first half against Boise State Friday night. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 07:37:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130914/OFFDUTY04/309140001 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/CAREERS03/309130030 The Navy removed the top officer on the hospital ship Mercy on Friday after an investigation uncovered evidence he mismanaged the physical fitness assessment - and lied about his weight to pass his own PFA. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/CAREERS03/309130030 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS06/309130022 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. Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:45:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS06/309130022 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130013 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. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:23:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130013 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130032 The Army should consider establishing forward-deployed crisis-response units similar to the Marine Corps' instead of ceding that mission entirely, a top military official said. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:14:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130032 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS08/309130001 Sec. John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday the prospects for resuming the Syrian peace process are riding on the outcome of U.S.-Russian talks aimed at securing Syria's chemical weapons. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 12:41:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS08/309130001 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS05/309130029 Defense hawks in the House of Representatives will try exempt the Defense Department from additional sequestration with a rider attached to must-pass legislation that would raise the nation's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling, according to a key Republican Sat, 14 Sep 2013 07:28:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS05/309130029 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/BENEFITS06/309130033 More than three out of four injured post-9/11 veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder and roughly the same number suffer from major anxiety, according to a survey released Sept. 10 by Wounded Warrior Project. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:23:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/BENEFITS06/309130033 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130031 RaShaan Allen describes himself as a troubled youth a few years ago, with a 1.5 grade point average and problems with the law. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:01:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130031 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS04/309130028 Negotiations continue between the Navy and shipbuilders Huntington Ingalls Industries over the primary construction contract for the next aircraft carrier, even as the goal of a September contract award will pass with no action. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:23:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS04/309130028 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/OFFDUTY02/309130008 Every family is dysfunctional in its own unique way. But there's unique, and then there's the Blake family. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:51:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/OFFDUTY02/309130008 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130020 The Navy spent $71 million on cleanup, planning and initial repairs on the fire-damaged submarine Miami before scuttling plans to restore the nuclear-powered submarine. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:49:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130020 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130027 The Mahan has returned to Virginia following an eight-and-a-half-month deployment that included being positioned in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for a potential strike against Syria. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:49:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130027 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130026 Summertime refused to cede to fall Thursday in Falls Church, Va., as temperatures soared to 90 degrees and the Pentagon's top doctor led a shorts-clad group on a fast-paced 1-mile run at the future Defense Health Agency headquarters. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:23:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130026 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/JOBS04/309130025 When it comes to cybersecurity, Terry Roberts has been on both sides of the fence, securing IT systems in the private sector and also for the federal government. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:12:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/JOBS04/309130025 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/JOBS04/309130024 Sometimes the stars align just right. They did for Matt Walker, 30, who left the Navy as a petty officer third class in 2007. Since getting out, his military work as a hospital corpsman has dovetailed neatly with his newfound passion: computers. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:09:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/JOBS04/309130024 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130023 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. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:52:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/NEWS/309130023 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/OFFDUTY03/309130021 The glutes are the most important yet least respected muscle groups in our fitness endeavors. Let's put some concentrated effort into helping your glutes regain their rightful place at the top of the muscle hierarchy. Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:11:00 -0400 http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130913/OFFDUTY03/309130021