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Man who pretended to be Army vet sentenced to 14 years
A judge in New York City sentenced Jeremy Wilson on Monday.
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Moving up: Airmen in these hot careers are advancing — and fast
Year after year, across the Air Force, some enlisted airmen earn their next stripe after three or four years, while others wait twice as long for promotion to the same rank. Why? It’s not necessarily that one airman is that much better than another. Instead, it’s all in their jobs.
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Fresh off graduation, these are the Air Force’s first enlisted RPA pilots
On May 5, the first three enlisted airmen in Air Force history — identified as Master Sgt. Alex, Master Sgt. Mike, and Technical Sgt. Mike — graduated from undergraduate RPA training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas.
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Unemployment for post-9/11 vets hits record low in April
The unemployment rate for the youngest generation of veterans dipped from 5 percent in March to 3.9 percent last month — the lowest since the federal government started tracking this group in 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Former Georgia police officer convicted on false Purple Heart claims
A former Georgia police officer has been convicted on six of seven charges related to falsely claiming he received a military Purple Heart.
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A new Compass Call: The Air Force is replacing its Vietnam-era electronic warfare planes
It’s one of the lesser-known, but most important, weapons in the fight against the Islamic State: The EC-130H Compass Call, a suite of complex communication-jamming systems, stuffed into aging cargo planes that date back to the Vietnam War.
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Air Force investigating on-base death of tech sergeant assigned to Holloman
An aircraft avionics craftsman at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico died on-base Friday night, the base said in a release Wednesday.
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The Air Force is replacing Course 15 with a new NCO distance learning program
The Air Force is phasing out its old Course 15 distance learning program by the end of May, and replacing it with a new Noncommissioned Officer Distance Learning Course it says will make studying easier for airmen.
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Squadron commander at Morón Air Base relieved of duty
Lt. Col. Mario Verrett was removed as commander of the 496th Air Base Squadron and U.S. Forces Morón Air Base in Spain on April 28.
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Iraq War vet aims to spread word about Agent Orange from horseback
The two things Colt Romberger and his father had most in common, the ones that made them best friends as well as father and son, were a deep affection for horses and an equally deep pride in having served their country in times of war.
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Man who pretended to be Army vet sentenced to 14 years
A judge in New York City sentenced Jeremy Wilson on Monday.
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Moving up: Airmen in these hot careers are advancing — and fast
Year after year, across the Air Force, some enlisted airmen earn their next stripe after three or four years, while others wait twice as long for promotion to the same rank. Why? It’s not necessarily that one airman is that much better than another. Instead, it’s all in their jobs.
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Fresh off graduation, these are the Air Force’s first enlisted RPA pilots
On May 5, the first three enlisted airmen in Air Force history — identified as Master Sgt. Alex, Master Sgt. Mike, and Technical Sgt. Mike — graduated from undergraduate RPA training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas.
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Unemployment for post-9/11 vets hits record low in April
The unemployment rate for the youngest generation of veterans dipped from 5 percent in March to 3.9 percent last month — the lowest since the federal government started tracking this group in 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Former Georgia police officer convicted on false Purple Heart claims
A former Georgia police officer has been convicted on six of seven charges related to falsely claiming he received a military Purple Heart.
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A new Compass Call: The Air Force is replacing its Vietnam-era electronic warfare planes
It’s one of the lesser-known, but most important, weapons in the fight against the Islamic State: The EC-130H Compass Call, a suite of complex communication-jamming systems, stuffed into aging cargo planes that date back to the Vietnam War.
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Air Force investigating on-base death of tech sergeant assigned to Holloman
An aircraft avionics craftsman at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico died on-base Friday night, the base said in a release Wednesday.
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The Air Force is replacing Course 15 with a new NCO distance learning program
The Air Force is phasing out its old Course 15 distance learning program by the end of May, and replacing it with a new Noncommissioned Officer Distance Learning Course it says will make studying easier for airmen.
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Squadron commander at Morón Air Base relieved of duty
Lt. Col. Mario Verrett was removed as commander of the 496th Air Base Squadron and U.S. Forces Morón Air Base in Spain on April 28.
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Iraq War vet aims to spread word about Agent Orange from horseback
The two things Colt Romberger and his father had most in common, the ones that made them best friends as well as father and son, were a deep affection for horses and an equally deep pride in having served their country in times of war.
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Man who pretended to be Army vet sentenced to 14 years
A judge in New York City sentenced Jeremy Wilson on Monday.
-
Moving up: Airmen in these hot careers are advancing — and fast
Year after year, across the Air Force, some enlisted airmen earn their next stripe after three or four years, while others wait twice as long for promotion to the same rank. Why? It’s not necessarily that one airman is that much better than another. Instead, it’s all in their jobs.
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Fresh off graduation, these are the Air Force’s first enlisted RPA pilots
On May 5, the first three enlisted airmen in Air Force history — identified as Master Sgt. Alex, Master Sgt. Mike, and Technical Sgt. Mike — graduated from undergraduate RPA training at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas.
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Unemployment for post-9/11 vets hits record low in April
The unemployment rate for the youngest generation of veterans dipped from 5 percent in March to 3.9 percent last month — the lowest since the federal government started tracking this group in 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
-
Former Georgia police officer convicted on false Purple Heart claims
A former Georgia police officer has been convicted on six of seven charges related to falsely claiming he received a military Purple Heart.
-
A new Compass Call: The Air Force is replacing its Vietnam-era electronic warfare planes
It’s one of the lesser-known, but most important, weapons in the fight against the Islamic State: The EC-130H Compass Call, a suite of complex communication-jamming systems, stuffed into aging cargo planes that date back to the Vietnam War.
-
Air Force investigating on-base death of tech sergeant assigned to Holloman
An aircraft avionics craftsman at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico died on-base Friday night, the base said in a release Wednesday.
-
The Air Force is replacing Course 15 with a new NCO distance learning program
The Air Force is phasing out its old Course 15 distance learning program by the end of May, and replacing it with a new Noncommissioned Officer Distance Learning Course it says will make studying easier for airmen.
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Squadron commander at Morón Air Base relieved of duty
Lt. Col. Mario Verrett was removed as commander of the 496th Air Base Squadron and U.S. Forces Morón Air Base in Spain on April 28.
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Iraq War vet aims to spread word about Agent Orange from horseback
The two things Colt Romberger and his father had most in common, the ones that made them best friends as well as father and son, were a deep affection for horses and an equally deep pride in having served their country in times of war.
