On newsstands this week

In this week’s Air Force Times, the former CEO of Blackwater has a plan for a ”turn-key” air wing in Afghanistan.

Also in this week’s edition:

• Real-world training for junior aircrews
• Airmen honored for incredible acts of courage.
• Hundreds of airmen are need for undermanned careers.

You’ll find these stories and much more this week at your local exchange or commissary.

In Other News

VA expands benefits options for vets with other-than-honorable status

Veterans Affairs officials are updating rules regarding benefits eligibility to include more individuals with other-than-honorable discharges.

Senators unsure about House plan to boost troop pay, housing stipends

House lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to increase junior enlisted pay and military housing stipends, but the idea could face opposition in the Senate

No paper, no plastic: Be ready as commissaries adopt reusable bags

Reusable bags can be more expensive for commissary shoppers up front, but more cost-effective in the long run.

Pentagon disputes report of firefight following Abbey Gate bombing

A new report on the 2021 airport bombing in Afghanistan which killed 13 U.S. troops suggests the assault may have involved more than one attacker.

The man who made Belleau Wood — and the Marine Corps — immortal

Floyd Gibbons made history when his dispatch got past the wartime censor.

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