A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork. Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell, 25, worked as a cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron in San Antonio, Texas. The Air Force will start rolling out Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) exams in February. In one instance, funds were spent to investigate a sinkhole, according to a recent Defense Department Inspector General report. Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally. A grand jury indicted Jonathan J. Dunn in October 2023. A provision in the annual defense bill continues the controversy surrounding the vaccine. The accident, which remains under investigation, is the deadliest Air Force mishap since 2018, and the fourth fatal Osprey crash in two years. The department is also extending financial help programs to give more support to veterans having trouble making loan payments. Both were 19-year-old members of Air Force units tasked with securing the nation’s nuclear missile fields. Load More