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Air Force maintenance mishaps are rising. Can a worksheet fix it?
A new risk worksheet introduced by Air Education and Training Command aims to get to the root of maintainer mishaps.
New in 2024: Moving to your next base should be a bit easier
Troops who planned to be stateside between October and December 2023 will now come back by the end of March 2024.
Promotions to chief master sergeant hit highest rate since 2016
The latest figure is 2.2 percentage points higher than last year’s selection rate, and 4.3 percentage points higher than the recent low of 18.2% in 2021.
Air Force to issue protective eyewear as laser pointer incidents surge
The gear aims to limit the potential risk to pilots and other aircrew amid a recent spike in lasing incidents.
New virtual career center for vets boosted by $1M Disney donation
The entertainment company has been a supporter of Student Veterans of America for more than a decade.
Fixes could cut months off wait for vets’ fire-damaged service records
An inspector general report said frequent procedural mistakes are adding months to elderly veterans' wait for military records.
Eyes like a hawk — birder finds US WWII tank shell near Mount Fuji
A birdwatcher in Japan reportedly found an American artillery shell, then waited a week to report it.
Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11
Bells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded across the country as Americans looked back on the horror and legacy of 9/11.
Recovery takes shape at Air Force’s typhoon-battered base in Guam
It could take one to two years, if not longer, to return the Air Force’s westernmost outpost in the Pacific to its pre-storm state.
Hurricane Idalia threat prompts VA to move patients, warn other vets
Officials sent information to more than 650,000 veterans ahead of the storm's possible landfall.
Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks
The Ukrainian intelligence agency also claimed it had destroyed a key Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system in occupied Crimea.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press