2,500 jobs available — overseas
The latest enlisted overseas assignment list was issued Wednesday by Air Force Personnel Center. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:08:34 EDT
Airman shot dead at party posthumously promoted
A 20-year-old airman who was fatally shot in the abdomen at a party was posthumously promoted to airman first class Wednesday, a spokesman for Malmstrom Air Force Base said. Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 18:22:36 EDT
Air Force pays $5M for childbirth malpractice
The Air Force has paid a civilian employee $5 million for severe brain damage suffered by his baby during childbirth at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 16:58:49 EDT
House panel funds more C-17s, but not airmen
House panels considering the fiscal 2009 budget on Wednesday authorized funds to buy more C-17s and signaled they might support purchasing more F-22 Raptors, but declined to add funding for almost... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 16:56:17 EDT
Official: 1 shipment to be allowed to Myanmar
WASHINGTON — The governing military junta in Myanmar has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in relief supplies for victims of a devastating cycle, Bush administration... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 13:53:22 EDT
CBO: Better GI Bill would cut retention 16%
A new congressional report supports the Pentagon’s claims that vastly improved GI Bill benefits would hurt retention. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:49:14 EDT
House OKs longer foreclosure protection
The Neighborhood Stabilization Act approved Thursday by the House of Representatives includes language giving service members one year of protection from foreclosure after release from active duty. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 12:04:01 EDT
Soldier, translator find love in Iraq
LACEY, Wash. — Their first real date lasted only 20 minutes. It ended because darkness was falling, when unimaginable new threats and nightmares could emerge on the streets of Baghdad. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 13:21:48 EDT
Guardsman charged with stealing border fence
An Air National Guardsman assigned to protect America’s border with Mexico has been charged with selling off parts of the border’s fence. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 12:31:50 EDT
Airmen search for missing UAV
Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., are searching for an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle that disappeared Tuesday during a training sortie near Ocala, Fla. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:20:41 EDT
Air Force vet shot dead in Fla. courthouse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — About 12 seconds was all it took for two bailiffs to gun down a man who shot at them in a courthouse lobby, and authorities said the swift response helped prevent anyone... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:31:07 EDT
Couple sues school over JROTC death
AUBURN, Maine — A Lewiston couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lewiston school system over a plane crash that killed their daughter and three other people two years ago. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 12:34:22 EDT
Calif. man admits lying about Vietnam service
SACRAMENTO — An Oroville man has pleaded guilty to falsely representing himself as a decorated military hero from the Vietnam War. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:18:27 EDT
Academy not satisfied with minority rates
The Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors, acknowledging the academy’s uphill battle to draw more minority students at a May 8 congressional meeting, reiterated its commitment to attract... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:17:53 EDT
DoD: 43,000 unfit troops sent to war
WASHINGTON — More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 6:58:43 EDT
Airmen can get full value from moving firms
Airmen whose belongings are damaged when being shipped for an official move will soon be able to get full replacement value for the items and file all their claims online. Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:01:39 EDT
Airmen snag 10 DoD media awards
Airmen once again had a strong showing in the Thomas Jefferson Awards, the Defense Department’s annual awards for the best print and broadcast media productions by military and civilian... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 7:00:00 EDT
U.S. denies al-Qaida in Iraq leader arrested
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city... Posted Friday May 9, 2008 8:08:06 EDT
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
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