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U.S. Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron medical crew director, awaits the arrival of patients from a forward operating base in Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 23, 2008, during a "Bandage Mission." Bandage Missions travel to different FOBs throughout Iraq and pick up patients and transport them to the Air Force Theater Hospital in Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon/Air Force)

A major was kicked out for stealing narcotics. Then he took $820,000 from the Air Force.

For the past two years, former Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey has been the subject of a federal investigation into a complex web of financial and bankruptcy fraud he spun over the course of a decade.

By Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

West Virginia gets grant to train veterans in agriculture

West Virginia has been awarded a $400,000 federal grant to provide agriculture training for military veterans.

5 years ago

Interested in agriculture? Check out this new site for vets

Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced the launch of a new website just before Veterans Day, calling it a “one-stop navigator to information and resources." The website serves as a consolidated landing page for the department’s existing resources, focusing specifically on veteran employment, education and entrepreneurship.

By Natalie Gross

6 years ago

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