Military
Base worker enjoys ‘Wheel of Fortune’ winnings
It was an experience she will think of often — especially while taking in the sights of Greece and Saint Croix of the Virgin Islands. Tameka Thomas, a program manager for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program in the Rotary Wing Branch, Special Operations Forces Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, ...
Outraged lawmakers look to change military justice
Outrage over an Air Force officer’s decision to overturn a jury’s guilty verdict in a sexual assault case has Republicans and Democrats joining forces on ambitious legislation to change the military justice system. On both sides of the Capitol, lawmakers have interpreted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s recent proposal to essentially ...
U.S. military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan; fate of crew unknown
An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the U.S. operates an air base key to the war in Afghanistan. There was no word on the fate of the crew of the KC-135 Stratotanker as darkness ...
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders nominated for Congressional Gold Medal
The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders could join the Wright brothers, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Women Air Force Service Pilots with a rarely awarded Congressional Gold Medal minted in their honor. Lawmakers in the House and the Senate have introduced legislation to award the medal to the four surviving Doolittle Raiders ...
Hagel says N. Korea represents 'real and clear danger'
North Korean State TV airs footage of anti-us demonstrations, as Pyongyang continues to harden its posture. North Korea has threatened a nuclear strike on the United States and missile attacks on its Pacific bases after new U.N. sanctions were imposed after the country's third nuclear weapons test in February. Defense ...
Second US warship moving toward Asian Pacific
A second U.S. warship redirected to the Asian Pacific. Pentagon Spokesperson George Little.
Pentagon cuts number of furlough days
The Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians will be forced to take over the next several months from 22 to 14, defense officials said Wednesday, reducing the impact of automatic budget cuts on as many as 700,000 workers. Some 13,000 civilians at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...
Aging Air Force Planes
The Air Force has the oldest fleet in its history with an average age of 25 years. The “newest” B-52 bombers were built during the Kennedy administration, but still carry the burden as a primary leg of nuclear deterrence and conventional warfare; the bulk of the aerial refueling tankers date ...
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