Monthly Archives: April 2010

Afghanistan actions earn airman 2 Silver Stars

Staff Sgt. Sean Harvell sat slumped in his seat in an unarmored truck, bombed just minutes earlier along a road in Helmand province. He woke minutes after the blast. Bullets and rocket-propelled grenades flew around him.

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Soldiers become first to receive German honor

Fourteen members of the Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade on Thursday became the first non-Germans to receive Germany’s Gold Cross, one of that nation’s highest honors for valor.

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Four airmen added to EOD memorial wall

The names of four airmen, all killed in Afghanistan, will be among 16 names added May 1 to the memorial wall at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Post-9/11 GI Bill scholarship program begins

Applications will be accepted beginning May 1 for a new scholarship program that lets the children of some deceased service members tap into Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.

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Post-9/11 GI Bill scholarship program begins

Applications will be accepted beginning May 1 for a new scholarship program that lets the children of some deceased service members tap into Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.

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House OKs new rule for clothing allowance

A proposal that could someday force service members to spend their annual clothing allowance only on American-made goods passed the House on Wednesday as part of a larger acquisition reform package.

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Iranian plane buzzes carrier in Middle East

An Iranian maritime patrol aircraft buzzed the carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower at sea in the Middle East last week, passing within 1,000 yards of the ship, but American defense officials sought to downplay the encounter as relatively common.

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FBI: Ex-airman claimed he had dynamite

BANGOR, Maine — A former Air Force intelligence specialist showed signs of paranoia aboard a trans-Atlantic flight and told federal air marshals that he had dynamite in his boots and laptop computer, forcing the plane to be diverted to Maine, … Continue reading

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Obama signs law to protect Tricare

The Tricare Affirmation Act, aimed at protecting people in the military health care program from being penalized for not having private insurance, was signed into law Monday by President Obama.

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Obama signs law to protect Tricare

The Tricare Affirmation Act, aimed at protecting people in the military health care program from being penalized for not having private insurance, was signed into law Monday by President Obama.

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