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Cheaper, closer airdrops in Afghanistan
Published on Saturday, March 13, 2010 by Angel C-130 aircrews in Afghanistan have begun executing “low-cost, low-altitude” airdrops to smaller, more mobile units on the ground. The new bundles weigh between 80 and 500 pounds and are released lower to the ground, attached to disposable parachutes. The new airdrop method will be used to augment the main methods of delivering supplies — landing at a... Read More » -
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As women join subs, male force holds steady
Published on Saturday, March 13, 2010 by Angel The Navy appears to be hedging its bets on whether women are going to work out as members of submarine crews. In written testimony provided Wednesday to a Senate committee, the Navy’s assistant secretary for manpower said efforts are underway to begin training women to serve in submarines, beginning with officers assigned to large guided-missile and ballistic-mi... Read More » -
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AF wants airmen to join Redux retirement plan
Published on Saturday, March 13, 2010 by Angel Officers and enlisted airmen coming up on 15 years of active-duty service soon will have new procedures to accept enrollment in the Redux retirement plan, officials announced Friday.Beginning April 1, airmen will receive an electronic notification of their eligibility for the High-3 Choice retirement plan, which allows members to choose a $30,000 career status bonus i... Read More » -
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104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered
Published on Friday, March 12, 2010 by Angel Naval Air Systems Command grounded 104 Navy and Marine F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets Friday after inspectors discovered the airframes were developing cracks much earlier than engineers had thought. The grounding order affects the first four varieties of Hornet — models A through D — and does not apply to aircraft now flying combat missions over Iraq or Afghan... Read More » -
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Air Force warns of increased launch costs
Published on Friday, March 12, 2010 by Angel The Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office could face major increases in the cost of launching satellites as a result of the Obama administration’s decision to cancel NASA’s shuttle replacement program, a top Air Force official said. Gary Payton, deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space programs, told members of Congress on Wednesday that the... Read More » -
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DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
Published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 by Angel The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program evaluator. Christine Fox, director of the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office, told lawmakers Thursday that the formal declaration of the br... Read More » -
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DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent
Published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 by Angel The F-35 Lightning II strike fighter program will breach the Nunn-McCurdy limits with a cost growth of more than 50 percent from the original 2001 program baseline, said a top Pentagon program evaluator. Christine Fox, director of the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office, told lawmakers Thursday that the formal declaration of the br... Read More » -
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DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program
Published on Thursday, March 11, 2010 by Angel The Pentagon will resume the stalled My Career Advancement Accounts spouse education benefit program as of noon Saturday, restoring tuition benefits to 136,583 military spouses who had applied for and been enrolled in the program.However, the MyCAA program will not accept new applicants at this point, Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan said Thursday. R... Read More » -
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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Angel The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability compensation.The committee is asking the Senate Budget Committee to make adjustments in the 2011 federal budget to accommodate $264 million in additional benefits in 2011 and... Read More » -
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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Angel The Senate Armed Services Committee has given a sliver of hope to some disabled military retirees still waiting for the right to receive their full military retirement pay and veterans disability compensation.The committee is asking the Senate Budget Committee to make adjustments in the 2011 federal budget to accommodate $264 million in additional benefits in 2011 and... Read More »