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As women join subs, male force holds steady

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 … Continue reading

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AF wants airmen to join Redux retirement plan

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 … Continue reading

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104 Hornets grounded after cracks discovered

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 … Continue reading

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Air Force warns of increased launch costs

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 … Continue reading

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DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent

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 … Continue reading

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DoD: F-35 costs rise at least 50 percent

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 … Continue reading

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DoD to restart stalled spouse tuition program

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 … Continue reading

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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt

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 … Continue reading

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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt

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 … Continue reading

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Female WWII pilots receive medals

Jean Springer was 22 when she joined a new corps of female pilots needed to help the country in World War II. Now 89, the Cincinnati woman is in Washington today with about 180 other former fliers finally to receive … Continue reading

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