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Author Archives: Angel
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
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
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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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Station, flight demonstration team, Iraq, Iwakuni, Japan, Lt. Nate Christensen, Marine, South Carolina
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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
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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Tagged Ashton Carter, Carter, Christine Fox, initial operational capability, Martin, program, Secretary Michael Donley, U.S. Air
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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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Tagged Ashton Carter, Carter, Christine Fox, initial operational capability, Martin, program, Secretary Michael Donley, U.S. Air
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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
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
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Ariz., budget, Carl Levin, congressional budget procedures, John McCain, Mich.
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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
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Ariz., budget, Carl Levin, congressional budget procedures, John McCain, Mich.
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