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Lawmakers cut into bonus budgets of services
Published on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Angel A $636.6 billion defense funding bill — including money for a 3.4 percent military pay raise in January, $8.3 million to cover stop-loss allowances for troops held on active duty and $2.1 billion for programs related to the care of wounded combat troops — was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.But the biggest effect on troops and t... Read More »
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Getting on Bagram no easy task for Afghans
Published on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Angel Seven checkpoints. Two-hour screenings. It’s a long, detailed process for the 5,000 Afghan citizens who arrive at Bagram Air Field each morning to begin the workday. But the process is necessary to ensure that airmen are safe at their home away from home. Check out The Afghan Worker Conundrum on the Flightlines blog.... Read More »
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Fight looms on military, VA health care taxes
Published on Friday, July 17, 2009 by Angel A handful of lawmakers are gearing up for a fight to largely exempt military and veterans benefits from the broader health care reform movement.Two issues are involved. One has to do with whether military and veterans benefits could be taxed in the same fashion as employer-provided health benefits, a proposal included in the 1,018-page health care bill being taken up ... Read More »
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U.S. soldier shoots Iraqi truck driver
Published on Saturday, July 11, 2009 by Angel BAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded in an alley Saturday in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least four people, wounding others and destroying eight homes, police said. Another six people died in bombings in Baghdad.Thirty-eight people were wounded and several shops and cars were also damaged in the 3 p.m. explosion in the northern village of Kugjeli, according ... Read More »
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Teacher guides vets back to campus
Published on Sunday, July 5, 2009 by Angel CLEVELAND — John Schupp pulled his car onto a country road lined with half-grown corn. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and he couldn’t tell which way pointed east or west. Thunder rumbled in the distance.... Read More »
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New commander for 90th Missile Wing
Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by Angel WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. — Col. Gregory S. Tims has assumed command of the 90th Missile Wing at Warren Air Force Base. Tims replaced Col. Michael J. Morgan in a ceremony Wednesday.... Read More »
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CBO predicts no retiree COLA on Dec. 1
Published on Thursday, June 4, 2009 by Angel Military retirees, disabled veterans and others receiving inflation-adjusted federal benefits should not expect to see any increase this year, according to a new Congressional Budget Office estimate.... Read More »
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DoD issues rules for homeowner assistance
Published on Friday, May 15, 2009 by Angel Officials have begun evaluating claims under the expanded Homeowners Assistance Program for military homeowners caught in the housing crisis, now that the Defense Department has issued its eligibility rules.... Read More »
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Grab your bonus now: 30 SRBs cut June 1
Published on Friday, May 8, 2009 by Angel The bonus bonanza is coming to an end. The Air Force is eliminating selective re-enlistment bonuses for all or part of 13 Air Force Specialty Codes and reducing bonuses in 17 AFSCs for the remainder of fiscal 2009.... Read More »

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