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Tag Archives: Arkansas
Guardsmen, senators rip Air Force C-130 plan
Guardsmen and lawmakers are up in arms over an Air Force plan to cut 21 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Air National Guard’s inventory in fiscal 2011. The Air Force’s budget calls for 12 C-130s to be transferred from several … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Ark., Arkansas, Bond, c 130 hercules, Delaware, General Allen Tackett, Georgia, Guard, Illinois, Little Rock, Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, Minnesota, Mo., Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Patrick Leahy, Puerto Rico, R., Secretary Michael Donley, Texas, U.S. Air, United States, Vt., West Virginia
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W.Va. Guard chief: We can’t lose 2 C-130s
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Adjutant General Allen Tackett is sounding the alarm that an Air Force proposal could cost the state’s Air National Guard two C-130 cargo planes.“It’s a plane grab, that’s all it is,” Tackett said. “The Air … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged 130th airlift wing, Air, Arkansas, Charleston, Charlotte, Delaware, General Allen Tackett, Georgia, Illinois, Jay Rockefeller, Minnesota, N.C., Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Robert Byrd, Texas, United States, Va., W., West Virginia
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VA outlines efforts to fix GI Bill problems
Veterans Affairs Department officials tried Jan. 21 to convince a skeptical House subcommittee that its problems with paying Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits are in the past.Roger Baker, VA’s assistant secretary for information and technology, said problems that delayed payments of … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas, Bill, Capt. Mark Krause, fall, Keith Wilson, Rep. John Boozman, Roger Baker, Stephanie Herseth, stephanie herseth sandlin, U.S.
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VA: Most GI Bill calls did not connect
If you have had trouble getting your question about GI Bill benefits answered when you call the Veterans Affairs Department’s education benefits call center, you are not alone.VA officials acknowledged almost 90 percent of calls to the Muskogee, Okla., center … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Arkansas, Bill, Center, Iraq, Katie Roberts, Okla., Rep. John Boozman, U.S., veterans affairs department, West Coast
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Bill would allow retirees to transfer GI Bill
Just two months after the Post-9/11 GI Bill officially launched, House lawmakers are considering a number of changes to the program, including allowing military retirees to transfer benefits to spouses or children.“While the option of transferability is a welcome option … Continue reading
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Tagged Arkansas, Bill, defense appropriations bills, Iowa, Keith Wilson, N.M., Rep. Dave Loebsack, Rep. Harry Teague, Rep. John Boozman, service, Texas, U.S., U.S. Code
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Bill would allow retirees to transfer GI Bill
Just two months after the Post-9/11 GI Bill officially launched, House lawmakers are considering a number of changes to the program, including allowing military retirees to transfer benefits to spouses or children.“While the option of transferability is a welcome option … Continue reading
Posted in Benefits
Tagged Arkansas, Bill, defense appropriations bills, Iowa, Keith Wilson, N.M., Rep. Dave Loebsack, Rep. Harry Teague, Rep. John Boozman, service, Texas, U.S., U.S. Code
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Questions linger after Speicher announcement
Family and friends of Capt. Michael Scott Speicher say questions remain about the fighter pilot’s death despite the Navy’s announcement that his grave was found near his plane’s 1991 crash site.“Where were the remains? How did they get there? How … Continue reading