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Tag Archives: Hawaii
Medicating the military
At least one in six service members is on some form of psychiatric drug. And many troops are taking more than one kind, mixing several pills in daily “cocktails” — for example, an antidepressant with an antipsychotic to prevent nightmares, … Continue reading
New hires won’t speed VA claims soon
Key senators said Friday they are pleased that the Veterans Affairs Department is hiring more than 4,000 more claims processors, but they are worried this won’t result in most veterans getting their disability benefits any faster.VA Secretary Eric Shinseki acknowledged … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawaii, increase, John Wilson, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Mike Johanns, veterans affairs department, Vietnam, Wilson
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Air Force cutting its fighter fleet
By fall, 250 fighters will be in the boneyard and the 4,000 airmen who fly or fix them will have new jobs, according to an officer overseeing the aircraft drawdown.The first planes head for retirement April 1; if all goes … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Base, Alaska, Ariz., Base, Col. Jack Forsythe, D Eagles, Davis-Monthan, England, f 117, Fighter, Fla., Force Base, Fort Wayne, Ga., Germany, Hawaii, Ind., La., Luke Air, Mo., N.M., Noble Eagle, President Obama, S OUTChanges, South Korea, Utah, Va.
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Combat stores ships near end of the road
The last of 10 combat stores ships once operated by the Navy and the Military Sealift Command is all but gone.A shipboard ceremony was held Dec. 18 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to mark the end of service for the USNS … Continue reading
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Tagged AFS, Clark, Concord, Hawaii, Lewis, military sealift command, Niagara Falls, Pearl Harbor-, San Diego, San Jose, Spica, U.S., United Kingdom, White Plains
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Pearl Harbor remembered 68 years later
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Dozens of survivors of Pearl Harbor on Monday solemnly remembered those who died in the Japanese aerial assault 68 years ago as a top Navy commander said their bravery laid the foundation for the subsequent U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adm. Patrick Walsh, Afghanistan, Arizona, Ewa, Hawaii, Iraq, John Hughes, Navy, navy corpsman, Pearl Harbor-, Richard Laubert, Sterling Cale, U.S., Walsh, West Oahu
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Report: Lax leadership led to Hormuz collision
The navigator was listening to his iPod during a critical evolution.Watchstanders were known to sleep on the job.Stereo speakers were rigged for music in the radio room.An informal atmosphere — along with crew complacency, a “weak” command and inferior submariner … Continue reading
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Tagged Adm. John Harvey, Ali, Bahrain, Cmdr. Ryan Brookhart, commander Rear Adm. Douglas McAneny, Conn., D.C., General Manual, Georgia, Groton, Hartford, Harvey, Hawaii, Judge Advocate, judge advocate general, New Orleans, Pacific, Stefan Prevot, submarine, the Persian Gulf, united arab emirates, Vice Adm. Jay Donnelly, Washington
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Lone senator holds up veterans bill
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is trying to bring pressure on the Senate to ignore tradition and bring a veterans health care bill up for debate despite the anonymous hold on the bill placed by a senator.The bill in … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bill, Campbell, congressional budget office, Hawaii, Iraq, Nev., Patrick Campbell, Reid, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Harry Reid
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Lone senator holds up veterans bill
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is trying to bring pressure on the Senate to ignore tradition and bring a veterans health care bill up for debate despite the anonymous hold on the bill placed by a senator.The bill in … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, America, Bill, Campbell, congressional budget office, Hawaii, Iraq, Nev., Patrick Campbell, Reid, Sen. Daniel Akaka, Sen. Harry Reid
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Bases help airmen cope with new PT rules
Not wanting to lead a bunch of PT flunkies, commanders across the Air Force are instituting tougher fitness programs to get their airmen ready for the new standards that go into effect in just three months.One unit — the 31st … Continue reading