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Senate committee agrees to 1.4% pay raise
Published on Friday, May 28, 2010 by Angel The Senate Armed Services Committee has sided with the Pentagon by providing a 1.4 percent military raise for 2011, committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced Friday.... Read More »
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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Angel 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 make adjustments in the 2011 federal budget to accommodate $264 million in additional benefits in 2011 and... Read More »
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Senators seek funds for concurrent receipt
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Angel 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 make adjustments in the 2011 federal budget to accommodate $264 million in additional benefits in 2011 and... Read More »
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Female WWII pilots receive medals
Published on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Angel 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 the nation's thanks. Congress is awarding the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor, to members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, a... Read More »
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Air Force names top recruiters for 2009
Published on Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Angel The Air Force’s top 14 recruiters were recognized recently by their commander and treated to a five-day stay in San Antonio.Brig. Gen. A.J. Stewart, commander of Air Force Recruiting Service, met with the fiscal 2009 honorees during a ceremony Feb. 23 at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.Known as Operation Blue Suit, the program rewards the best of the nearly 1,200... Read More »
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Soldier sues, says Hurt Locker based on him
Published on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 by Angel With the 82nd Academy Awards days away, a 38-year-old Army bomb expert said Tuesday that he’s hurt that Hollywood producers cut him out of a front-running best picture nominee — “The Hurt Locker” — that allegedly was based on his exploits in Iraq. “They never offered anything,” said Master Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver, of Clarksville, ... Read More »
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Gates, Mullen support overturning gay ban
Published on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by Angel Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on Tuesday that he “fully supports” President Obama’s desire to repeal the law banning open military service by gays.Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen agreed, adding that he personally believes gays should be able to serve openly in the military.“We received our orders from the commander in chie... Read More »
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Can deadly ‘Trust’ game be stoppe...
Published on Monday, September 7, 2009 by Angel It wasn’t so different from other nights. Outside it was cold and wet. Inside, quarters were close, but they were comfortable enough. The half dozen or so Marines sharing the small wooden hooch at Combat Outpost Viking in Saqlaweiyah, Iraq, were killing time, watching movies and cracking jokes shortly before midnight March 9.That’s when Cpl. Mathew Nelson ... Read More »