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Gates orders review of military mentor program

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a review of what he considers “obscene” compensation paid to retired senior officers advising the military under senior mentor programs, and he also wants changes to guard against potential conflicts of interest, his spokesman … Continue reading

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Gates orders review of military mentor program

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a review of what he considers “obscene” compensation paid to retired senior officers advising the military under senior mentor programs, and he also wants changes to guard against potential conflicts of interest, his spokesman … Continue reading

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Heart-rate monitors help PT flunkers

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — A program to equip out-of-shape airmen with heart-rate monitors is yielding substantial improvements in fitness, base officials here say.Since the initiative was launched a year ago, participating airmen have on average cut their run … Continue reading

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Patrols and turkey in Afghan war zone

BARAKI-BARAK, Afghanistan — Thanksgiving Day for soldiers in this valley ringed by towering snowy peaks began with a six-mile slog to aid village schools without desks and windows, and ended with five, once scrawny local turkeys soldiers have been fattening … Continue reading

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MoH ceremony honors Monti’s sacrifice

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a U.S. soldier who three times left cover for an attempted rescue while Taliban bullets and grenades rained around him, ultimately losing his own life while trying to save his comrade on … Continue reading

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MoH ceremony recognizes Monti’s sacrifice

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised a U.S. soldier who three times left cover for an attempted rescue while Taliban bullets and grenades rained around him, ultimately losing his own life while trying to save his comrade on … Continue reading

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Air Force wastes millions on health care

The Air Force has wasted millions of dollars by paying for airmen to visit private doctors while appointments at military treatment facilities went unfilled, an Air Force Audit Agency report found.The Air Force could save at least $21 million during … Continue reading

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Wayne E. Meyer, father of Aegis, dies at 83

Retired Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer, a technical innovator whose contributions to the air defense systems on today’s Navy surface combatants earned him the nickname “the father of Aegis,” died Tuesday at Washington Hospital Center, the Pentagon announced. He was … Continue reading

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Vets frustrated as colleges ignore experience

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Twelve years of military service left Donald Spradling highly trained in satellite imagery, nuclear engineering and foreign intelligence analysis. None of that made a difference to the University of Missouri.When the fall semester begins next week, the … Continue reading

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