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  • Hagel: All Assessments Needed for Full Picture in Iraq

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey are seeing initial assessments submitted daily from teams in Iraq, but only the full range of assessments seen as a whole will tell the story in Iraq, Hagel said at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay,

  • Air Force reorganization affects Air Force Reserve Command

    Changes to Air Force headquarters staff manning and organization announced by Air Force leadership yesterday will result in manpower reductions at the Air Force Reserve Command headquarters here.The Air Force is reorganizing its major command headquarters in order to meet the Department of Defense's

  • Senate panel votes to keep A-10 flying for now

    The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee has joined the House and the Senate Armed Services committees in protecting the A-10.The subcommittee, in approving its version of the fiscal 2015 defense spending bill on Tuesday, included $338 million to maintain the A-10 fleet, which the Air Force

  • Whiteman bagger celebrates 80th birthday July 4th

    An elderly man wearing a veteran's hat and sporting a tattoo reading USMC greets patrons to the commissary at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri with a charming smile.He carries around a red cup with him and asks parents if he can give their children a piece of candy. Don Magers, a Kansas City native

  • Bagram News: New flag over Warrior Way honors troops

    The 455th Expeditionary Medical Group dedicated a new American flag that hangs above the main patient entry area of Craig Joint Theater Hospital here July 4, 2014.All wounded or injured U.S., coalition, and Afghan forces coming into CJTH, the largest U.S. military hospital in Afghanistan, pass under

  • Secretary Hagel calls, thanks Airman at Bagram for service

    A Bagram Airman received a surprise phone call from U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel while at work July 4, thanking her and fellow servicemembers for their service.Independence Day is a major holiday in the U.S. and an important day in the country's history. For some it's just a day off, but

  • AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

    Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air

  • Happy Independence Day

    Happy 4th of July! Independence Day holds a special meaning to those who have fought, and those who are still fighting for the freedoms and principles our Founding Fathers established. I hope all of you are able to spend time over the next few days with family and friends. During this holiday, we