Facing high retention rates, the U.S. Air Force is expanding its voluntary force management programs in an effort to transfer some airmen into the Reserve. The programs are available to officers and enlisted troops. The service announced this week that it has opened the application process for the Palace Chase program, which gives active-duty airmen …

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NEW YORK (AP) — Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among the last survivors of Hollywood’s anti-Communist blacklist whose Oscar-nominated script for “The Front” drew upon his years of being unable to work under his own name, died Saturday. He was 101. The cause was pneumonia, according to his wife, the literary agent Gloria Loomis. A World War …

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BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. has reaffirmed support for Taiwan following China’s dispatch of warplanes near the island in an apparent attempt to intimidate its democratic government and test American resolve. The State Department on Saturday said it “notes with concern the pattern of ongoing (China’s) attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan.” “We urge …

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In one of his first actions as defense secretary, Lloyd Austin is ordering his top generals to report on the measures they’re taking to prevent sexual assault and harassment in the ranks — and how they know they’re working. On Saturday, Austin sent a memo to senior Pentagon leaders, combatant commanders and heads of other …

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SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) – Last season’s FA Cup winner Arsenal was eliminated from the competition in the fourth round on Saturday thanks to Gabriel’s own-goal in a 1-0 loss to Southampton, while Manchester City survived a scare to beat fourth-tier Cheltenham 3-1. In an otherwise close game, Gabriel’s decision to try to block a shot …

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