An Air National Guard official wants the Air Force to change height restrictions for career enlisted aviators since it’s already done so for pilots. Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Dawson, the Air National Guard’s career enlisted aviator (CEA) field manager, said this week that the height policy, which applies to 10 aviation operations-related jobs, is outdated …

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 20 more military vaccination teams that will be prepared to go out to communities around the country, putting the department on pace to deploy as many as 19,000 troops if the 100 planned teams are realized. The troop number is almost double what federal authorities …

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Ten retired general and flag officers, including the former director of the National Security Agency, have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting expansion of draft registration to include women. Retired Air Force Gen. Mike Hayden, former director of the National Security Administration; Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal; Army Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy and …

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The Navy’s first black female four-star admiral and a former commandant of the Marine Corps are among the names put forward by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to a commission to recommend a process for renaming Army bases and other landmarks named for Confederate leaders. The members representing the Pentagon on the congressionally mandated panel …

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There’s always time for feel-good love stories, but this year makes them even better. After almost a year of isolating lockdowns, virtual schooling, limited vacations, and news cycles filled with violence and hate, it’s nice to see love prevail. And Valentine’s Day seems the perfect time to share this particular story. Dennis Reynolds met Diane …

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