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  • Panel says rescind policy on women in combat

    A commission established to study diversity among military leaders is recommending that Defense Department officials rescind the policy that prevents women from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level.In a report issued today, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission

  • U.S. military aircraft bring displaced Egyptians home

    Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, joined Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft March 5 in airlifting displaced Egyptian citizens here from Djerba, Tunisia. More than 300 passengers traveled on four flights. The aircraft and teams conducted the humanitarian shuttles in

  • ORE war games test Andersen Airmen

    Airmen, civilians and contractors participated in an operational readiness exercise here Feb. 28 through March 4, in order to assess the wing's capabilities and mission preparedness.Lessons learned from the exercise will be applied in subsequent exercises and implemented to guarantee each Airman's

  • Guam delegation tours Marine Corps training area

    Governor Eddie Baza Calvo and a delegation of Guam legislatures including Senators Frank Blas Jr., Judith Guthertz DPA, and Rory Respicio saw a firing range and other facilities first-hand at a tour of Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., March 2. The orientation included an aerial tour from a Marine

  • First female CV-22 pilot completes training

    After nearly three years of flight training with the Air Force, she recently became the first qualified female pilot of the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. It started with pictures of aircraft in her grandfather's home. Then it was on to starting lessons to earn her private pilot's license as a

  • Air Force announces next tanker aircraft

    Air Force and Defense Department officials announced the award of an engineering and manufacturing development contract valued at more than $3.5 billion for the KC-46A aerial refueler to The Boeing Company today.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said in the briefing that many factors were

  • Cope North 11-1 comes to a close

    U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force completed an annual two-week bilateral flying training exercise Feb. 25, that was designed to increase interoperability between the two nations. Cope North 11-1 is a Pacific Air Force sponsored exercise planned and executed by 13th Air Force,

  • Space-A travel - Did You Know?

    Every day, around the world, hundreds of military and military-contracted commercial aircraft travel the world delivering troops and cargo. These missions allow hundreds of thousands of military personnel, retirees, family members, and other DOD eligible travelers to fly at almost no cost, courtesy