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VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile …

WebA review by the Department of Veterans Affairs could lead to automatic disability benefits for troops who served in the nuclear missile community, including at Air …

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Air Force leaders urge more focus on mental health as …

WebThe service can’t do anything about the nationwide shortage of mental health providers that is spiking appointment wait times, but it can encourage airmen to …

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Air Force rolls out new exercises on fitness test ‘menu’

WebIn addition to the current 1.5-mile run to test cardiovascular health, troops can pick a 20-meter, back-and-forth shuttle run if they prefer sprinting instead of …

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Here are the scores you need to pass the new Air Force …

WebGoing forward, men and women’s scores will be split into nine age groups: under 25, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 and over 60. Airmen can …

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FY25 defense budget work to ramp up after security …

WebVA Secretary Denis McDonough will testify on the fiscal 2025 budget request. House Armed Services — 3:30 p.m. — 2118 Rayburn. Space Programs. …

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Air Force fitness test is practical, but the service could do …

WebA new Rand Corp. study out Tuesday encourages the Air Force to retool parts of its fitness test to incorporate more practical measures of everyday health, while …

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Fighter jet pilots at greater risk of certain cancers, study …

WebNearly 35,000 active-duty airmen who flew on fighter jets between 1970 and 2004 are at higher risk of developing prostate cancer and melanoma, with possible links …

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Air Force solidifies fitness standards for special warfare …

WebMatthew Corvo, an athletic trainer from the Special Warfare Training Wing's Human Performance Support Group, watches for signs of injury as tactical air control …

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Space Force to debut new fitness tracking pilot program within …

WebThis story was updated March 10 at 1:30 p.m. to include new information from the Space Force. The Space Force plans to roll out a pilot program for year-round …

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The Air Force is testing a new bunker-busting bomb that could …

WebResearch on the 5,000-pound weapon began in 2017. The 96th Test Wing recently concluded a GBU-72 test series that featured the first-ever load, flight and …

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Space Force records first suicides since service’s founding in 2019

WebThe guardians’ deaths, which occurred between April and June, mark the first time the Space Force has reported suicides in the Defense Department’s quarterly …

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Transgender airmen, guardians guaranteed equal opportunity …

WebThe Department of the Air Force has rolled out a new set of policies for transgender airmen and guardians that aim to treat troops undergoing a gender change …

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Are thousands of potential recruits being disqualified unnecessarily

WebFrom 2016 to 2020, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research found that more than 31,000 potential recruits with a learning disability, psychiatric diagnosis, or …

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US Air Force fleet’s mission-capable rates are stagnating. Here’s …

WebMission-capable rates, the main readiness metric across nearly 40 of the service’s major aircraft, remained essentially stagnant, from 72.7% in 2020 to 71.5% in …

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Air Force to review discharges of troops with mental health …

WebThe Air Force said Thursday it will review the cases of former airmen who claim the service discriminated against them due to a mental health condition, or being …

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More people are joining the Air Force in their late 30s

WebJan 5, 2022. Airman First Class Yoko Holdren, 40, is one of around 750 people who joined the active duty Air Force between the ages of 35 and 39 since the age limit rose to 39 in …

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Advocates urge Austin to act on active duty obesity ‘epidemic’

WebThe military must take swift, decisive action to address obesity in the ranks, according to a new letter sent to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Wednesday by a group …

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Al Udeid: The good, the bad, and the very ugly

WebThe base expects 20 new lodging facilities with integrated, quality bathrooms in the summer of 2016, Maj. Angela Webb, spokeswoman for the 379th Air Expeditionary …

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Air Force cleaning up likely carcinogens found at 3 missile bases

WebThe Air Force has detected the presence of a likely carcinogen at its three intercontinental ballistic missile bases, including unsafe levels of the chemicals at sites in …

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New analysis of Air Force suicides explores contributing factors

WebAlcohol use was a factor in 39.3% of deaths. 68.4% of decedents reported suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives, while 58.1% had previously communicated …

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