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  • Budget Cuts Threaten Defense Industrial Base, Official Says

    Large and sudden U.S. spending cuts and an unstable budget environment promise long-term damage to a critical segment of the defense industrial base, the Defense Department's top maintenance official recently told a congressional panel.John Johns, deputy assistant secretary of defense for

  • Hagel Notes Sequester's 'Particular Pain' for Civilians

    Defense Department civilian employees will "particularly" feel the pain sequester will bring to the entire defense workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today.In his first Pentagon press briefing, Hagel outlined the steps the Pentagon and the services will take as the budget mechanism known

  • Locklear: Budget Uncertainty Threatens Asia-Pacific Rebalance

    Sequestration and budget uncertainties are already impacting U.S. Pacific Command's operations and loom "like an avalanche" that could ultimately undermine the U.S. rebalance to Asia-Pacific in accordance with the new U.S. strategic guidance, the top commander in the region told Congress today.Navy

  • 437th AMXS Airman earns green belt, enables AF to save

    When people hear the term "green belt," it's common to think of martial arts. However, a 437th Airlift Wing master sergeant didn't break any boards to obtain his green belt qualification. In fact, the qualification itself has nothing to do with karate. Master Sgt. Gregory Butler, 437th Aircraft

  • Service chiefs ask congress for fiscal help

    The senior officers from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps asked Congress March 5 for more spending flexibility so they can maintain military readiness as the sequester's across-the-board budget cuts take effect.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Army Chief of Staff Gen.

  • Sequestration to affect DoD schools, commissaries

    Civilian personnel at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and the Defense Commissary Agency will be affected by sequestration, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today.The department will struggle to ensure DODEA -- which serves 84,000 students at 194 schools -- maintains

  • 18th Air Force Commander visits Pope

    Lt. Gen. Darren W. McDew, 18th Air Force commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Gamble, 18th Air Force command chief, met with Airmen of the 440th Airlift Wing and 43rd Airlift Group here Feb. 25 - March 1 during a visit to observe the group's mission firsthand. During the visit, McDew met

  • Scott AFB responds to Sequestration mandates

    Senior officials at Scott Air Force Base have been working hard to respond to mandatory budget reductions as a result of sequestration. As these plans are developed, the full effects of how it will impact Scott AFB are now starting to emerge.Immediate actions that have already begun involve the

  • 92nd SFS earns AMC level award

    The 92nd Security Forces Squadron was honored for the third time since 2007 as the best medium-sized SFS unit in Air Mobility Command for the year."This is validation of hard work that the 92nd SFS has shown during the past year," said Maj. Garon Shelton, 92nd SFS commander. "The squadron was one of

  • Air Advisors build key partnerships during Central Accord 2013

    Eight U.S. Air Force members of the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently deployed to Cameroon to take part in Central Accord 13, February 20 - March 1. The mission of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., based air advisors took them to the