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Archive for July 13th, 2008

Volunteer Force Proves Worthy in Recruiting, Retention Figures

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Recruiting and retention figures released Thursday show all services met or exceeded their recruiting goals for the month of June. This data comes soon after the 35th anniversary of the all-volunteer force, which was July 1. “There were concerns about how today’s fight would affect retention,” said Bill Carr, deputy undersecretary of defense for military [...]

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Tanker Saga Continues; Bidding Process Reopened

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The Air Force’s troubled attempt to build a new aerial refueling tanker aircraft is now in the hands of the Pentagon, which will oversee a new bidding process. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said this week that a department official, John Young, will be in charge of the competition.
Young is [...]

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VA Plans to Open 39 More Vet Centers

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The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open 39 more Veterans Centers across the United States before the fall of 2009, making mental health care more accessible to more combat veterans. “Community-based Vet Centers, already in all 50 states, are a key component of VA’s mental health program,” said Dr. James B. Peake, the VA [...]

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This Week in Guard History: 11 July 2008

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July 7, 1966: Honolulu, Hawaii — Female nurses of the 150th Aeromedical Flight, New Jersey Air National Guard, begin to treat troops injured or ill from duty in Vietnam during their return flights to stateside hospitals for convalesce. Nurses from several Air Guard units volunteered to staff these missions in a temporary duty status, usually [...]

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