5/8/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III presented the service's fiscal 2014 budget request to the Senate Armed Services Committee May 7, but much of the discussion focused on the recent sexual battery allegations involving Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, the Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Installation Libraries Kick Off Summer Reading Program
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2013 – Libraries across the Defense Department will begin offering the fourth annual Summer Reading Program to students on their installations to promote reading fun, a Navy General Library official said. Nilya Carrato, program assistant for the Navy General Library Program, highlighted DOD’s Summer Reading Program during an interview with … [Read more...]
Obama to Military Sexual Assault Victims: ‘I’ve Got Your Backs’
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 – President Barack Obama, commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces, said sexual assault is an outrage, and anyone within the military who commits the crime “is betraying the uniform that they're wearing.” The president, speaking today during a White House press conference, said the problem of sexual assault in the military is … [Read more...]
TRICARE Eases Rules for West Region Beneficiaries
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 8, 2013 – TRICARE West Region Prime enrollees referred for specialty care from April 1 up to May 18 do not need authorization before seeking care. The authorization requirement has been temporarily waived due to delays by UnitedHealthcare Military & Veterans in processing referrals. TRICARE Management Activity leadership acted to waive the … [Read more...]
Airmen Behind the Scenes of Ironman 3
5/8/2013 - SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Would it be the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat? This was the question on the minds of a select few members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing here as they waited in dark theaters this weekend to see if their faces graced the silver screen in "Iron Man 3," predicted to have the second largest opening in movie … [Read more...]