NOVEMBER 4, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force Aid Society is accepting applications for education grants and scholarships. The single online application opens the door to three education programs. General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant – the centerpiece and gateway to all of the AFAS education programs. It offers need-based grants of at least $2,000 to dependent … [Read more...]
Academy is Among America’s ‘Smartest Public Colleges’
NOVEMBER 3, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - The Air Force really does attract America's best and brightest. According to Business Insider's recent list of the smartest public colleges in America released Oct. 28, the U.S. Air Force Academy ranked fourth, topping 96 other public schools across the nation. The list features 104 colleges, with Georgia Institute of … [Read more...]
F-35 Engine Fix Coming
NOVEMBER 3,2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan, the head of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program office, said by the end of December he expects to have decided on a permanent solution for a design issue that caused an F-35A engine to fail in June at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The engine's manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, has … [Read more...]
VA to Expand Fry Scholarship to Surviving Spouses
OCTOBER 30, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will begin accepting applications by mail Nov. 3, for the Fry Scholarship under newly expanded eligibility criteria to include surviving spouses of service members who died on active duty. The expanded criteria for the Fry Scholarship is the latest in a series of VA actions to implement … [Read more...]
Hagel: Monitoring Returning Troops Provides ‘Safety Valve’
OCTOBER 30, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - A 21-day monitoring period for U.S. service members returning from areas affected by Ebola in West Africa provides a margin of safety that troops and their families wanted, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here Oct. 29. During an interview at the Washington Ideas Forum here, Hagel said the policy he signed this morning was "discussed … [Read more...]