8/2/2011 - U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- The Air Force Academy received top-10 rankings in most available professors, low drug and alcohol use, and best school administration, according to The Best 376 Colleges book, released today by Princeton Review. The Princeton Review ranks the Air Force Academy's faculty fifth in the nation in "most accessible professors" and … [Read more...]
Veterans’ Medical Benefits Package (Standard Benefits)
VA’s medical benefits package provides the following health care services to all enrolled veterans. Preventive Care Services Immunizations Physical Examinations Health Care Assessments Screening Tests Health Education Programs Ambulatory (Outpatient) Diagnostic and Treatment Services Emergency outpatient care in VA facilities Medical Surgical (including … [Read more...]
Veterans’ Health Benefits
VA provides a Medical Benefits Package to all enrolled Veterans. This comprehensive plan provides a full range of preventive outpatient and inpatient services within VA health care system. Also, once you enroll in the VA’s health care system, you can be seen at any VA facility across the country. VA operates an annual enrollment system that helps to manage the provision … [Read more...]
Army Airborne ISR Platform Slated for Early 2013 Arrival
August 1, 2011 By U.S. Army WASHINGTON -- Army acquisition officials say they expect the service's newest airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance asset to be available to the force within 18 months. "What we're hoping is to be able to have the first platform deployed as a Christmas present in the 2012, early 2013 time-frame," said Lt. Col. Dean Hoffman, product … [Read more...]
Agreement on the Bipartisan Debt and Budget Discipline Plan
The debt deal announced today is a victory for bipartisan compromise, for the economy and for the American people. The agreement: Removes the cloud of uncertainty over our economy at this critical time, by ensuring that no one will be able to use the threat of the nation's first default now, or in only a few months, for political gain; Locks in a down payment on significant … [Read more...]