By Scott Prater Schriever Sentinel 7/7/2012 - SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency recently announced changes to its short-sale policies that should make it easier for military homeowners with Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-backed mortgage loans to honor their financial commitments when they are required to move as part of their duty. Under … [Read more...]
Commentary: Pride in Uniform Gets ‘New’ Meaning
Commentary by Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs (AFNS) -- Perhaps the phrase, "Have pride in your uniform," evokes flashbacks of basic training or a particularly exacting first sergeant, but in the spirit of National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, I think we can look at this phrase in a new light. I'm proud of my nation, my … [Read more...]
ANG Announces C-130 Crash Victims
By Lt. Col. Robert Carver North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs 7/3/2012 - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Four Airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules crashed July 1 while fighting a woodland fire in southwestern South Dakota. Dead are Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal, 42, of Mooresville, N.C.; Maj. … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Fort Bragg Shooting Suspect Dies
Fort Bragg Public Affairs FORT BRAGG, N.C., July 1, 2012 – Army Spc. Ricky G. Elder, the subject of a criminal investigation surrounding the June 28 shooting here of two soldiers with the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, has died. Elder, an infantryman from Hutchinson, Kan., died of self-inflicted injuries on June 29 after receiving treatment at Cape Fear Valley … [Read more...]
AETC Commander Addresses Recruits’ Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
By Tech. Sgt. Jess Harvey Air Force Public Affairs Agency 6/29/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The commander of the Air Force's Air Education and Training Command spoke to members of the media here June 28 about the on-going investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by military training instructors (MTIs) at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. "In the fall of 2011 we … [Read more...]