Apr 08 Airmen at odds with Air Force brass over future of beloved A-10 plane By Dan Sagalyn The Defense Department decision to retire an Air Force plane built specifically to support ground forces has ignited a firestorm of criticism from the airmen whose job is to embed with Army ground forces and spot enemy targets. Meanwhile, one… Continue reading
Mar 28 Four ‘librarians’ at core of nuclear cheating ring By Robert Burns, Associated Press Investigators dubbed them "the librarians," four Air Force nuclear missile launch officers at the center of a still-unfolding scandal over cheating on proficiency tests. "They tended to be at the hub" of illicit exchanges of test information, said Adam Lowther,… Continue reading
Feb 25 How the A-10 Warthog became ‘the most survivable plane ever built’ By Dan Sagalyn Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that the Air Force will retire the entire fleet of A-10 Warthogs, an aircraft that ground forces view as their guardian in the sky. Continue reading
Feb 15 Army sees steep increase in soldiers forced out for misconduct By Kayla Ruble The number of U.S. soldiers forced to leave the army for crimes and misconduct has risen sharply in recent years, according to an Associated Press report released on Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Is Air Force cheating scandal symptomatic of a bigger problem? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Outstanding public servants honored amid shutdown furloughs The Partnership for Public Service honors outstanding achievements by civil servants. But this year, four of the nine honorees are furloughed due to the government shutdown. Jeffrey Brown talks to Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Kevin Geiss, the… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Former Air Force Servicewoman Feels Betrayed by Military Aft Former Air Force Servicewoman Feels Betrayed by Military Aft… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Report on Military’s Growing Number of Sexual Assaults Draws Presidential Rebuke Report on Military's Growing Number of Sexual Assaults Draws Presidential Rebuke… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Air Force Sex Abuse Trial Begins In other news Monday, a Texas-based U.S. Air Force instructor went on trial, facing charges of rape and sexual assault of female recruits. Also, fighting in Syria's capital, Damascus, intensified as government tanks, troops and helicopters battled rebels in three… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Report Raises New Concerns About Air Force’s Disposal of Remains The Washington Post reported Thursday that incinerated partial remains of 274 troops had been taken from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and disposed of in a landfill in Virginia. Jeffrey Brown discusses the new concerns with The Post's Craig… Continue watching