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Iraqis taking a larger role in securing warrants
BAGHDAD — A never-ending stream of people flows from one unadorned room to the other in the investigators’ wing of the old Ministry of Defense compoun ...
It’s pay raise time for troops, DOD civilians
WASHINGTON — Troops worldwide will receive a 3.9 percent pay raise starting on Thursday, but Defense Department civilian employees working overseas wi ...
Nearly 11,000 survivors receiving retroactive VA payments
Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs have identified nearly 11,000 surviving spouses of deceased veterans who will receive a lump-sum pay ...

AF News
Jan. 3 airpower summary: Tankers provide key fuel support
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations ...
B-2 radar modernization program contract awarded
Air Force officials awarded a production contract to the Northrop Grumman Corporation Dec. 29 for the B-2 stealth bomber radar modernization program.
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Thunderbirds release 2009 air show schedule
The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, “Thunderbirds,” has announced its 2009 air show schedule. In their 56th season, the Thunderbirds are sc ...

Air Force photograph by TSgt. Erik Gudmundson
An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft prepares ... Full story

Defense Department News
DOD contracts
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY CONTRACT AWARD
Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems, Huntsville, Alabama, is being awarded $397,900,000 (not-to-exceed ceilin ...
Armed Forces Inaugural Committee moves into high gear
Exactly three weeks before Inauguration Day, the buzz of activity at the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee here is a notable exception to the tradition ...

Commentary
Airman’s Roll Call — Making safe decisions
SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) — This week’s Airman’s Roll Call focuses on Airmen making safe decisions regarding drinking and driving during the holidays.
The hol ...

Community News
They are family
When Coach Sam Baxter came to the Palo Verde High School cheerleading squad, a transformation began.
The cheerleaders had bad reputations, and spor ...
He shoots close-ups
A misassignment while in the U.S. Air Force planted a seed in Gelvin Nicely that sprouted 30 years later when the retired chief master sergeant moved ...
Oh, bother! Time to clean up after festivities
uddenly it’s time to begin looking ahead to the New Year’s celebration. Perhaps you’re planning to take the whole family to Tucson’s inaugural First N ...