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Jun 3, 2010
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AFNS) -- A new telephone hotline was established on June 3 to provide emergency support and resources to homeless veterans. Family members, workers at community agencies and non-VA providers also may call the hotline at 1-877-4AID VET to…
May 17, 2010
AF-1 (rear) and AF-2, F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighters, complete a test flight May 11, 2010, from the Lockheed plant in Fort Worth, Texas, in preparation for the nonstop flight May 17 to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to…
May 16, 2010
SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations May 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. Air Operations in Afghanistan Close-Air Support…
May 10, 2010
Designs New Process to Improve Timeliness of Closure Information Fishery Closure Boundary as of May 11, 2010. Photo courtesy of NOAA NOAAs Fisheries Service has modified the area closed to fishing in the Gulf of Mexico due to the BP…
May 10, 2010
A C-130 Hercules aircrew drops an oil dispersing chemical May 5, 2010, into the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response effort. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing are in Mississippi to assist with response to the…
May 9, 2010
by 2nd Lt. Jason Smith Provincial Reconstruction Team Panjshir Public Affairs PANJSHIR, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- A mineral water-bottling plant, kabob restaurants and construction site of the Massoud Tomb Complex don't necessarily reflect images of a war-torn nation; nor does the…
May 9, 2010
Two A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots fly in formation during a training exercise March 16, 2010, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 74th Fighter Squadron performed surge operations to simulate pilots' wartime flying rates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman…
May 5, 2010
PROVIDENCE, RIThree North Providence town councilmen, including the President of the Town Council, were arrested by federal agents today on criminal complaints charging them with extortion and accepting a bribe. It is alleged the councilmen accepted a $25,000 bribe in…
May 4, 2010
NEW YORK The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to assess $572,150 in civil penalties against Atlas Air, Inc., of Purchase, NY, a scheduled air cargo airline, for alleged violations of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA alleges that Atlas…
May 3, 2010
WASHINGTONNovartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation have agreed to pay $72.5 million to resolve civil False Claims Act allegations arising from the marketing of the cystic fibrosis drug TOBI. The settlement resolves allegations that between Jan. 1,…
Apr 27, 2010
by Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service LOS ANGELES (AFNS) -- Warfare has changed, and the U.S. military must shift to meet the new threats, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said to members of the World Affairs Council…
Apr 26, 2010
by Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The pace of changes in the military and in the world has made looking ahead a difficult proposition, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said April 26. Navy…