The Air Force says that airmen using CLEP—the College Level Examination Program—and Excelsior exam program to gain college credit without attending class, saved the government some $300,000 this past year. The service doesn’t know how much each airman saved, but the programs save both dollars and time in a classroom. Want to know more, read here.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.